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be provided, such as remote hearing aid fittings and mappings of cochlear implants, early detections and interventions, and possibilities for rehabilitation such as AR and AVT. Telepractice also looks at the possibility of teletraining as a continuing education method – including where person-centered care is concerned – and the roles that communication [...] as examining what teleaudiology is and clarifying terminology, while also addressing training requirements for different services, hardware and software requirements, and potential barriers to implementation. Contributors to the book include Ida Advisory Board member DeWet Swanepoel and Ida fellows David Fabry and Beth Atkinson. The chapters focus on [...] Telepractice in Audiology , by Emma Rushbrooke and K. Todd Houston is a look at best practices for audiology, and features a foreword by Ida Institute Advisory Board Chairwoman Louise Hickson. Telepractice in Audiology is a general reference for the world of teleaudiology (and broader telepractices in general), and provides a hands-on, practical approach to

Online Hearing Screening,” and published earlier this year in Ear & Hearing. The study was conducted by Ida collaborator Ariane Laplante-Lévesque and her colleagues K. Jonas Brännström, Elisabeth Ingo, Gerhard Andersson, and Thomas Lunner. It followed 224 adults who failed an online hearing screening test measuring speech-in-noise recognition, and then [...] could help identify the profiles and needs of people who have failed a hearing screening and help tailor an intervention to promote help-seeking and rehabilitation in this population.” What they did find is that those who had a higher self-reported hearing loss (regardless of the magnitude of their measured hearing loss) were those who were most driven [...] with hearing loss are important to the Ida Institute. We recommend the use of our Circle tool help hearing care professionals track the progress of their clients as they go through various stages of change on their hearing loss journey. Shifts from one stage to another are momentous and can take a great deal of time. Even evidence of a hearing loss

audiologists, ENTs, and psychologists. Psychologist Anne-Mette Mohr gave a presentation about patient and professional responsibility regarding choices of treatment. This was followed by three ethnographic films made by Ida Senior Anthropologist Hans Henrik Philipsen. Hans Henrik met with tinnitus patients in the US and UK, and the films share how the [...] for both. For hearing healthcare professionals, some groups looked at how they can assess a patient’s current state and help them to reframe the way they think of their condition. For patients, they want a way to supply information, help them come to terms with their diagnosis, and give them an easy way of communicating their feelings and experiences [...] their lives, and how their families help them manage. Following the films, Jesper Müller-Krogstrup of Nosco organized an activity to help participants think about how they deliver difficult messages. The second day of “Tinnitus Challenge” was primarily devoted to group work. Participants focused their group work on the needs of both patients and professionals

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questions about your hearing technology? Or wondered if there is a better way to manage communication? You may want to think about joining a group. Group sessions are mostly run by audiologists and allow you and your partner to talk to others with hearing loss about how to cope in daily life. They are a terrific place to get tips and tricks and meet others in [...] situation. For example, you can share experiences on how to: Try different technologies and how to use them Manage communication in places with a lot of background noise Tell others that you have a hearing loss Invite your friends and family to support you … and much more Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. We talked to couples after [...] include when she was a child before her hearing loss. The group talks about how to manage social isolation and develop the courage to speak up for yourself. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. You can't always plan communication. Pretend you're at the theater and you want to buy popcorn. Hear the tips and tricks from the participants in a

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them and why Ask your partner when they find communication with you easiest Talk about how your partner can support you in large groups or background noise Ask your partner how your hearing loss affects them Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Anne is a former president of HLAA and has had a hearing loss for 30 years.She and her husband [...] content. John has a severe hearing loss and got cochlear implants late in life. Before he got his CIs, he used to take his hearing aids out in the evening, which made it difficult to talk to his wife. Here John’s wife shares how they continued talking. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Gill has a severe hearing loss. Her husband, John [...] Include your partner Our hearing is important to the people close to us and to our quality of life. When we talk to someone, we share our thoughts, feelings, and ideas. If you tell others what makes it easiest to talk to each other, you can work together to find ways to improve your daily communication. For example, you can: Tell your partner when you

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can be hard to predict and control. Other situations can be planned. Think about where you are going and what that environment is like. Will there be a lot of background noise? Is there one person in particular you would like to talk to? Building a habit of planning ahead will help you make the most of those occasions, and help you adapt in unplanned [...] at a restaurant and ask for a table in the quietest part of the room Think about where at the table you want to sit to hear best Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Nicky has had hearing loss since birth but copes very well socially. In this video, she shares what she does to make sure she can hear well when she and her husband go out

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Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Nicky has had hearing loss since birth but copes very well socially. Because she is open about her hearing loss and willing to stand up for for herself, Nicky knows what it's like to be in both a hearing world and a non-hearing world. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. John, a [...] Tell people you have a hearing loss Tell others that you have a hearing loss and explain your difficulties. Understanding your needs will make it easier for them to adjust their speech or repeat things for you. For example, you can ask people to: Tell you when the topic of conversation has changed Make sure you can see their face and read their lips Move [...] up front about his hearing loss so they are not surprised. It also helps him to involve others and improve communication between them. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Melanie has had a hearing loss for most of her life. She only started wearing hearing aids in recent years. She feels that the way the hearing aids make her look

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you can: Ask the person to repeat what they said using different words Let the person know which bits you did get and which you did not Check that you have understood by repeating their points Watch the person’s body language, face and gestures to help you Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. In this video, a group talks about how to [...] You will be surprised how many good ideas they have in a very short time. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Anne is a former president of HLAA and has had a hearing loss for 30 years. She has different ways to ask people to repeat information, which helps her feel better about saying that she has not understood.

Families and Children with Hearing Loss” at last week’s British Academy of Audiology conference in Harrogate, UK. The presentation introduced the audience to the transitions children and young adults go through at different ages and self-determination theory. It also explored the needs and challenges of children with hearing loss, their families, and hearing [...] her family, and her difficulties growing up with hearing loss. Melanie shared the beginnings of the framework designed by the Ida Transitions Management group, which looks at the various environments where young people will experience changes that can affect their emotional well-being. These include intellectual, social, physical, and financial areas [...] for transitions management can be found, such as the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia , the Adolescent Health Transition Project , the National Deaf Children’s Society , and the National Children’s Bureau . The workshop ended with a My Ida Moment, where attendees were asked to reflect on how the information from the presentation will affect how they

distinguish between hearing aid adopters and non-adopters. Fifty people were polled as part of the study, 25 of them who had chosen to adopt hearing aids and 25 who had not. All had been diagnosed with a mild hearing impairment. The study identifies self-perceived hearing ability, self-perceived importance of change, and high-frequency hearing impairment as [...] many factors contributing to continued hearing aid use. One interesting finding is the relationship between continued hearing aid use and hearing aid self-efficacy (the confidence in the ability to successfully undertake behaviors to achieve specific goals).” The study was published in Speech, Language and Hearing. You can download the article here . [...] second-most important factor in hearing aid adoption. “Audiological outcomes for adults with mild hearing impairment: A pilot study,” conducted by Rebecca Kelly-Campbell of the University of Canterbury and Karen Thomas and Anna McMillan of Bay Audiology, also in Christchurch, looks into the different “demographic audiometric, and quality-of-life variables”