CASE STUDY #1 QUESTIONS
1. Why is this person a candidate for hearing aids in the first place?
2. You have some information about the person’s hearing loss. Is this enough for you to be able to fit hearing aids effectively?
3. What other kinds of information would you like to be able to help this person?
4. What style of hearing aid do you recommend this patient use, based on her hearing loss?
5. Find information from one or more of the websites of hearing aid manufacturers that will reassure you that the style of hearing aid you have chosen is appropriate for this person’s hearing loss and describe what you found.
6. What controls and features (volume control, remote control, telecoil, etc..) would this person need or enjoy?
7. For the hearing aid you recommend, do you need to make an impression of the person’s ear?
8. Now that hearing aids are almost all digital, what benefits will this client receive from having a digital circuit in the hearing aid?
9. Will the hearing aid you recommend have a directional microphone? Do directional microphones help and how do they help?
10. What size of battery will be in the hearing aid?
11. What do you need to tell the person about the batteries so they can use them both safely and effectively?
12. How well does a hearing aid do in overcoming a hearing loss?
13. How do you take care of hearing aids?
14. Why do hearing devices cost so much?
