Hearing Impairment: Definitions, Assessment and Management

Short description:

This publication on hearing impairment describes the types (conductive, sensorineural and mixed hearing loss and auditory processing disorder), the degree and the configuration of hearing loss as well as the types of assessment and the ways to manage such an impairment.

Type of publication:

Scientific publications

Date of publication:

01/01/2010

Author(s):

Rafi Shemesh

Publishing organization:

International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation

Language:

English

Long description:

• Types of hearing loss
  • Degree of hearing loss
  • Configuration of hearing loss
• Assessment
  • Services involved in the provision of aural rehabilitation include
  • Aural rehabilitation following cochlear device and auditory brainstem implantation
• References

Copyright information:

import from Sensage project