An Examination of Hearing Aid Counseling Implemented by Audiologists

No AccessPerspectives on Aural Rehabilitation and Its InstrumentationArticle1 Oct 2013An Examination of Hearing Aid Counseling Implemented by Audiologists Kathleen M. Cienkowski, and Gabrielle H. Saunders Kathleen M. Cienkowski University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Google Scholar and Gabrielle H. Saunders National Center for Auditory and Rehabilitation Research, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/arii20.2.67 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Researchers have established that counseling can improve the quality of hearing healthcare services and that it is critical to the successful acceptance and use of hearing devices. Counseling may include the provision of information, counseling for adjustment to hearing loss, and counseling for acceptance of living with hearing loss. 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