Students as Active Participants in Hearing Aid Maintenance.

Lipscomb, Marsha; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ451503

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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ISSN: ISSN-0161-1461

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Students as Active Participants in Hearing Aid Maintenance.

Lipscomb, Marsha; And Others

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v23 n3 p208-13 Jul 1992

Twenty students between the ages of 6 and 19 with profound to moderate hearing impairments were trained to monitor their own hearing aids and perform basic hearing aid maintenance tasks. Results indicated improved hearing aid function while students were actively involved in hearing aid maintenance programs but rapid decline of habits after program completion. (DB)

Descriptors: Audiology, Behavior Change, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Utilization, Hearing Aids, Hearing Impairments, Maintenance, Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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