Week #1

This week in clinic I saw a middle-age man who had previously been to our hearing clinic a few years ago for a hearing evaluation. His audiogram results showed a mild loss in his left ear. Approproate amplification was discussed with him, but he was not ready at the this time and said he would return. He came in today ready to make a decision about amplification.

His main complaints where understnading speech in noise (restaurants, etc) and localizing sounds of the animals while he was hunting. Both of these issues were addressed and he was informed that even normal listeners have trouble in noise and that he should not wear his haring aids while huntig. A ear muff amplifier was looked into from Cabbella's that had a limit where the amplifier will cut off if the noise gets too loud (ex. when shooting the gun).

Another hearing evaluation was done and the same results were found. He had a mild, sensorineural loss in his left ear. An open-fit BTE Widex Flash was order for this patient. He was excited about how small they were and picked a color to match his hair. He was shown a similiar model to see the appromximate size and shape (the Oticon Delta).

This article has to due with hearing loss caused by noise, ear infections, and head injuries. I thought it was good because it also utilizes a questainnaire which we have been talking about in Aural rehab. It has some good charts and graphs that also separate men from women and separate by age. Most of the hearing loss was in relation to noise exposure and the effects of ear infections seemed to effect all frequencies. Check it out :)

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=12&hid=106&sid=73917234-4af1-486a-93b4-676f4e27b37f%40sessionmgr106