WEEK ONE

• Hearing - “Hear today, gone tomorrow.”– 1. Audiograms

• Speech sounds/Environmental sounds

– 2. Hearing aids• Components: BTE, ITE, ITC

– 3. Care and maintenance of hearing aid(s)– 4. Troubleshooting– 5. Equipment to use with hearing aid– 6. Local and national self-help groups for

people with hearing loss

Relative Loudness Levels of Common Sounds

From: Learning to Hear AgainHearing Conservation, 5.L.1

BTE: Components and Checklist

From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 5

ITE/ITC: Components and Checklist

From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 6

How to Care for Your Hearing Aid

From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 13

Equipment to Be Used with Hearing Aids

From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 14

Equipment to Be Used with Hearing Aids (cont.)

From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 15

Listening Experiences with Hearing Aids

From: Learning to Hear AgainGuide to Hearing Aid Use, p. 4

WEEK TWO

• Taste - “I can’t hear as fast as you talk.”– 1. Reasons why hearing aids are not always

enough– 2. Common complaints of hearing aid users– 3. Communication Strategies

• Hard-of-hearing listeners

• Talkers

Rules for Good Communication

From: Learning to Hear AgainCommunication Strategies, 5.E.4

Communication Guidelines

From: Learning to Hear AgainCommunication Strategies, p. 3

10 Keys to Effective Listening

From: Learning to Hear AgainListening Strategies, 5.D.4

Stress and Hearing Loss

From: Learning to Hear AgainCommunication Strategies, p. 20

WEEK THREE

• Sight- “I can hear better wearing my glasses.”– 1. Speechreading– 2. Factors affecting communication– 3. Social/Emotional impact of hearing loss

Gestures and Facial Expressions

From: Learning to Hear Again Speechreading, p. 14

Suggested Exercises for Gestures and FacialExpressions for Continued Practice

From: Learning to Hear Again Speechreading, p. 23

Lipreading: Part of the Communication Process

From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.1

Sounds to Look For When Speechreading

From: Learning to Hear Again Speechreading, p. 10

Practice Sheets for P-B-M

From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.2

Practice Sheets for W and WH

From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.3

Practice Sheets for F and V

From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.4

Additional Activities for Home Practice

From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.10

Additional Activities for Home Practice (cont.)

From: Learning to Hear Again Visual Awareness and Speechreading, 5.B.11

Social and Emotional Issues

From: Learning to Hear Again Social/Emotional Issues, 5.H.1

Effects on Emotions (Affect)

From: Learning to Hear Again Social/Emotional Issues, 5.H.2

Effects on Thoughts and Relationships

From: Learning to Hear Again Social/Emotional Issues, 5.H.3

WEEK FOUR

• Touch- “Reach out and touch someone.”– 1. Being assertive– 2. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)– 3. Assistive listening devices

Suggestions for Improving Communication byBeing Assertive

From: Learning to Hear Again Speechreading, p. 13

Assistive Devices for Persons with Hearing Impairment

From: Learning to Hear Again Hearing and Hearing Loss, 5.1.3

TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPDATE by Pam Ransom

From: Hearing Loss July/August 1997 p. 8-9

Review of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, andimprovements of new telephones (e.g. caller id, volume

control on ringer) that can benefit individuals with hearingimpairments.

Save Money on Assistive Technology for Your Car by David Baquis

From: Hearing Loss July/August 1998 p. 22-23

References• Baquis, D. (1998, July/August). Save

money on assistive technology for your car. Hearing Loss, 22-23.

• Ransom, P. (1997, July/August). Telecommunications update. Hearing Loss, 8-9.

• Wayner, D.S., & Abrahamson, J.D. (1996). Learning to hear again: An audiologic

rehabilitation curriculum guide. Austin, Texas: Hear Again.