Audiogram project

Client #2 with S soundfield or unaided (in green) and A aided threshholds (in gold)

based on “Audiogram of familiar sounds”

1) To the parent or teacher

Here is a picture of your student's hearing. Look at the green line. It starts out at the left near the letter '"j." Then the green line dips down near the crying baby. Finally, the green line reaches up toward the singing bird. I want you to move your right finger along that line. Your student can hear everything below your finger. Stretch out your thumb *below* your finger. See all of the sounds that your student hears? Your student can hear a crying baby!

OK. Now, put your left thumb on the green line. Your student is missing all of the sounds above that line. Stretch out your finger above the line. You can move your hand along the line. See the children talking to each other? They are above the green line. Your student cannot hear them.

See the “ch”? That is above the green line. Your student cannot hear that sound. Your student hears “chew as “oo.” See the “z”? That is above the green line. Your student cannot hear that sound. Your student hears “I” when someone says “eyes,”

2) Advantages of wearing the hearing aids during all waking hours

Now I want you to look at the gold line. That line shows your student's hearing with the hearing aids. Place your left thumb on the green line and touch your next finger to the gold line. Move your fingers along the lines, from left to right. Notice the space between your fingers. This shows the extra things that your student hears when wearing hearing aids. The talking children are between your fingers. This means that your student can hear them when wearing hearing aids.

Your student is learning how other children speak to each other. Your student is learning how children use silence and speech to take turns talking. Your student is learning the sounds that words have at their ends. She wants to hear the difference between "Tina is a mom" and "Tina's mom." If you student wears the hearing aids, your student will have more time to learn to understand speech. The more your student understands speech, the easier it will be to speak. The more your student hears conversation, the easier it will be to participate in conversations.

3) Checking that the parent/teacher has grasped the explanation what exactly they understood

You see the picture of the vacuum cleaner? That is below the green line. Will your student hear that without aids? (yes) OK. What will your student miss if not using the hearing aids? (water, conversation, alarm clock, leaves, birds) OK. Now, let's see which of those you student hears with the hearing aids. (conversation).

Show me which sounds your student will miss when he does not wear hearing aids. (z, v, g, sh, ch). How will this affect your student’s ability to understand you and other family members? (misses or misinterprets conversation) How will this affect your student’s ability to participate? (fear, shy, uncertain of what to say)

4) To an older child who does not see the benefit of wearing his or her hearing aids

            Without the hearing aids, you won't be able to hear someone's response to you. Imagine if someone tells you, "My sister is on Facebook." Without the aids, you might only hear, "My sister a nice book." You need the hearing aids to hear all of the sounds when someone is speaking. You will know what to say. That way, you can make new friends. Please let me know next time!