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THE ROLE OF AUDIOMETRY IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE LARYNGECTOMIZED PATIENT
Author(s) -
Harrison Robert J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682827109011528
Subject(s) - audiologist , audiology , otorhinolaryngology , rehabilitation , audiometry , medicine , population , psychology , hearing loss , physical therapy , surgery , environmental health
Summary H earing loss is the most prevalent handicap in the general population and it is a problem that increases in frequency with increase in age. Because most laryngectomized patients are middle‐aged or older males and because of the alteration in the anatomy and physiology during surgery, audiometry can play a vital role in rehabilitation. The benefits of accurate audiometry are: 1—objective evidence regarding otologic management and its effectiveness; 2—ruling out of hypacusis as a deterrent to esophageal speech progress or mastery of the artificial larynx and 3—utilization of amplification techniques during transient periods of acute middle ear problems. The communicative disorder specialist is the logical professional to conduct this audiometric monitoring but adequate management of the patient involves the close teamwork of the speech pathologist, the audiologist and the otolaryngologist.