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strategies used to maximize communication for hearing impaired individuals
communication strategies
strategies that the hearing impaired individual uses to repair conversations
repair strategies
hearing loss can affect many different areas of a individual’s life like
occupational life recreational family social psychological, emotional, and general well being
______assist in overcoming communication difficulties; they are NOT new ears
- designed to amplify sound
hearing aids
fits behind the ear -best type for kids connected to an armload or dome - unnatural microphone placement -more features and flexibility FM capacity - volume control
behind the ear BTE
SMaller/ cosmetics
natural microphone placement
- may be used with people with dexterity issues
-volume control
-must have a certain degree of hearing loss or the patient will experience occlusion effect
ITE in the ear
speakers are positioned in the room. the teacher wears a microphone transmitter and the signal is delivered to the speakers for the signal to be audible by the students
sound field