HEARING LOSS MANAGEMENT CLASSES
The Evanston Audiology Service offers Hearing Loss Management Classes for people with hearing loss and their families. Sessions are tailored to meet the needs of each individual. Spouses and significant others are encouraged to participate. Sessions are conducted by graduate clinicians under the supervision of faculty audiologists.
Topics include:
SPEECHREADING
Components of lipreading & speechreading
Limitations related to the speaker, environment, speechreader, and nature of speech
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Communication behavior & common communication strategies
Environmental factors in interpersonal communication
Hearing loss-related communication problems
ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES & THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
Telephone, TV, theater, FM and other devices
Legal rights under the ADAHEARING LOSS MANAGEMENT
Understanding hearing loss, hearing loss prevention
Hearing loss and it effect on behavior, emotions, thoughts, & relationships
Support groups for persons with hearing loss
HEARING AIDS: WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO FOR YOU
How hearing aids help hearing loss
Hearing aid use and care; troubleshooting hints
WHEN? Five, two-hour sessions, meeting once a week
Times are typically 10 AM – 12 PM or 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Individual, one-on-one sessions are taught by a Graduate Clinician; supervised by a faculty audiologist.
WHERE? Sessions meet in the Frances Searle Building on the Evanston Campus of Northwestern University
COST? For individuals with hearing aids purchased from Northwestern, there is a $25.00 registration fee
For others, there is a $175.00 registration feeHOW? Contact the Program Assistant at the Northwestern University Audiology Service
(847) 491-3165 Advanced registration is required.
