Defining Audiologic Rehabilitation
age-related hearing loss (PCAST, 2015), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a series of meetings on streamlining regulations for good manufacturing practices for hearing aids (FDA, 2016). Representatives from…
Clinical Utility of Self-Assessment
or condition based solely on the opinion of the examiner or client. For example, a client may report that he experiences severe tinnitus, yet the tinnitus is not audible to…
The Sociological Effects of Stigma: Applications to People With an Acquired Hearing Loss
deviant status, and (b) acts in such a way to maintain their position of power. Conversely, it is assumed that the devalued group is less able to repel accusations of…
Communication Partnership Therapy in Audiologic Rehabilitation
of communication partnership therapy in the context of current models of audiologic service delivery, particularly family-centered care (FCC). Introduction Audiologic rehabilitation practices are in the midst of a certain crisis…
