Aural Rehabilitation Chapter 1

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Aural Rehabilitation can also be known as...

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audiologic rehabilitation
aural/auditory/hearing (re)habilitation
(re)habilitative audiology
educational audiology
pediatric auditory habilitation

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Rehabilitation is...

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restoring lost function
typically for adults
acquired HL

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Therapy that is centered on children/infants with congenital or pre-lingual onset HL and is focused on building skills not present beforehand is called

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Habilitative therapy

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"Professional interactive processes actively involving the client with hearing loss to achieve better communication and minimize the resulting problems"

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Aural Rehabilitation

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AR Providers include:

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Audiologist, SLPs, educators of the deaf.
May also involve psychologists, social workers, teachers, parents, etc.

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Components of AR include:

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- diagnosis/quantification of JL
- amplificational and assistive technologies
- auditory and visual communication training
- communication strategies
- counseling
- communication partner training

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Communication Status
Overall Participation Variable
Related Personal Factors
Environmental Factors

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C.O.R.E. AR Model

Assessment Component

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Counseling and psychosocial aspects
Audibility and amplification aspects
Remediation of communicative ability
Environmental coordination and participation improvement

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C.A.R.E. AR Model

Management Component

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How is communication status assessed, and what is assessed before rehabilitation?

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Audiometric tests and self reports

Visual ability
Language ability
Previous Rehabilitation
Overall communication ability
Speech production skills

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What are the overall participation variables assessed before AR?

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Social
Vocational
Educational
Psychological

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Attitude towards Rehabilitation:
Type I

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strongly postitive!
(2/3 - 3/4 of all patients)

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Attitude towards Rehabilitation:
Type II

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positive expectations with slight complications

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Attitude towards Rehabilitation:
Type III

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negative towards rehabilitation, but willing

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Attitude towards Rehabilitation:
Type IV

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reject hearing aids and management altogether

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What are some of the related personal factors that may affect how AR is internalized?

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personality, lifestyle, race, gender, culture, life style, age, profession, social background, past and current experiences

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What are some environmentally-factored BARRIERS to AR?

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insurance barriers
financial barriers
transportation barriers

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AR environmental factors in terms of SERVICES can be described as:

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services that are available
ease of access to services
social structures and services in the workplace

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Facilitators and acoustic conditions are ____ of the rehabilitative assessment procedure.

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environmental factors

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Relaying information about audiogram to client and significant others.

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Interpretational Counseling and Psychosocial aspect of AR

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Providing information about amplification options, communication choices, prognosis, etc.

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Informational Counseling and Psychosocial aspect of AR

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What are some of the counseling and guidance procedures of AR?

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providing counseling about impact of hearing loss
supporting family members, spouse, parents

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How would one influence acceptance, understanding, and goal setting in patients during AR?

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helping patient/family move from grief to acceptance of HL
setting appropriate goals for management an amplification

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Cochlear implants are an options for which hearing impaired population?

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children and adults with severe to profound bilateral hearing losses

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________ is sometimes referred to as "hearing aid evaluation" (though it is now broadened to include all forms of amplification).

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Amplification/ Hearing Instrument Fitting

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An FM system is an example of what kind of listening device?

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assistive listening device

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A smoke alarm systems are an example of what kind of listening device?

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alert and warning assistive device

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An alarm clock is an example of a __________.

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tactile assistive listening device

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t/f:
Parent groups, home, and the internet are examples of AR service locations.

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true

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t/f:
Individuals do not need to know the purpose, functions, maintenance, or limitations of amplification devices they may be using.

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false

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t/f:
A telephone amplifier is an example of a communication assistive device.

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true

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_________ remediate communication activities include speech training, speechreading training, auditory training, and language intervention [for kids].

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Personal skill building

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What are some tactics to control communication situations that should be recommended to an individual receiving AR services?

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assertive communication behavior
awareness of environmental conditions
self-advocacy
strategies to handle communication breakdown

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t/f:
AR philosophy should be based on realistic expectations, some situations are going to be difficult communication environments.

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true

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t/f
pre and post self report measures are useful in measuring rehabilitation progress and outcomes

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true

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an example of vocational environmental coordination would be:

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utilizing agencies that assist in providing support in the workplace

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Extensive coordination with other professionals (SLPs, teachers, tutors) is necessary when improving communication participation with ____.

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children

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For adults, which individuals should the AR provider work with in the realm of educational participation improvement?

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physicians, social workers, psychologists

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t/f
An individual's spouse and friends should be included in rehabilitation process.

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true, especially the spouse

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Advocacy groups and self-help organizations, as well as structured and informal social gatherings are examples of ______.

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community context for AR

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AR service locations include:

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- university/college/tech schools
- schools of the dead
- public/private schools
- private practice
- hospitals and medical facilities
- ENT clinics

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An audiologist must know which 3 things before beginning aural rehabilitation?

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(1) characteristics of hearing impairment
(2) effect of the hearing loss on the persons
(3) previously needed competencies need for audiologic rehabilitation

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Prevalence of HL/deafness in the US

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1% of population deaf (1 million)
29 million heard of hearing

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What are the variables under communication status in the CORE model?

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-audiometric tests and self reports
-visual ability
-language ability
-previous rehabilitation
-overall communication ability
-speech production skills