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Aural rehabilitation
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Intervention aimed at minimizing and alleviating the communication difficulties associated with a hearing loss.
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Communication handicap
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A communication handicap consists of the psycho social disadvantages that result from hearing loss.
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Impairment
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And impairment is a structural or functional impairment of the auditory system.
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Disability
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A disability is a loss of function imposed by hearing loss.
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Aural habilitation
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Intervention for persons who have not developed listening, speech, and language skills.
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Audiologic rehabilitation
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A term often used synonymously aural rehabilitation or aural habilitation; may entale greater emphasis on the provision and follow-up of listening devices and less emphasis on communication strategy and speech perception training.
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Deaf
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Having minimal or no hearing.
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Hard of hearing
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Having a hearing loss; usually not used to refer to a profound hearing loss.
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Prelingual
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A hearing loss acquired before the acquisition of spoken language.
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Post lingual
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A hearing loss incurred after the acquisition of spoken language.
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Perilingual
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A hearing loss acquired during the stage of acquiring spoken language.
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Progressive hearing loss
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A hearing loss that increases over time.
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Sudden hearing loss
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A hearing loss that has an acute in rapid onset.
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Unserved population
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A group of patients in need of but not receiving services.
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Underserved population
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A group of patients receiving less than ideal services.
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