Sensory abilities decline with age. More than 5% of the world's population, approximately
360 million people, have disabling hearing loss. In adults, disabling hearing loss is defined …

Aim: Best-practice in audiological rehabilitation takes a holistic client-and family-centred
approach and considers hearing care in the context of personal well-being. Hearing loss not …

Sensory input provides the signals used by the brain when listeners understand speech and
participate in social activities with other people in a range of everyday situations. When …

Background Acquired adult‐onset hearing loss is a common long‐term condition for which
the most common intervention is hearing aid fitting. However, up to 40% of people fitted with …

This paper addresses the development and effectiveness of a home education program. The
program, designed for hearing-impaired elders and their significant others (SO), deals with …

The number and proportion of older adults in the United States population is increasing, and
more clinical audiologists will be called upon to deliver hearing care to the approximately …

The framework for understanding effortful listening (FUEL) draws on psychological theories
of cognition and motivation. In the present article, theories of social-cognitive psychology are …

Objectives: The goals of the current research were to determine:(1) whether there is a
relationship between perceived social support and hearing aid satisfaction, and (2) how well …

Background: Many audiologists have observed a situation where a patient appears to
understand something spoken by his or her spouse or a close friend but not the same …

Objective To identify the approaches taken by audiologists to address their adult clients'
psychosocial needs related to hearing loss. Design A participatory mixed methods design …