Clear speech for adults with a hearing loss: Does intervention with communication partners make a difference?

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-171

  Caissie, Rachel ^a   Campbell, Melanie McNutt ^b,c   Frenette, Wendy L ^d   Scott, Lori ^d   Howell, Illona ^d   Roy, Anouk ^e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Chaleur Regional Hospital   (Canada)

^d Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres ^*

^e Hôpital Dr Georges L Dumont   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiologic rehabilitation; Aural rehabilitation; Clear speech; Communication strategies for hearing impaired

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SPEECH; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPOUSE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 22844448217     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.16.3.4     Document Type: Article

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