title: Guidelines for the identification of hearing impairment/handicap in adult/elderly persons.
abstract: ASHA recommends screening to identify individuals with a hearing impairment/handicap. This screening protocol will enable clinicians to rapidly and effectively identify those persons whose hearing impairment interferes with daily life and thus may require audiologic management.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001298:Audiology; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012952:Societies; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology; D014481:United States