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Impact of Hearing Loss on Communication

Explore the significance of hearing loss on communication abilities, dispel myths and misunderstandings, and delve into the importance of proper accommodations. Learn about hearing aids, cochlear implants, and the role of Assistive Listening Devices (ALD).

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Impact of Hearing Loss on Communication

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  1. Hearing Loss and Communication What’s the big deal?

  2. The Importance of the Topic

  3. The Importance of the Topic

  4. The Importance of the Topic =

  5. What do we hear?

  6. Hearing loss reduces our ability to make these distinctions.

  7. Myths & Misunderstandings • You don’t need accommodations… • Your speech is clear, so you hear well, • You heard me fine in my office, • You talked to me on the phone.” “What’s the big deal? You hear ‘pretty good Your hearing aids ‘fix’ it.” ‘You can hear when you want to’

  8. Example:Conversation vs. Lecture Minimal Eye Contact Ask limited questions Little opportunity for response/feedback Responsible for info Notetaking required Eye Contact Ability to ask for clarification at any point Can respond to elicit clarification Limited responsibility for info No notetaking required

  9. What can we hear?

  10. In looking a a ma ing of common ee ound by requen y or i and de ibel (dB) or loudne , i can be een a even a mild igh requen y lo mean e individual lo e e ound  . 74% of the letters remain but only 43% of the words are intact.

  11. Hearing Aids/Cochlear Implants Noise Noise Noise

  12. Why aren’t CIs or Hearing Aids enough? With ALD No ALD

  13. Hearing Loss or Deaf Gain?

  14. Coping: Self-Accommodation

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