Introduction to Audiologic Rehabilitation

Supplemental Learning Activities

• The Self-Assessment of Communication (SAC) and Significant Other Assessment of Communication (SOAC) (Schow & Nerbonne, 1982) screening inventories were administered to Dr. M. and his spouse to gather further information concerning the degree of perceived hearing difficulty resulting from Dr. M.’s hearing loss. Try this online version of the SAC. 

• CORE and CARE Worksheet and Case Study Template. To gain a better understanding of the audiologic rehabilitation process in terms of assessment and management, “take apart” a case study and place it into the CORE/CARE rehabilitation model. Step-by-step instructions are found on the website. You simply need to download the CORE/CARE template, then select an audiologic rehabilitation case from this chapter. After reading the case, type appropriate responses into the template.

• Select an adult or elderly adult with hearing loss whom you can interview. Ideally, the person you select can meet with you, but it is possible to carry out this activity via telephone or even through email exchanges. You should gather information about the person’s hearing loss (degree, age at onset, type of loss, monaural or binaural, and any other pertinent parameters), use of hearing aids, cochlear implants, and/or HATs, how the hearing loss has affected his or her personal and social lives, as well as work and any other activities. What sorts of listening strategies, if any, does this person employ to help with communica- tion? See the website above for further assistance as you prepare for this activity.