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insight and information, and respond to community questions through a variety of activities, such as video Q&A sessions and newsfeed posts on Connect Pages . Whether people with hearing loss and their communication partners are looking for facts about hearing loss, advice and emotional support from mentors and community members, or to share tips and tricks [...] living with hearing loss. Mayo Clinic Connect is an online community where patients and families share experiences, exchange information, and find support from people like themselves. This week they launched a new group specifically for people with hearing loss and their communication partners. Ida and Mayo Clinic, together with the Hearing Loss Association [...] Association of America (HLAA) , held a focus group of people with hearing loss and their communication partners to launch the new group. Participants of the focus group, as founding members of the Hearing Loss group, will initiate discussions relevant and meaningful to them. “The experience of hearing loss is so diverse. Overcoming barriers of geography, people

Published: 06-02-2019 14:44

Cuddling, rocking, talking, and singing are some of the natural ways you can communicate with your baby and develop the bond, whatever their degree of hearing loss. To help your child develop social skills and positive self-esteem, you and your family need to be able to discuss how your child’s hearing affects the family and everyone’s feelings. You will [...] Reading and responding to your child Develop routines and create habits: Developing predictable routines to build trust Exploring and problem solving: Developing curiosity and confidence Express feelings and empathy: Teaching emotions Develop communication skills: Identifying strategies to improve communication with your child Make decisions and advocate [...] your face and copy the noises and faces they make. Respond to your child. Example: When a child rubs her eyes, you recognize that she is tired and say, “Oh you are sleepy – time for a nap,” and prepare her to take a nap. Respond to your environment. Example, if the doorbell rings, look up, point to your ear to indicate you heard something, and say, “Did

Published: 06-02-2019 11:31

the videos below, children with hearing loss and their families share their challenges and how they overcame them. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Nancy talks about how making connections with professionals and other parents help her understand her options as a parent to two daughters with hearing loss. Please accept marketing cookies [...] from pre-school teachers and mentors helped her get the necessary support for her daughter Rosie. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Jackie is a mother to two sons with hearing loss. Here she talks about the different emotions she experienced with each of her children as they received their diagnoses and through different phases of

Published: 06-02-2019 10:45

include the television and media, children playing and family members talking, and household noises like doors shutting, water running, etc. Each of these noises may also come with visual distractions. Public places such as libraries, churches, recreation centers, grocery stores, shopping malls, and parks all have auditory and visual distractions. In [...] Make sure you can be seen and heard effectively by using heightened pitch, exaggerated intonation, facial expressions, and repeating words and phrases. Talk about everyday experiences: Respond to each of your child’s communication attempts with more details. Example: “You saw a truck? Yes, I saw it too. It was big and red and going so fast!” Give your [...] e. Children experience huge changes in thinking, learning, social, and emotional development during their third year. When adults encourage them to continue to explore their world, children are able to make more sense of it, and their confidence and self-esteem begin to develop and grow. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Did you

asking for help. Noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus are common side effects of their work and Nkosi finds the Tinnitus Management tools useful for quickly being able to put himself in his clients’ shoes. By understanding the miners’ situations and giving them concrete information about tinnitus, Nkosi can relay hope and show them that it’s possible [...] had to be independent and work creatively.” Today, the audiologist is thriving in his new role at the hospital but faces challenges at the clinic common to many hearing care providers in rural locations: lack of funding, rudimentary equipment and insufficient infrastructure. Remarkably, he still manages to deliver quality hearing care. He does this by [...] by knowing his craft, having a passion for helping people, and — using Ida communication tools. The tools help people with hearing loss articulate their situations to their hearing care providers, and help the providers better understand their clients’ realities. Nkosi was first introduced to the Ida tools while studying at the University of Pretoria

Published: 31-01-2019 14:18

such as photovoice and photo elicitation, which also use photos as a technique for gathering information about what matters to people in their daily lives and ensuring that their concerns and priorities are being heard. In both Living Well and photovoice/elicitation, images are used to assess needs, find and solve challenges, and make longer term strategies [...] photos of common situations to start conversations between people with hearing loss and their hearing care professionals. Clients identify their challenges and priorities by choosing photos that resonate with their lives. When using the online version of Living Well, people with hearing loss can also upload their own photos to represent the communication [...] photovoice technique “ was effective in improving patient-provider communication and patient engagement .” Living Well comes with tool-specific documentation forms, making it easy to record what photos a client has chosen, as well as their priorities, challenges, and any strategies and goals you have agreed upon. If your client completes the online version of

Published: 30-01-2019 11:19

Well for Teens and Tweens Living Well for Teens and Tweens uses different photo sets to help you start a conversation about what’s important to your young clients and how they can communicate more easily. What are the benefits? Open a dialogue and build a relationship with your young clients Identify and understand their priorities and concerns Involve [...] Easily recommend appropriate hearing technologies and communication strategies Perspectives and insights Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Dr. Carrie Spangler uses Living Well with Katie, a 12-year-old girl with a bilateral genetic “cookie bite” sensorineural hearing loss. Katie wears hearing aids and uses an FM system at school. [...] would like to purchase a physical copy of Living Well. Please specify that you would like the Teens and Tweens pack and we will print and include the additional photos. You might also like... Living Well Telecare for Teens and Tweens Growing Up with Hearing Loss My Turn to Talk for Parents

renowned writer, humorist and public speaker on hearing loss issues. Over the past 20 years, she has created awareness campaigns, school programs and award-winning videos that help people to live more successfully with hearing loss – their own and that of others. Gael has an international following for her weekly articles on HearingHealthMatters.org , her [...] back-to-you”, and some who just say they don’t know (the answer to a question). I’ve worked with audiologists who care about clients’ overall communication needs and those who are only focused on getting hearing aids into ears. I’ve been in audiology clinics that are accessible and comfortable and I’ve been in those that are noisy and lacking privacy [...] starts with me, the individual with hearing loss, and it continues with you, my hearing care professional. Achieving optimal communication is not limited to a course of action prescribed by a hearing care professional. It begins with personal suspicion of hearing loss (or acceptance of the nagging opinions of family and friends) that kickstarts a communication

form, it’s all about the patient and clinician interaction. As audiologists we are essentially the vessels which support and guide patients along their journey with hearing loss right from the beginning. That’s why I believe that effective and high-quality care is heavily dependent on the patient-clinician relationship, and at the heart of this is the delivery [...] focus on taking all I’ve learned during my degree and putting it into action. I’m very keen to learn and experience as much as possible. I can feel my confidence growing every day in clinic and I want to continue that growth and expand my knowledge base. I must say, I’m very excited about the future and having attended the recent BAA conference I am feeling [...] to ask Elisha some questions and get a taste of what the rising audiologist feels is important in hearing care. Oh, and good news — it looks like we’re in good hands with the new generation of audiologists. The theme of your dissertation was person-centered care. Why did you choose that topic? When you look at audiology and the work we do, in its simplest

I love my hearing aids and wear them all the time. They help me hear better at home and at work, with friends, family and colleagues. But there are certain situations where hearing aids alone are not enough. Additional assistance is needed. Like when I am at the movies and use caption readers to augment the sound or attend the theater and enjoy a hearing [...] 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 her story she will help others to live more peacefully with their own hearing issues. Connect with her on Facebook and Twitter . [...] the only constant in technology and in patient care. Staying on top of advancements will help you deliver superior care to your patients and keep your practice at the forefront of person-centered care. Shari Eberts is a hearing health advocate, writer, speaker, and avid Bikram yogi. She is the founder of LivingWithHearingLoss.com , an online community