If these other people are not aware that the hearing loss is the primary cause of these aberrant behaviors, then they will attribute these strange responses to other reasons, such as senility, aloofness, ignorance, or mental illness.

• 如果旁人不知道听力损失是导致这些失常行为的根本原因，他们就会把这些奇怪的反应归咎于其它原因，如：衰老、冷漠、无知或精神病。