Aural rehabilitation in noise induced hearing loss.
The patient with noise induced hearing loss presents complex aural rehabilitative problems. Such patients are not generally good candidates for "traditional" aural rehabilitation involving speech reading therapy and auditory training. Instead aural rehabilitation efforts involve individual evaluation of the communication handicap, non-medical relief for tinnitus, possible hearing aid use with carefully selected amplification and earmold, and counseling on hearing and listening.
D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D003376:Counseling; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D009623:Noise, Occupational; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000534:rehabilitation