AN Awareness Month: Unilateral Hearing Loss/SSD & Hearing Rehabilitation
What happens when the world suddenly sounds different? Attendees heard from a patient living with single-sided deafness (SSD) about challenges like sound localization, background noise, and social connection. An audiologist discussed treatment options, their benefits and limitations, and ways to adapt in a hearing world.
Speechreading: Hear Better by Knowing More
If every conversation had taken place in a quiet room with one other person, hearing conversations would have been easier. Listening would have been effortless if the person had been familiar to us and the topic had never changed—or at least less effortful. In this webinar, Sandra Vandenhoff, audiologist and founder of HEARa, explained how learning about speechreading was an example of using knowledge and skills to reduce listening effort, and why it was worth investing time in the theory and practice of speechreading.
Exploring the Impact of Single-Sided Deafness on Quality of Life and Innovative Treatment Approaches
This webinar explored the impact of single-sided deafness on daily life and reviewed treatment options. Attendees learned about challenges such as communication difficulties and psychosocial effects, as well as strategies including hearing aids and bone conduction implants to help mitigate SSD’s effects.
