SPEC 2482 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hearing Loss, Habilitation, Literal And Figurative Language
20 Dec 2019
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Barriers to seeking help: lack of awareness, or denial of hl, high cost of ha, belief that ha are a sign of old age, belief that ha will not help, lack of emotional readiness. Aural rehabilitation: services and procedures for facilitating adequate and expressive communication in individuals with hearing impairment. Those services and procedures are intended for those persons who demonstrate a loss of hearing sensitivity, or function in communicative situations as if they possess a loss of hearing sensitivity. Aural rehabilitation: reduction of hearing-loss induced deficits of function, activity, participation, and quality of life. To alleviate the effects of a hl on the following areas of hearing impaired individuals: social, emotional, educational, occupational. Even with the best advances in technology, there are still communication. About 80% of hl are permanent. challenges and people need ar to lessen those challenges.
