An Orientation to Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids

Michelle Quinn, AuD

Certified Audiologist
Harborview Medical Center

University of Washington

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture, you should be able to:

• Discuss with patients the importance and need of having hearing screened and/or tested as part of routine geriatric health maintenance
• Identify and list at least three factors that play into successful hearing aid use
• Identify and implement ways to better communicate with patients who have hearing loss in clinic

[From the Spring 2019 Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series, NW Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center]