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this time of crisis and help them develop the self management skills they will need for success with their hearing health for years to come. Shari Eberts is a hearing health advocate, writer, and avid Bikram yogi. She is the founder of Living With Hearing Loss , a blog and online community for people living with hearing loss and tinnitus. She also serves [...] care for and maintain their devices by themselves from home. These new abilities will build their confidence and free up time in post-pandemic appointments for counseling and aural rehabilitation activities. Consider remote programming of devices as well. Many manufacturers offer this feature. 5. Think outside the hearing aid Hearing aids and cochlear [...] put particularly for people with hearing loss. Poor audio and questionable syncing of sound can make it harder to understand speech. If captions are not available on the calls, advise clients to use speech-to-text apps on their smartphones to help with understanding. My favorites are Live Transcribe (only on Android) and Otter.ai . Masks bring on new

goals of My Hearing Explained is to help friends and family of a client understand that person’s hearing loss. A team in Australia is looking at how My Hearing Explained can be used to establish communication strategies between the person with hearing loss and their communication partners with the project Assessing the use of the ‘My Hearing Explained’ [...] method to help guide and improve person-centered practices,” says Vitkovic. “Including all stakeholders in the development and testing ensures we measure what matters and in a way that is feasible and useful to all.” The other two projects focus on Ida’s newest tool, My Hearing Explained , which was launched in November 2019 and quickly became one of [...] consequences and implications of the hearing loss on daily life,” says principal researcher Gabrielle Saunders, who is working with co-investigator Kai Uus on the project Does the Ida tool ‘My Hearing Explained’ result in improved understanding of the consequences of hearing loss among older hearing impaired individuals seeking help for their hearing for the

that quality person-centered care is relevant across cultures and continents. We’re happy Tanya and her team at Sandton Hearing & Balance in beautiful South Africa have become Inspired and we look forward to a long relationship.” Visit our Inspired by Ida page to learn more about the program and how to join. [...] encouraging their clients to set their own goals for their appointments and really focusing on what is most important to them. "The words ‘This is your hearing journey’ form part of our everyday language,” Tanya said. “We strongly believe that the journey of hearing loss diagnosis, action, and acceptance is the patient’s journey to walk. As clinicians we simply [...] ethics underscoring their commitment to PCC. Sandton Hearing & Balance, in the leafy suburb of Bryanston, has been helping people with hearing loss — from newborns to seniors — since 2008. When COVID-19 forced the team of six audiologists and three administrators to temporarily close the clinic this year, they used the downtime to improve their person-centered

Tinnitus is known to affect a number of children, both with hearing loss and with normal hearing. However, there is a lack of research and consistency in reports of how children experience tinnitus and the day-to-day problems they face. A new project by Harriet Smith, funded by the British Tinnitus Association, aims to close that gap in understanding [...] both with and without hearing loss, as well as speaking to parents and clinicians. She analyzed these interviews to identify all ways in which children are affected by tinnitus and itemized these problems as candidates to be assessed by the new questionnaire. She further consulted with a panel of experts to design the draft questionnaire and refine the [...] everyday activities, relationships, and hearing.” The development of the questionnaire is the aim of Smith’s PhD at the University of Nottingham. She is part of the Hearing Sciences team at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. “The project was developed in response to the recent practice guidance on the assessment and treatment of tinnitus in children

guidelines – and at first, that was extremely disruptive to my usual way of practicing. Under normal circumstances, I would offer my clients a cup of coffee or tea to make them feel at home. I would take the needed time to create an atmosphere of intimacy and confidentiality. But with this sterile set-up, and me behind my face mask and gloves, I almost [...] through regular newsletters. “There seemed to be such an overwhelming feeling of isolation and loneliness out there, so this was my attempt to reach out and provide some comfort. And the feedback I received was just amazing; people sharing their personal stories and experiences – I felt like we genuinely provided each other with mutual consolation in these [...] extremely lonely. Every event – from local workshops and conferences to AAA – was canceled, so as a professional, I have felt isolated and under-stimulated. What kept me sane, in addition to my correspondence with clients, was my local network of independent audiologists. We leaned on each other for motivation and discussion, which has been immensely valuable

wonderful inventions of texting and FaceTime helped both of us survive. He was proud of my work in hearing loss and I’m proud that I’ve helped raise a man who is one of the best communicators I know. In fact, if we are talking and I turn away briefly, he will wait until I turn back to him (unlike the Hearing Husband). Hearing loss causes communication challenges [...] would he blow up? These and other practical concerns made me reach out for the first time to other people with hearing loss. Battling the nerves At a hearing loss conference, I met a woman with a severe hearing loss similar to mine. As she held her six-month-old baby in her arms, she told me that I could do this. Having hearing loss didn’t have to mean [...] bathroom, Joel? This one, Mommy! During this exchange I’m running up and downstairs, cursing myself as a bad mommy who should never have been allowed to bear children. Joel has always understood and respected my hearing loss, even though there was frustration and frequent eye-rolls and laughs at my mis-hears. (“Mom, I’m going over Adam’s house.” “No thanks

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work on mobile, tablet, and desktop and do your clients already have these or will they need to acquire them? Are they equally compatible on android and iOS and Mac and PC? What are your new software requirements? Will you or your clients need to purchase new software? What about user licenses? Investigating these five factors and determining how to apply [...] interested and able to participate in tele-audiology. If they don’t, there could be a steeper learning curve and you may want to consider introducing new tele-initiatives slowly. How motivated are your clients? Clients at the beginning of their hearing care journey need different types of support and counseling than those who have been managing hearing loss [...] to what Tele-Audiology is, why it's important to incorporate it into your practice, and how to do so. Module 5 University Course module 5: Tele-audiology Easily incorporate this module into your curriculum and explore how to get up and running with tele-audiology and how to extend person-centered care when delivering services remotely. Telecare Tele

Slowly. And relax. Living with hearing loss is a never-ending learning journey. Karin Weiser is British by birth, global by choice. Karin has a professional background in communications and learning and development. She has lived and worked in nine countries across four continents and speaks four languages. Karin lives with hearing loss and got her [...] Getting your first hearing aid is quite a big deal. I was 30 and embarrassed about my hearing loss. The first pair I received ended up in a drawer and I returned them to the hospital during a declutter two years later. I was not ready to hear some of the new (painful) sounds in my everyday life. And I was not ready to wear hearing aids. I mean, how sexy [...] for my hearing loss. Looking back, I know I also lacked emotional support. Somebody who understood and could resonate with my struggles, feelings and journey. I had been missing this support since I had first discovered my hearing loss at the age of 15. The initial diagnosis with no explanation concluded: “There’s nothing we can do. Go away and get on

understand your clients’ situations and needs, and to help them prepare in advance for online appointments. The benefits of telehealth Evidence throughout the healthcare field confirms that the satisfaction and results realized through telehealth are similar to in-person appointments, while convenience and travel-related cost and time savings for clients are [...] in-home visits. “Hearing care professionals are adopting the use of tele-audiology in ever-greater numbers,” says Ida’s Managing Director, Lise Lotte Bundesen. “Our Telecare tools offer them a practical way to help them extend their care in a person-centered manner by opening and guiding conversations, putting client needs front-and-center, and empowering [...] Highlights from the suite of Ida Telecare tools include: Why Improve My Hearing : Send this to clients to help them express how motivated they are to take action on their hearing loss. Living Well : This tool allows clients to identify when and where communication is most important to them and how to better manage those situations. The People I Talk To : Clients

desk staff members and audiology assistants or technicians, to individuals handling insurance or billing – and anyone else who might interact with individuals in hearing healthcare. The course is bite-sized and can be taken on the go. It provides an overall introduction to PCC, looks at the different elements and key benefits, and then delves into the [...] actual appointment. It considers the entire patient journey and includes all relationships and interactions along the way. In the audiology clinic, the first point of contact is typically the front desk staff, and their role is therefore fundamental in creating a positive initial impression, and making the patient feel heard. Unfortunately, this first [...] as people enter and leave the clinic. If this is a positive experience, it will lead to a more positive hearing journey as well. By involving everyone in PCC, the patient journey is much more comprehensive and complete. There are not gaps in care and everyone is able to support each other exactly the way they should.” Bite-sized learning “Getting Started