Introduction. Hearing is an important part of the existence. It is used for communication, maintaining close relationships. Hearing makes that we can express our emotions, feelings, thoughts, conclusions or opinions. The reasons for conducting research on this group of disorders are many ‘social’ stereotypes which aggravate the marginalization of professional and communication constraints of people with hearing loss. Aim. The aim of the study is to determine the sources of stress and how to deal with it among people with hearing loss. Material and methods. The study was conducted in the Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin and the Luxmed Medical Center. The study involved 126 patients with hearing loss. The research tool was a questionnaire of own authorship. Calculations were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 19. Used for statistical analysis was chi-square test. Results. Statistical analysis showed that people with hearing loss are exposed to stressors very often. The degree of hearing loss determines the intensity of stress experienced, as well as the degree of damage to hearing. The analysis showed a statistically significant relationship between the degree of hearing loss, stress and relationship with the environment. Conclusions. The issue of hearing disorders is extremely important due to the fact that many people with hearing loss experience frequent stressful situations. It is necessary to in-depth analyse this phenomenon objective of minimizing unpleasant consequences.

Key words: hearing loss, stress, patient.