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World Hearing Day. Previously known as International Ear Care Day, World Hearing Day is annual day dedicated to promoting awareness of ear and hearing care around the world. This year’s theme for World Hearing Day is “Childhood hearing loss: Act now, here is how!” The goal of this year’s initiative is to draw attention to the causes of hearing loss in [...] awareness, the hope is to lessen the impact of childhood hearing loss in society. World Hearing Day also aims to bring attention to services and interventions that can be provided to children with hearing impairments. Early screenings and education, for example, can gives children with hearing impairments a better chance of developing at the same rate [...] WHO to source the logo for World Hearing Day. The winning logo was designed by the China Rehabilitation Research Center for Deaf Children . How will you be celebrating World Hearing Day? Visit the WHO’s website to learn more about the day and download materials , or our Ideas Worth Hearing page for inspiration, and tell us about your activities in our

Published: 23-02-2016 12:22

patients is by providing comfort and instilling a sense of hope. The Tinnitus Communication Guide is designed to help hearing care professionals communicate effectively and compassionately with their patients. Sharzad Cohen says “This simple guide makes our clinic staff think about the wants and needs of patients and consider how tinnitus could affect [...] their thoughts and feelings. Dr. Sharzad Cohen, Lead Audiologist at the Hearing Loss Solutions clinic and board member of the American Tinnitus Association, says: “I use the Tinnitus Thermometer with patients because it allows a visual aid to their emotions.” By gaining an understanding of how clients are perceiving their tinnitus and how well they are [...] their family and co-workers.” A simple forecast graph is used to visualize how the tinnitus develops over time and illustrate that although the tinnitus is unlikely to subside, the level of distress it causes can decrease. This emphasizes an important and encouraging point: that many people with tinnitus find it becomes more manageable and less intrusive

of Indian Speech and Hearing Association in Mumbai, India. Ida Senior Audiologist Melanie Gregory and Learning Specialist Ena Nielsen presented on person-centered care, the Motivation Tools, and Living Well. “There was a really nice mix of public and private sector,” says Ena Nielsen of the group, which consisted of audiologists, speech-langue pathologists [...] deep reflection, creative ideas and simple tools and tricks,” says Roopa Nagarajan, Vice-Principal of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Course Chairperson of the Department of Speech Language & Hearing Sciences at Sri Ramachandra University. “Since my return, I have shared the ideas and tools with my students and colleagues. I hope to integrate [...] systems of the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. While many challenges faced by people with hearing loss and professionals alike are the same the world around, it advantageous to learn about different professional realities and different concepts of living well with hearing loss. “The program more than met my expectations providing opportunity

Published: 15-02-2016 14:15

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Professor and Research Lead, NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing; Sophia Kramer, PhD, University Research Chair, Auditory Functioning and Participation, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Section Ear & Hearing EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research; Joseph Montano, EdD, Chief of Audiology and Speech Language [...] in hearing rehabilitation. “We are increasingly aware of the ongoing need for robust research to develop evidence related to both our initiatives and tools and to person-centered care in hearing help seeking,” says Ida Institute Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundensen. “In collaboration with our Research Committee, we aim to promote interest and research [...] Language Pathology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center; and Elisabet Thorén, PhD, Project Manager and Research Audiologist, Eriksholm Research Centre. The application deadline is 31 March. For more information and to download the application form, visit our Research Committee page .

Published: 11-02-2016 14:21

battery, I sat down with him and used the Living Well tool to address his communication needs. "The Ida tool was useful for us to identify and share important communication situations in his daily life to formulate his aural rehabilitation plan (communication and technology strategies). I have typed the instructions out and keep them handy in the box [...] 6th grade (12 years old). Katie has a bilateral genetic “cookie bite” sensorineural hearing loss that has progressed from a mild to a moderate loss over time. She was initially diagnosed at the age of 5 years of age. Katie currently wears bilateral hearing aids and uses a personal FM system at school. Academically Katie performs well at school with [...] Florida, made the above film using Living Well with her patient, Ronald. Here's what she had to say about the case and the tool: "Ronald had an unsuccessful left ear cochlear implant/re-implant from a Virginia clinic (his surgery was 4 years ago and re-implant was 2 years ago with only partial insertion so he is not deriving functional benefit from the device)

prime persons with hearing loss to talk to their hearing care professionals, to organize their thoughts before their appointments, and extend care beyond the appointment. The platform currently has four tools that clinicians can email to their clients: Living Well: A streamlined web version of our tool, featuring drag-and-drop photos, and the ability to [...] important, and why they are difficult to communicate in. My Turn to Talk for Adults: Like our original tool for parents, My Turn to Talk will help CI patients think about who they communicate with, and what questions they have before their appointments. Why Improve My Hearing: An adaptation of our Motivation Tools to help persons with hearing loss assess [...] assess their readiness to take action before they meet with a hearing care professional. Top Tips for Managing Conversation Well: A collection of suggestions for how persons with hearing loss can cope with difficult situations, including ethnographic video clips to illustrate how others have dealt with similar situations. These four tools are only the

conference, hosted by the Military Audiology Association and the Association of VA Audiologists, offers a variety of sessions on new research, clinical initiatives, and innovations. This year’s session topics will include BiCROS amplification, noise induced hearing loss, tinnitus management, and cochlear implants. Ida is particularly pleased to attend [...] Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (ASP) Program Office announced Implementing Patient-Centered Tools and Resources Created by the Ida Institute in VA Audiology Clinics, which recommends the use of the Ida Institute’s tools in all clinics of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “Patient centered care empowers Veterans to define and achieve their [...] health — every aspect of life that affects their health and well-being.” Registration is still open for the conference. Ida will have a booth set up for the whole of the conference, where we will have brochures and printed copies of our tools. Be sure to stop by for more information about Ida and our tools, training, or just to say hello.

Published: 20-01-2016 16:43

framework that can be used by children and young adults with hearing loss, parents and hearing care professionals to help young people navigate the various transitions in their lives. This includes background information on key issues and challenges affecting each group and areas where children and young adults may need to make adjustments as they grow older [...] understand their difficulties and moving from pediatric to adult care. To help these teens and tweens, their families, and their hearing care professionals adjust to these changes, the Ida Institute ran their Growing Up with Hearing Loss process. Intended to help young people gain more autonomy as they get older, Growing Up with Hearing Loss will help them [...] experiences growing up in a hearing world, and how she made successful transitions to her current life as an independent adult. Rite of Passage Our Growing Up with Hearing Loss project focuses on transitions experienced by children and young adults. However, the likelihood of acquiring a hearing loss increases with age and this creates another unique

of Indian Speech and Hearing Association next month. The conference, held in Mumbai, India, from 5-7 February, will cover topics ranging from hearing conservation to how technological advancements affect persons with hearing loss to auditory responses in cochlear implant patients of different ages. Ida Senior Audiologist Melanie Gregory and Learning [...] February as part of a pre-conference CEP. Each workshop will be an hour-and-a-half long. The topics include: Patient Centered Care: What does it take to make it happen?; Identifying Patient Motivation to improve outcomes: The line, the circle and the box; and Living well with hearing loss: A counseling tool to enable improved communication in daily life [...] life. Ida’s workshops will introduce the importance of counseling. They are part of a day-long seminar; other topics include auditory processing in adults and the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive decline. Ida’s participation at the conference was facilitated with the help of Ida fellow Dr. Kalyani Mandke, who participated in our Cochlear