title: [What's new in auditory rehabilitation?].
abstract: The availability of auditory rehabilitation has significantly improved with the current legislation. Rehabilitation options have developed with advanced hearing aid technology. With the aging population, the number of persons using a hearing aid is increasing. A physician will need basic abilities to communicate with an elderly for whom the use of a hearing aid may be problematic. Besides a hearing aid, a hearing-impaired person may need other appliances, such as a better audible doorbell or an amplified telephone. In severe cases, alarm systems comprising of a fire alarm and indicator of doorbell and telephone ringing may be necessary.
authors.affiliation: TYKS:n kuulokeskus, PL 52, 20521 Turku.
authors.forename: Jaakko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salonen
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kronlund
authors.forename: Erna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kentala
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001307:Auditory Perception; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013689:Telephone