The use of face masks during the corona makes it difficult for the deaf and hard of hearing population to understand what is being said. • A new mask that has been launched allows reading lips and expressions
The mask of the Tradis Gat company // Photo: PR Tradis Gat
The use of face masks during the corona period makes it very difficult for the deaf and hard of hearing population to understand what is being said, as they were used to in the past by reading the lip movements. One of the solutions created for this is the use of a transparent mask, for the benefit of the hearing-impaired population.
Due to this, the company "Tradis Gat", which markets advanced medical equipment and hearing implants in Israel, listened to the plight of the hard of hearing and the deaf and presents a transparent face mask. As mentioned, during the corona period a situation was created where the lips of all of us are covered and it is not possible to read the lip movements with the masks, and the novelty is that the transparent mask called ClearMask, allows reading lips without steam accumulation,
and through it you can of course see facial expressions.
The transparent mask is suitable for the hearing impaired, adults, language difficulties and children. In addition, the mask prevents the accumulation of steam and facilitates work in front of customers and in a noisy work environment.
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Mira Berlin, a communication clinician in the field of hearing implants at Tradis Gat, said: "These days we are all required to wear masks. "Significant difficulty in communication. Whether it's the guard at the entrance, the sellers in the store, the doctors or the nurse at the HMO, the spouse or anyone else. Communication is simply not possible, frustrating and isolated."
The director of the field of hearing transplants at "Tradis Gat" added that "according to a circular from the Ministry of Health under the guidance of Professor Grotto, in these cases the service provider, or the person who communicates with a hard of hearing or deaf person, should move 2 meters away and remove the mask. "In fact, not all service providers are willing to do this and this is not always possible, but a transparent mask that enables speech reading can solve or at least significantly improve communication with this population."
The mask can be purchased on the website: http://www.epharma.co.il for NIS 29.90, or through the company that markets Tradis-Gat: http://www.tradisgat.com/he/