Week # 3

This week in clinic I fit an adult male with a BTE Wide. He had been to our clinic and had his hearing tested ~3 years earlier and amplification was dicussed at that time, but no decission was made. Earlier this semester he came back for another heaving evaluation and amplificaton was again discussed. At this time, he decided to purcahse a hearing aid. He hunts and one of his main complaints was that he cannot hearing the animales while hunting (he couldn't tell which direction the noise from the animals were coming from) He also mentioned trouble hearing in noise and understanding normal conversation. He wanted to wear his hearing aids while hunting and was advised NOT to do so. The hearing in his right ear was within normaly limits, therefore only one hearing aid for his left ear was recommended.

During the hearing aid orientation, the hearing aid was programmed using the HighPro box and the Widex program in Noah. The pateint was also instructed on the use and care of his new hearing aid and how to change the battery. He practiced putting the hearing aid on and taking it off. He also wore glasses and was advised to be careful when removing the glasses so he didn't send his hearing aid flying off. Again, it was recommended to NOT wear the hearing aid while hunting. Another option was mentioned to the client that he could purchase from Cabelas.

This article looked at different adults and compared their social and occupational activies and the amount of hearing loss they had. The aim was to estimate the magnitude of hearing loss compared to sex, age, and activities. Puretone audiometry was done as well as a questionnare asking about noise exposure. For men, reported occupation noise exposure had been going on for years, as well as farming, forestry, and fishing. Women reported more houseword activities and less hearing loss. The relationship between age and hearnig loss was linear.

We see so many clients with noise induced hearing loss and I thought this compared a lot of different variable such as age, genger, work, leisure activities, etc. Check it out :)

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=18&hid=108&sid=0ad66298-30dd-4e9e-acb8-ddb5fd4fa21e%40sessionmgr102