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Name two types of hearing loss in the elderly?
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Presbycusis and Phonemic regression
*increase in prevelance of hearing loss after age 65
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Associated Issues of the ederly that may affect rehabilitation.
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-Physical Disabilities
-Visual Disabilities- Catoratics
-Cognitive Disabilities
-Decreased economic status
-Changed living environments
-Changed social interactions
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In what settings is Aural Rehabilitation for the elderly provided in?
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- Private Practice
-Medical Offices
-Hospitals
-Community Speech/Hearing centers
-University centers
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What does CORE stand for?
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-Communication Status
-Overall Participation variables
-Related personal issues
-Environmental factors
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Communication Status
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-Audiologic testing- pure tone testing and audiomertry.
-Self-report
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Overall participation Variables
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-Pyschosocial issues
-Educational issues
-Vocational Issues
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Related Personal Issues
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-Health status
-Motor Coordination
-Vision
-Cognitive status
-Attitude/motivation
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Environmental Factors
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-Living situation
-Social Participation
-Support systems
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What does CARE stand for?
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-Counseling
-Audibility and Instructional Interventions
-Remediation for communicative activities
-Environmental Coordination and Participation improvement
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Counseling
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-Assist in adjusting to hearing loss
-Set goals for:
-Audibility
-Activity
-Participation
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Audibility and Instructional Interventions
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-Fitting hearing aids, cochlear implants, ALDs
-Orientation on use and maintainance
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Remediation for Communicative Activities
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-Individual AR
-CLEAR procedure
-WATCH procedure-This procedure incorporates listening and conversational strategies to be employed by people with hearing impairment.
-Group AR
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Environmental Coordination and Participation Improvment
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- Acoustic modification of home and work environments
-Identification of "listening friendly" social environments
-Education of Communication partners
-SPEECH
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What does SPEECH stand for?
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S- state the topic to be discussed
P- Pace your conversation at a moderate speed with occasional pauses to permit comprehension
E-enunciate clearly, without exaggerated lip movements
E- enthusiastically communicate, using body language and natural gestures
CH- check comprehension before changing topics
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AR setting- Children
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Family-centered (home)
Preschool programs
Formal school programs
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