![]() ![]() However, aural rehabilitation is so diverse that there are not studies that will say "Aural rehabilitation works". We look at how we can help them to overcome some of the challenges that they're facing.Evidence for Aural RehabilitationIn terms of evidence for aural rehab, there are studies that show that aural rehab is effective. Aural rehab is individualized and addresses whatever the adult is struggling with regarding their hearing loss. Aural rehab is strongly about counseling and education and may include auditory training skills, communication skills, environmental modifications, and technology training. There are a lot of components to aural rehabilitation (or rehab, for short). Aural rehabilitation also addresses how to limit the negative effects of hearing loss and on communication in daily life, and how to compensate for hearing impairment. Overall it helps people take charge of their communication. It also helps them learn to manage conversations including conversational repair and prevention of conversation challenges. It includes ways to maximize their use of hearing aids and cochlear implants, and educates them about assistive devices. Here is a quote from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association that provides a good explanation of adult aural rehabilitation: "If you are an adult, aural/audiologic rehabilitation services will focus on adjusting to your hearing loss, making the best use of your hearing aids, exploring assistive devices that might help, managing conversations, and taking charge of your communication." Adult aural rehabilitation helps people adjust to hearing loss. Part 1 is entitled Adult Aural Rehabilitation: Indications and Assessment, and covers what is aural rehabilitation, who should get it, what's the evidence say about it, and how and what to assess during aural rehabilitation.What is Aural Rehabilitation?I'll start today's course with a quick review. AVT.Learning OutcomesAfter this course, participants will be able to:List a consideration for therapy practice when working with an adult with cochlear implants.List a therapy target for adults with cochlear implants.List an appropriate therapy frequency for adults with cochlear implants. IntroductionThis course is part two of a 2-part series on Adult Aural Rehabilitation. With auditory brain training, you navigate your hearing world with less effort and increased confidence.This course is an edited transcript of the webinar, Adult Aural Rehabilitation: Therapy and Goals, presented by Lindsey Zombek, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. Both help you navigate your world with less effort and pain. Think of it this way: if you have a hip problem, you receive a combination of therapies – a hip replacement and physical therapy. Once we identify your hearing loss, we prescribe a personal treatment plan for you, combining both amplification and auditory brain training. Auditory attention : our ability to extract meaningful speech from a background of competing background noise, as might be required to do when trying to listen in a noisy restaurant.Auditory processing speed : our ability to recognize speech quickly, which is important during everyday conversation, where one word follows another in rapid succession.Auditory working memory : our ability to keep words in short-term memory so the meaning of the word and its linguistic context can be processed.Auditory Training programs train the brain in three key areas: With guided practice, these programs are designed to help you increase listening accuracy and memory. By using the auditory training program we offer, you strengthen your brain’s auditory processing capability. While you physically hear with your ears, your brain has to process those sounds and make sense of them. This is called “ cognitive load.”Īuditory training, which is sometimes referred to as “aural rehabilitation,” was developed by hearing healthcare professionals to assist people with hearing loss by improving their listening skills and speech understanding. In other words, when you’re using all your brain power to hear and understand, your brain can’t work on the other things it needs to. Listening can be exhausting, and when your brain is working overtime to hear and understand what’s being said, that makes it difficult to pay attention to other things in your environment. ![]() Studies have shown that hearing loss is connected to increased social isolation and depression, as well as cognitive decline. ![]()
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