[Communication strategies used by individuals with moderate sensorineural hearing loss].
BACKGROUND
communication strategies (CS) are mechanisms used to facilitate speech comprehension and the transmission of a message to another speaker.


OBJECTIVE
to characterize the communication strategies used by 20 adults, fitted with hearing aids, with moderate sensorineural hearing loss.


METHODS
a 60 minute interview, with an audiologist, with and without the hearing aid.


RESULTS
the CS which prevailed were those of a cognitive and palliative nature in the situations with and without the hearing aid.


CONCLUSIONS
most of the individuals used the communication strategies to facilitate the recognition of the message.
de Mello
Jaqueline Medeiros
JM
Fonoaudióloga, Especialista em Audiologia Clínica e Educacional do Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofacias da Universidade de São Paulo. jakmello@bol.com.br
Oliveira
Jerusa Roberta Massola
JR
Dell'Aringa
Ana Helena Bannwart
AH
Oliveira
Valdéia Vieira
VV
Zacare
Carolina Chibeni
CC
D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D013067:Speech Perception