{"id":27470,"date":"2014-05-22T14:35:38","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T19:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=27470"},"modified":"2014-05-22T14:35:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T19:35:38","slug":"unt-clinic-offers-help-for-hearing-aid-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2014\/05\/22\/unt-clinic-offers-help-for-hearing-aid-users\/","title":{"rendered":"UNT clinic offers help for hearing-aid users"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNT clinic offers help for hearing-aid users<\/strong><\/p>\n

Danielle Bryant, left, and Betty Troeger listen to a presentation during a session at the University of North Texas Speech and Hearing Clinic.<\/p>\n

By Jenna Duncan, Staff Writer – \u00a0jduncan@dentonrc.com<\/p>\n

May 19, 2014<\/p>\n

Betty Troeger bought her first pair of hearing aids in 2000, but she only recently learned how to use them to really improve her hearing.<\/p>\n

After buying her third pair of hearing aids from the University of North Texas Speech and Hearing Clinic, Troeger participated in the university\u2019s first-ever aural rehabilitation classes for people with new hearing aids.<\/p>\n

Through a series of classes this spring, she learned how the hearing aids work and how to maintain them. She also learned better communication methods for when she can\u2019t hear clearly, such as where to sit in a restaurant and how to get people to rephrase questions when she can\u2019t understand them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re hard of hearing, you have to stay abreast of this information, because otherwise you withdraw from the world, and that\u2019s bad mentally for older people,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the long run, I really do want to keep communicating with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Danielle Bryant, a student at UNT, secured the funding for the first series of classes this year, under the direction of Lana Ward, the clinical supervisor.<\/p>\n

Ward has wanted<\/span> to hold the classes for years, but Bryant was the first student to take initiative to start the program, Ward said.<\/p>\n

To help jump-start the project, Bryant applied for and received a Community Renewal Fund award from the school, which gave a $3,000 cash stipend for startup costs.<\/p>\n

Bryant said she wanted to get involved because a lot of hearing clinics don\u2019t follow up with customers to help them optimize their satisfaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of having to keep coming back to an audiology clinic with problems, you can take care of your hearing aids and problem-solve [for] yourself,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s just so much information when you get hearing aids, that it\u2019s hard to let everything sink in.\u201d<\/p>\n

The class covered some basics and more complicated subject matter, focusing on items that were relevant to the half-dozen clients who participated in the program, Ward said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of information that we tend to take for granted as audiologists and professionals in this field,\u201d Ward said. \u201cSo I think Danielle put it in terms that the patrons could understand in a way that was relevant to their lives. She really built it around them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program won\u2019t be held this summer, but Ward and Bryant are looking at ways to improve the program for the fall. To start, Ward wants to include the classes in a package provided to people who buy hearing aids through the UNT clinic.<\/p>\n

Troeger<\/span> agreed it would be helpful to offer the follow-up classes routinely. She now is trying to tell her brother and sister \u2014 who both wear hearing aids \u2014 what she learns in class. They haven\u2019t received any training in how to maximize the benefits from their hearing aids, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis far exceeds any other services or training I\u2019ve had on using them,\u201d Troeger said. \u201cYou get really good service when you\u2019re being tested, or when you buy hearing aids, but not this opportunity for continuing education.\u201d<\/p>\n

JENNA DUNCAN can be reached at 940-566-6889 and via Twitter at @JennaFDuncan.<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dentonrc.com\/local-news\/local-news-headlines\/20140519-unt-clinic-offers-help-for-hearing-aid-users.ece<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UNT clinic offers help for hearing-aid users Danielle Bryant, left, and Betty Troeger listen to a presentation during a session at the University of North Texas Speech and Hearing Clinic. By Jenna Duncan, Staff Writer – \u00a0jduncan@dentonrc.com May 19, 2014…<\/p>\n

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