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Hearing in people with mental handicaps: A REVIEW OF 100 ADULTS
Author(s) -
Yeates Sybil
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1989.tb00506.x
Subject(s) - audiology , medicine , hearing loss , hearing aid , psychology
A pilot project was undertaken which examined the hearing of 100 adults with mental handicaps. The adults had been referred because of a suspected hearing problem and this was confirmed in 37 per cent of the sample. A further 14 per cent were found to have adequate hearing and 19 per cent to require additional objective electrophysiological tests. The remaining 30 per cent were deemed to require supervision, having hearing levels at the lowest acceptable limits. Of the 37 people requiring amplification, 14 had previously been supplied with hearing aids; but only one person was using the correct aid and remained in touch with a hospital department. The need both for diagnosis and, most importantly, on‐going help for people with hearing problems and the staff who work with them is imperative.