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| Hearing Aids | 1 |
| Hearing Impairments | 1 |
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| Educational Gerontology | 1 |
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| Dancer, Jess | 1 |
| Patterson, Karen | 1 |
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Peer reviewedPatterson, Karen; Dancer, Jess – Educational Gerontology, 1987
Describes model for delivering aural rehabilitation services to help older hearing impaired persons adjust to a hearing aid and to foster more successful communication. Discusses training of providers by audiologists and explains the four phases of program: education, desensitization, rehabilitation strategies, and responsibility training.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Delivery Systems, Hearing Aids, Hearing Impairments
