Abstract
The aim of the study was to examine the reality of psychological distress in the parents of People with Hearing Impaiunents (PHI) during the COVID-19 pandemic and how, from their point of view, this can be counteracted using the variables of degree of impaiunent, age, and aging education. The sample consisted of 56 parents of PHI who were administered a questionnaire on the extent of mental stress and how to deal with it. The results showed statistically significant differences in parental responses to psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were attributed to impairment severity in favor of the severely disabled parent and to stress management methods in favor of individual mildly disabled parents. It also showed that there were statistically significant differences in parental response to psychological stress by age group in favor of parents of younger PHI and in coping with stress in favor of parents of older PHI. There were also statistically significant differences in coping with mental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, which could be attributed to the different levels of education in favor of PHI parents with a higher level of education.