AUD 507 - Aural Rehabilitation Across the Life Span
Semester Hours:3 Fall
Discusses theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of aural rehabilitation methods appropriate to hearing impaired populations of different ages. Auditory training, language stimulation, speech reading and speech conservation procedures are explored in detail. The role of hearing aids, assistive listening devices, classroom amplifiers and cochlear implants and cultural issues in aural rehabilitation is discussed.