Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Hearing Journal
Volume
70
Issue
1
Publication Date
2017
Abstract
Hearing loss is a common condition, yet, many adults who could benefit from amplification do not use their hearing aids, even though it could help them overcome negative consequences such as social withdrawal, loneliness, and depression. Equally concerning, hearing aid use is highly variable for young children, compromising speech and language developmental outcomes.
How clients are coping with emotional challenges may be a contributing factor to hearing aid usage, and such challenges may go undetected by audiologists. Depression and anxiety are common mental health conditions, and can interfere with effective healthcare management and treatment adherence; for example, when parents of children with hearing loss were experiencing symptoms of depression, their children wore hearing aids fewer hours per day than those with no depression. Stress can also impact physical and emotional wellbeing of clients with hearing loss and caregivers, and may be positively influenced by social support.
Recommended Citation
Muñoz, Karen F.; McLeod, Hannah; Pitt, Cache; Preston, Elizabeth S.; Shelton, Tiffany; and Twohig, Michael P., "Do you Know If Your Clients Are Having Challenges Coping" (2017). Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Faculty Publications. Paper 493.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/comd_facpub/493
