Adult With Hearing Loss - Associations and Organizations

American Academy of Audiology

American Speech Language and Hearing Association

American Tinnitus Association

Association for Late-Deafened Adults

Better Hearing Institute

Hearing Like Me

HearingLoop.org

Hearing Loss Association of America

The Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center welcomes new families

 http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Landing.aspx?id=549

Communication Strategies and Improving Understanding: Adult Auditory Rehabilitation

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Communication Strategies and Improving Understanding

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Understanding Adult Auditory Rehabilitation: Stages of Development and Listening Sets

This information can be found with more detail at the Hearing Journey - Cochlear implant Forum

Go To: http://www.hearingjourney.com/

   Closed Set: The easiest type of listening is in a closed set, where the contents of the set are  present or clearly defined. 

Examples of closed sets are:  Numbers from 1 - 10 Names of family members

Bridge or Limited Set:  A bridge or limited set is one in which the context or category

 is clearly established, but the specific items in the set are not clearly present or defined.  

Examples of bridge/limited sets are:  Animals Items in a drug store

Open Set: In open set listening, there is no established content and possibilities are unlimited.  

Examples of open set listening situations are:  Carrying on a conversation over the telephone Listening to a news program on the radio or TV How difficult a listening situation can be depends on a wide variety of challenge factors.   To better understand the complexities of daily listening, some of these challenge factors are described below.

 Examples of closed sets are: 

• Numbers from 1 - 10
• Names of family members                               

Examples of bridge/limited sets are: 

• Animals
• Items in a drug store

Examples of open set listening situations are: 

• Carrying on a conversation over the telephone
• Listening to a news program on the radio or TV

How difficult a listening situation can be depends on a wide variety of challenge factors.  

To better understand the complexities of daily listening, some of these challenge factors are described below.  

Click   HERE to learn about how every listening situation has a CONTENT factors

Click   HERE to read about PRESENTATION factors

Click   HERE for information about AUDITORY MEMORY

Ten Commandments Individuals With Hearing Loss Wish You Knew

http://www.inmygoodear.com/ten-commandments-the-hearing-impaired-wish-you-knew/

Never Say, “I’m Bored.”

Summer is Around the Corner 

When our girls were young, the words, “I’m bored.” was prohibited in our home. 

I was known to assign a chore to take care of the problem.

There is so much fun to be had and no room for boredom especially during the summer months. Be sure to set up lots of opportunities for listening, language, learning, reading, outdoors fun and more.

H E R E is a fun FREE Printable to get your summer started.

 Post it on your fridge as a handy, inspirational reference!

http://indulgy.com/post/f6ctmYHlX1/summer-activity-idea-list-indoor-and-outdoo