So i had class today and I thought I would cover what we talked about in class, getting ready for the dreaded viva exam.
Different Rehabilitation Appointments
- Screening appointments
- Hearing Assessments
- Discussions
- Fitting
- Follow up & review
- End of warranty appointment
- Case History
- Trying to find out about Quality of Life
- Client Motivation
- Medical Referrals
- Assistive listening devices
- Lifestyle of client and what sort of listening demands they have
- Give results and link back to difficulties they were having
- Contra indications ie CIC not appropriate for people with problems with wax, sweat
- Discuss COSI goals
- Take impressions if required
- Communication tactics
- Book client in to come back in 2 weeks time
- Discuss cost
- Commitment from client need to tell them that there will be several appointments, there is a 30 day trial period, what client is agreeing to
- Terms and conditions
- It is a partnership, the hearing aids will not just fix their hearing
- They still have options
- They need to be aware of their responsibilities
- Fitting Appointments
- Put the hearing aids together check they are working
- Greet clients
- Show them the hearing aids
- DO OTOSCOPY
- Calibrate the probe tubes
- Perform Real ear unaided gain
- PErform Real ear Aided gain
- and the difference in Real Ear Insertion Gain
- Match to target
- Then match to client preference --not on prescription
- Set acclimatisation
- Make sure they are balanced; both ears sound even, check MPO, check if any sounds are too loud or uncomfortable
- comfort
- how doestheir own voice sound ; occlusion
- Set programs ; noise and quiet , tloop
- Save settings
- Speech tests SPIN, HINT
- Power more battery more power, shorter battery life
- Book next appointment 2-3 weeks because of the 30 day trial period
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