Two studies, each conducted with 10 adults with mild to moderately severe hearing loss, compared the effectiveness of custom in-the-ear (ITE) or over-the-ear (OTE) hearing aid fittings. ITE fittings typically yielded speech intelligibilty that was equal to the better OTE fitting. (Author/CB)

Explored are various means of amplification for aurally handicapped adolescents, including behind-the-ear hearing aids, "custom ear" (or in-the-ear) hearing aids, as well as aural rehabilitation. (BD)

The chapter describes developments in the use of residual hearing in educating hearing impaired children from ancient times to the present and raises questions concerning the usefulness of auditory training, the age at which amplification should be provided, hearing and lipreading in combination, and effects of powerful hearing aids on residual…

A study examined the global language growth rate of 40 children with hearing loss (hearing aid and cochlear implant users) who received intensive auditory-verbal intervention for 1-4 years. Results found these children essentially attained linguistic competency at levels commensurate with peers who had normal hearing. (Contains references.)…

This study assesses the effects of an aural rehabilitation program, alone or in combination with information about cognitive learning style, on reducing feelings of hearing handicap by first-time hearing aid users. Subjects, 40 newly amplified hearing-impaired adults (ages 30 to 90), were pretested for conception of their hearing handicaps and…

The selected bibliography of research on aurally handicapped children contains approximately 95 abstracts with indexing information explained to be drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings as of August, 1972. Abstracts are said to be chosen using the criteria…

Findings from speech and hearing tests of older people in South Dakota community senior programs indicate the need for better testing and therapy procedures. Lipreading may be more effective than hearing aids, and factors other than hearing may be involved. Some problems and needs are noted. (MF)

This article compares Alexander Graham Bell's achievements in the areas of instruction and technology for the hearing impaired with contemporary techniques and devices, many of which stem from his work. Assessment techniques, cochlear implants, tactile devices and visual aids are discussed as well as other alternatives and supplements to residual…

Discusses multiskilling and use of support personnel in educational audiology in reference to the following principles: guidelines, models of multiskilling, components of successful multiskilling, and do's and don'ts for multiskilling. These principles are illustrated through the use of multiskilling in the establishment of a hearing-aid…

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.…

Early identification of hearing loss and provision of amplification as close to birth as possible can facilitate collaboration of the audiologist, therapist, and parents in providing the child with optimal use of aided residual hearing for the purpose of listening and processing language. The philosophy underlying the auditory-verbal intervention…

The article summarizes information on assistive devices (hearing aids, cochlear implants, tactile aids, visual aids) and rehabilitation procedures (auditory training, speechreading, cued speech, and speech production) to aid the auditory learning of the hearing impaired.(DB)

The project developed a computer-based auditory training program for adult hearing-aid users and cochlear implant recipients, to evaluate three types of training stimuli: syllables with a reduced number of features, syllables with amplified features, and natural speech. Described are the training stimuli, training station, and training activities.…

Rehabilitation of hearing is considered in five conference papers. Two papers come from Poland: "Rehabilitation of Hearing in Children 'Deaf' in First 5 Years of Age" by D. Borkowska-Gaertig and others and "Possibilities of Hearing Improvement in Adults with Conservative Methods" by T. Bystrzanowska. Also included are…