BACKGROUND: communication strategies (CS) are mechanisms used to facilitate speech comprehension and the transmission of a message to another speaker. AIM: to characterize the communication strategies used by 20 adults, fitted with hearing aids, with moderate sensorineural hearing loss. METHOD: a 60 minute interview, with an audiologist, with and without the hearing aid. RESULTS: the CS which prevailed were those of a cognitive and palliative nature in the situations with and without the hearing aid. CONCLUSION: most of the individuals used the communication strategies to facilitate the recognition of the message.
BACKGROUND: communication strategies (CS) are mechanisms used to facilitate speech comprehension and the transmission of a message to another speaker. AIM: to characterize the communication strategies used by 20 adults, fitted with hearing aids, with moderate sensorineural hearing loss. METHOD: a 60 minute interview, with an audiologist, with and without the hearing aid. RESULTS: the CS which prevailed were those of a cognitive and palliative nature in the situations with and without the hearing aid. CONCLUSION: most of the individuals used the communication strategies to facilitate the recognition of the message.
Authors: Eliara Pinto Vieira; Elisiane Crestani de Miranda; Lucila Leal Calais; Laura Maria Araújo de Carvalho; Maria Cecília Martinelli I Ório; Alda Christina Lopes de Carvalho Borges Journal: Braz J Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2007 Nov-Dec