week one hearing - “hear today, gone tomorrow.” –1. audiograms speech sounds/environmental...
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WEEK ONE
• Hearing - “Hear today, gone tomorrow.”– 1. Audiograms
• Speech sounds/Environmental sounds
– 2. Hearing aids• Components: BTE, ITE, ITC
– 3. Care and maintenance of hearing aid(s)– 4. Troubleshooting– 5. Equipment to use with hearing aid– 6. Local and national self-help groups for
people with hearing loss
Relative Loudness Levels of Common Sounds
From: Learning to Hear AgainHearing Conservation, 5.L.1
BTE: Components and Checklist
From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 5
ITE/ITC: Components and Checklist
From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 6
How to Care for Your Hearing Aid
From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 13
Equipment to Be Used with Hearing Aids
From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 14
Equipment to Be Used with Hearing Aids (cont.)
From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 15
Listening Experiences with Hearing Aids
From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 4
WEEK TWO
• Taste - “I can’t hear as fast as you talk.”– 1. Reasons why hearing aids are not always
enough– 2. Common complaints of hearing aid users– 3. Communication Strategies
• Hard-of-hearing listeners
• Talkers
Rules for Good Communication
From: Learning to Hear AgainCommunication Strategies, 5.E.4
Communication Guidelines
From: Learning to Hear AgainCommunication Strategies, p. 3
10 Keys to Effective Listening
From: Learning to Hear AgainListening Strategies, 5.D.4
Stress and Hearing Loss
From: Learning to Hear AgainCommunication Strategies, p. 20
WEEK THREE
• Sight- “I can hear better wearing my glasses.”– 1. Speechreading– 2. Factors affecting communication– 3. Social/Emotional impact of hearing loss
Gestures and Facial Expressions
From: Learning to Hear Again Speechreading, p. 14
Suggested Exercises for Gestures and FacialExpressions for Continued Practice
From: Learning to Hear Again Speechreading, p. 23
Lipreading: Part of the Communication Process
From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.1
Sounds to Look For When Speechreading
From: Learning to Hear Again Speechreading, p. 10
Practice Sheets for P-B-M
From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.2
Practice Sheets for W and WH
From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.3
Practice Sheets for F and V
From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.4
Additional Activities for Home Practice
From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.10
Additional Activities for Home Practice (cont.)
From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.11
Social and Emotional Issues
From: Learning to Hear Again Social/Emotional Issues, 5.H.1
Effects on Emotions (Affect)
From: Learning to Hear Again Social/Emotional Issues, 5.H.2
Effects on Thoughts and Relationships
From: Learning to Hear Again Social/Emotional Issues, 5.H.3
WEEK FOUR
• Touch- “Reach out and touch someone.”– 1. Being assertive– 2. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)– 3. Assistive listening devices
Suggestions for Improving Communication byBeing Assertive
From: Learning to Hear Again Speechreading, p. 13
Assistive Devices for Persons with Hearing Impairment
From: Learning to Hear Again Hearing and Hearing Loss, 5.1.3
TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPDATE by Pam Ransom
From: Hearing Loss July/August 1997 p. 8-9
Review of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, andimprovements of new telephones (e.g. caller id, volume
control on ringer) that can benefit individuals with hearingimpairments.
Save Money on Assistive Technology for Your Car by David Baquis
From: Hearing Loss July/August 1998 p. 22-23
References• Baquis, D. (1998, July/August). Save
money on assistive technology for your car. Hearing Loss, 22-23.
• Ransom, P. (1997, July/August). Telecommunications update. Hearing Loss, 8-9.
• Wayner, D.S., & Abrahamson, J.D. (1996). Learning to hear again: An audiologic
rehabilitation curriculum guide. Austin, Texas: Hear Again.