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resource Growing Up with Hearing Loss and updated it with a new chapter for ages 0-3. Growing Up with Hearing Loss focuses on the significant times of change in the life of a child with hearing loss. The platform provides insight into new environments, social needs, and the new skills needed in ages 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18 and 18+. Each chapter is based [...] 0-3, babies and toddlers are becoming increasingly aware of their environment and acquiring the building blocks to develop language, emotions, social skills and learning abilities. Parents meanwhile, are learning what their child needs to thrive. Growing Up with Hearing Loss 0-3 is a useful resource to help parents recognize the changes and challenges [...] Philadelphia , helped develop the resource and explains, “ In Be Inspired by Others , parents can view short videos from veteran families sharing their experiences. Am I Ready? prompts parents to think about what they know and how they feel and offers suggestions for what could be discussed with their hearing care providers. Finally, the Develop New Skills

audiology practice and fully aligned with the principles of person-centered care. Personal adjustment counseling helps audiologists to more fully engage pediatric patients, their parents, and caregivers, or adult patients and their communication partners, through the growing array of rehabilitative strategies that help patients and families attain their [...] highest communication potentials.” New and expanded topics in the third edition of text book include: Discussions on bullying, suicide ideation, and other difficult conversations Discussion of implicit bias and its impact on clinical interactions Counseling considerations for those with balance disturbances, tinnitus, and decreased sound tolerance Information [...] Discussion of the erosive nature of hearing loss on relationships Considerations for end of life; palliative care and hospice Introduction of a Question Prompt List for families of children with hearing loss Growing demand for PCC educational resources John Greer Clark, PhD, is the director of audiology education and Professor of Audiology at the University

Ena Nielsen and Senior Audiologist, Cherilee Rutherford delivered presentations and workshops at the conference, which was held near the beautifully serene Iguazu Falls. The conference was put on by the Brazilian Academy of Audiology (ABA), the Brazilian Society of Speech-Language Pathology (SBF), and the American Speech-Language Hearing Association [...] skills and strategies. Attendees were also introduced to the Ida Institute pediatric tools: My World , Transitions Management , and Telecare for Teens and Tweens . During the Person-Centered Care (PCC) seminar, Ena and Cher shared ways that PCC can benefit hearing care clinics. The presentation offered concrete steps for participants to take, and resources [...] help advance pediatric hearing care and person-centered care in South America. Cherilee expressed, “We were delighted to attend the 34th International Meeting of Audiology conference in Iguazu Falls. Not only were we blown away by the spectacular natural beauty, we were equally inspired by the Brazilian speech, language and hearing professionals’ commitment

Shari Eberts is a hearing health advocate, writer, speaker and avid Bikram yogi. She is the founder of LivingWithHearingLoss.com, an online community for people living with hearing loss and tinnitus. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Hearing Loss Association of America . Shari has an adult-onset genetic hearing loss and hopes that by sharing [...] inexperienced hearing aid wearer and knew what I required from an audiologist and how to ask for it. This included many of the components of person-centered care I highlighted in my recent blog series on this topic. I was looking for an audiologist who: Listens to my particular hearing needs and focuses my care around those. Runs a hearing loss friendly [...] ago, I was devastated. We had invested a lot of time together to find the right programming for my hearing aids and had built a strong working relationship. She was caring, knowledgeable, and always willing to help. She understood my hearing challenges and partnered with me on my communication priorities. How could I replicate this positive dynamic with

d audiologist, you understand that a healthy life with hearing loss means the client accepts the diagnosis and uses a range of strategies , both technical (amplification and other technology, such as hearing loops, Bluetooth, captioning and smartphone technology) and non-technical. The hearing health professional must drive this process, although in [...] understand the Big Picture of hearing loss. As I said in my book The Way I Hear It : "Absorbing the shocking reality of hearing loss takes time and support — from hearing care professionals who can paint that important Big Picture for us, our family and friends, other people with hearing loss, informative Internet sites, and consumer organizations. When [...] aren’t one of them), and assertiveness in having needs met. You can help instill the desired perspective of a positive self-identity: “There’s no shame in having hearing loss and I have every right to participate and be included – and I know how to do it!” Engage your client in conversation about their needs and lifestyle and provide referrals to consumer

ed hearing care. Based in Australia and the US, each organization brings great experience and insight from their respective countries. This helps to create a more robust picture of global hearing care implementation around the world.” Better Hearing Australia Better Hearing Australia (BHA) is the longest running independent hearing advocacy and consumer [...] of people with hearing loss and assists them with their economic independence and social connectedness. As well as providing information and support online, BHA helps thousands of people in person through branches across the country. The branches provide services like volunteer-run drop in centers, education programs, hearing loops and education about [...] many people use, to a philosophy and approach that people follow and is tangible and measurable.” Utah State University Utah State University ’s respected audiology program makes use of extensive on-site clinics for student practicums which include hearing assessments, hearing aid services, cochlear implant mapping and balance testing. They also offer

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in the Learning Hall . New tool to communicate hearing test results in a person-centered way AAA will be your chance to get a first look at the prototype of a new tool intended to make it easier for hearing care professionals to communicate a person’s hearing status to them in a way that is meaningful and easy to understand. The prototype is the outcome [...] free app to make it easier to bookmark and share your favorite Ida tools. The app allows clinicians to easily access and share relevant tools with their clients to prepare them in advance for their appointments or share tools with their colleagues. The app will be available as of next week from the App Store and Google Play. Enhanced pediatric portfolio [...] ages 0-3 and the free tablet and desktop app of our My World tool . Long time Ida collaborator Eileen Rall, AuD, of the Center for Childhood Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, will also be at our booth discussing future plans for pediatric resources. Come by our booth on Friday, 29 March, at 12:00 to ask Eileen questions and share your

in-depth interviews and clinical observations, we invited an international group of hearing care professionals, academics, and people with hearing loss to Denmark for the Understanding My Hearing workshop which took place in December 2018. The purpose of the workshop was to collaborate on a new tool to help people with hearing loss understand the results [...] results of hearing tests in practical terms and allow them to better explain their hearing ability clearly. Greta Stamper, an audiologist at the Mayo Clinic, joined us for the workshop and explained, “The big message individuals want to know is, what is their hearing level at and how does that impact how they’re going to be able to live their life?” [...] way that is meaningful and easy to understand. Through our ethnographic studies, research, and interviews with people with hearing loss and hearing care professionals, we’ve recognized that the audiogram isn’t sufficient to address the issue—at least not on its own. In a survey we conducted, 59 audiologists out of 71 always—or almost always—show the

people with hearing loss helped me build confidence and overcome my feelings of hearing loss stigma. I learned many tips and tricks from my hearing loss friends that I use today to live my best life despite hearing loss. If there is not a local hearing group in your area, consider starting one. Community support is critical to better hearing outcomes. [...] Shari Eberts is a hearing health advocate, writer, speaker and avid Bikram yogi. She is the founder of LivingWithHearingLoss.com , an online community for people living with hearing loss and tinnitus. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Hearing Loss Association of America . Shari has an adult-onset genetic hearing loss and hopes that by sharing [...] caption readers, hearing loops and other accommodations. The more these types of devices are requested and utilized in public spaces, museums, theaters and elsewhere, the more commonplace they will become. Sending a thank you note to an institution that provided excellent hearing access can help cement its use for others. 5. Recommend hearing loss support