Aural Rehabilitation Builds Up Patients' Communication Skills

摘要

If you ask hearing healthcare providers if they provide aural rehabilitation, a resounding number will answer in the affirmative. And yet, data indicate that less than 20 percent of new amplification users-and less than 10 percent of experienced users-receive any form of aural rehabilitation beyond the provision of hearing aids (MarkeTrak VIII: Hearing Review 2010;17[4]:12-34). Moreover, fewer than five percent are provided with formal retraining opportunities.