The future of audiological rehabilitation.
The field of audiological rehabilitation in adults faces an array of opportunities. Some of these are technological, as with the advent of fully digital hearing-aids, and some involve clinical practice, such as opportunities for true multidisciplinary working, and for changes in hearing-aid prescription and provision. The development of well-validated questionnaire instruments should facilitate robust research into the effectiveness of clinical interventions in adult audiological rehabilitation, for such evidence is urgently needed if the field is to thrive.
Baguley
D M
DM
Department of Audiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. dmb29@cam.ac.uk
Luxon
L M
LM
D000328:Adult; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D006113:United Kingdom