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Assessment of Audio-Tactile Sensory Substitution Training in Participants with Profound Deafness Using the Event-Related Potential Technique
Published on: September 7, 2022
[Conversation with a hearing-impaired person]
1Helsingin yliopisto, puhetieteet, Helsinki.
Abstract:
Hearing impairment is on the rise with the aging population. It causes conversational problems, whose prevention or solving can be influenced by the physician's own action. The aim in talking with a hearing-impaired patient is clarity of communication. Tranquility of the surroundings, visibility of the face and lucid speech are essential aspects. Other useful means of conversation include division of speech, emphasized gestures and, in the case of inhibited spoken communication, writing. It is always possible to improve conversation by paying attention to one's own style of communication and constructing of the situation.
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