General techniques for communicating with hearing-impaired patients include:
A. exaggerating your lip movements to ensure the patient understands.
B. speaking directly into the patient's ear with an increased voice pitch.
C. removing any hearing aids and using pen and paper to ask questions.
D. positioning yourself approximately 18? directly in front of the patient.
Answer: D. positioning yourself approximately 18? directly in front of the patient.
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