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Aural Rehabilitation Glossary

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Auditory Attention

Intermediate Technical IVT

The cognitive process of selectively focusing on a target auditory stimulus while suppressing competing sounds, a function commonly impaired in listeners with hearing loss who rely on increased cognitive resources to process degraded speech.

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Occlusion Effect

Intermediate Technical IVT

The hollow or booming quality perceived by a hearing aid wearer for their own voice, caused by blockage of the ear canal...

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