This document defines audiology services as procedures that facilitate communication for individuals with hearing impairments. It lists types of audiology services including hearing aids, listening strategies, speech reading, and sign language. It also describes the identification and evaluation of sensory capabilities, interpretation of results and referrals, intervention for communication difficulties, common audiology services, and members of the audiology team.

1. Mr. Manikandan.T,
RN., RM., M.Sc(N)., D.C.A .,(Ph.D)
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing,
VMCON, Puducherry.

2. Definition
• Services and procedures for facilitating
adequate receptive and expressive
communication in individual with hearing
impairment.

3. Types
• Hearing aid
• Listening strategies
• Speech reading
• sign language

4. Identification and evaluation of
sensory capablities
• Assessment
• Periodic monitoring
• Reevaluation of auditory abilities
• Monitoring other sensory capabilities
• Evaluation, fitting and monitoring of auditory
aids

5. Interpretation of results, counseling
and referal
• Interpret the audiologic finding to client,
family, employer, teacher
• Guidance and counseling to client and family
about educational, psychosocial and
communicative effects of hearing loss
• Guidance and counseling to parents regarding
educational options
• Individual anf family counselig about coping

6. Intervention for communicative
difficulties
• Provision of hearing and speech conversation
programming

7. Services
• Diagnosis
• Auditory training
• Communication strategies training
• Personal adjustment counseling
• Psychological support
• Communication partner training
• Speech reading training

8. Team members
• ENT
• Parents
• Regular classroom teachers
• Psychology
• Genetist