Chapter 1: Overview of AR

Supplemental Learning Activities

Introduction
- Definitions and Synonyms
- Providers of Audiologic Rehabilitation
- Education Needs of Providers
Hearing Loss Characteristics
- Degree of Hearing Loss and Configuration
- Time of Onset
- Type of Loss
- Auditory Speech Recognition Ability
Consequences of Hearing Loss: Primary and Secondary
- Communication Difficulties
- Variable Hearing Disorder/Disability
Rehabilitative Alternatives
- Historical Background
- Contemporary Issues
- Current Status
Procedures in Audiologic Rehabilitation: An AR Model - CORE and CARE
- Rehabilitation Assessment Procedures
- Management Procedures
Settings for Audiologic Rehabilitation
- Children
- Adults
- Elderly

Hearing Loss Experience – Short video on how simulate a hearing loss using earplugs
Hearing Loss Simulations – Activity that allows you to listen to what different degrees and configurations of hearing loss might sound like
Hearing Loss profile – Activity that allows you to select a hearing loss and then see what types of communication concerns might go along with that hearing loss
All about the dB and reference levels – Short video about how the decibel (dB) is used and the different ‘levels’ used in audiology
Hearing Loss Classification – Activity that helps you understand type, degree, and configuration of hearing loss