Aural Rehabilitation Glossary

The gradual adjustment process by which a hearing aid user adapts to amplified sound over time, leading to improved spee...

The adjustment phase during which a new hearing aid user adapts perceptually and cognitively to amplified sound over day...

The comprehensive, person-centred clinical process of reducing hearing-related disability through device fitting, counse...

The gradual improvement in speech recognition performance following hearing aid fitting, attributed to the central audit...

The cognitive process of selectively focusing on a target auditory stimulus while suppressing competing sounds, a functi...

The deterioration in speech recognition ability in an unaided ear that occurs over time when it receives insufficient ac...

A temporary decline in auditory sensitivity or performance resulting from sustained exposure to sound, distinct from noi...

A hearing disorder characterised by the presence of normal outer hair cell function but disrupted neural transmission fr...

A broad set of services and interventions aimed at helping individuals with hearing loss maximise their auditory functio...

Structured education and coaching provided to family members, caregivers, or frequent communication partners of a person...

A component of aural rehabilitation that teaches individuals with hearing loss and their communication partners specific...

The ratio of the change in input sound level to the change in output level in a hearing aid's compression circuit, contr...

A hearing aid configuration in which sound detected at a non-functioning ear is wirelessly routed to and amplified at th...

An electronic feature of modern hearing aids that records objective usage data—such as hours worn, listening environment...

A hearing rehabilitation strategy combining low-frequency acoustic amplification with high-frequency electrical stimulat...

A structured, facilitated intervention delivered to multiple hearing-impaired participants simultaneously, combining inf...

An instructional session or programme in which a new hearing-aid user is taught device handling, maintenance, and basic...

A brief seven-item self-report questionnaire assessing hearing-aid outcomes across dimensions including use, benefit, re...

A communication technique used by a person with hearing loss to resolve a breakdown in understanding during conversation...

A classification in hearing aid outcome research denoting a patient who wears and benefits from their device consistentl...

The ratio of the level of the desired auditory signal (typically speech) to the level of background noise, expressed in...