title: Communication and special health care needs of a profoundly hearing impaired adolescent.
abstract: This report describes the authors' experience in providing medical and contraceptive care to a profoundly hearing impaired adolescent in a hospital setting. Ways to communicate effectively with the hearing impaired are described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008369:Manual Communication; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012736:Sex Education; D012813:Sign Language