Anonymous
10/28/2023 12:02
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:My late mother would talk over me and would not stop even if I told her “wait, wait, stop, I need to say something”. We were talking on Skype but no video. I think some people just don’t know/don’t want to make any pause to hear the others say anything. She had no hearing problems.
With my dad no such problem though he does have hearing problems
So it’s not the ears it’s them not really caring to hear you.
With mom I would just let her talk. She hardly ever said anything meaningful anyway, and she didn’t perceive anything I said adequately either. She would sometimes use what I told her against me.
What I meant to say it’s probably not just the hearing, and I second the advice to tell them you are on your landline phone and see how it goes.
Anonymous
10/28/2023 11:57
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
My late mother would talk over me and would not stop even if I told her “wait, wait, stop, I need to say something”. We were talking on Skype but no video. I think some people just don’t know/don’t want to make any pause to hear the others say anything. She had no hearing problems.
With my dad no such problem though he does have hearing problems
So it’s not the ears it’s them not really caring to hear you.
With mom I would just let her talk. She hardly ever said anything meaningful anyway, and she didn’t perceive anything I said adequately either. She would sometimes use what I told her against me.
With my dad no such problem though he does have hearing problems
So it’s not the ears it’s them not really caring to hear you.
With mom I would just let her talk. She hardly ever said anything meaningful anyway, and she didn’t perceive anything I said adequately either. She would sometimes use what I told her against me.
Anonymous
10/28/2023 11:21
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Do others have this issue with them? Are they in denial about the hearing loss so you have to get over that hurdle first?
Anonymous
10/28/2023 08:12
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:Zoom
Facetime
Skype
These are not new inventions
Clearly you do not have elderly parents who cannot use tech - or have forgotten how due to cognitive decline. Funny how everyone under 60 thinks that anyone in the world can just magically jump on the tech bandwagon when they cannot even use a phone correctly.
Anonymous
03/22/2023 19:04
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Zoom
Facetime
Skype
These are not new inventions
Also, Instagram & Snapchat have messaging features.
They're super easy to find & use (literally 3 steps for each, and even quicker if you bookmark for them) and they're both compatible for Android to iPhone and vice versa.
Sorry, they have FaceTime like phone calls.
Anonymous
03/22/2023 19:03
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:Zoom
Facetime
Skype
These are not new inventions
Also, Instagram & Snapchat have messaging features.
They're super easy to find & use (literally 3 steps for each, and even quicker if you bookmark for them) and they're both compatible for Android to iPhone and vice versa.
Anonymous
03/21/2023 09:31
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
If you have a landline, definitely use that. iPhone only lets one user talk at a time- so if you are both talking, she won’t hear you.
Anonymous
03/21/2023 08:24
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:Caption phone
Yes, my parents use this
https://www.captel.com/
Some people, like veterans, can get one for free.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 22:26
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:Hearing loss can fast-track the road to dementia. I would make a deal with them that you will use landline if they get hearing checked. You could also FaceTime or text instead, My mom did all of that especially the interrupting.
+1. My dad resisted hearing aids but he is so much happier now.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 21:57
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Get an Echo Show for them and yourself. That's how I talk to my elderly parents.
What is an echo show?
Like a Google Home, it’s basically Alexa with a screen
Anonymous
03/20/2023 21:56
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
My mom has Bluetooth hearing aids that allow her iPhone sound to go directly to her ears - it’s wonderful.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 21:54
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:Get an Echo Show for them and yourself. That's how I talk to my elderly parents.
What is an echo show?
Anonymous
03/20/2023 21:46
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Get an Echo Show for them and yourself. That's how I talk to my elderly parents.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 17:52
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Caption phone
Anonymous
03/20/2023 16:59
Subject: Elderly parents make phone calls unbearable
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Stop the phone calls and switch to instant messaging.
Are you being sarcastic?
No - it’s a good solution to the problem.