QR-Healthcare Resources for Hearing Loss
Effective communication improves the quality of treatment, resulting in:
- Improved patient safety
- Informed decision making
- Treatment and medication adherence
- Increased patient satisfaction
- Better health care outcomes
Summary of research, from Communication Access in Health Care Program, Provider’s Guide, Hearing Loss Association of America
Below are links to key information for healthcare providers. Most hyperlinks go to the national nonprofit Center for Hearing Access
Hearing Loss information
- Hearing Aid Limitations. Hearing aids and cochlear implant technologies have benefits, yet have limitations with capabilities and range.
- Hearing Loss Statistics. For a person in their 60s, they have a 50% chance of having hearing loss – and this percentage continues to increase with age. Of those people who are deaf/Deaf or have a hearing loss, 98% use spoken language to communicate.
“What you don’t know about hearing aids” by Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens, audiologist. TEDx Oshkosh. Released March 2, 2024. Now approaching 1 million views!
Communication Access in Health Care Program
Hearing Loss Association of America
- Provider Guide
- Articles in Hearing Life Magazine. Articles written by a leader in the field of effective communication and a patient story. One article: Megan Morris, Ph.D., Department of Medicine at University of Colorado, Anschutz. Equitable Health Care: Setting the Record Straight
Technology for Health Care Settings
- Hearing the difference (1-minute video simulations, what assistive listening sounds like)
- Technology devices for healthcare. Some technological solutions for communicating effectively with people with hearing loss. Vendor list. The patient may bring their own personal equipment; however, the medical provider must have the necessary equipment on hand, under the ADA.
- Healthcare, assistive listening information and hearing loss/healthcare resources: for providers and people with hearing loss, as well as legal resources.
- Assistive Listening Systems Quick Guide (3 pages) Easily compare 5 assistive listening systems on a grid that starts on page 2
Wynne’s articles
- Webb, A. Sidebar by Whyman W. (Spring 2022). Effective Communication in Medical Settings: Your Rights Under the Law. Hearing Life Magazine (2 pages, pdf). What 5 areas or biases were intentionally not covered in the sidebar? One area: requesting accommodations. Why do you think they were not covered? There were other reasons besides the 250-word limit.
- Roberts, C. (6/13/25). Make Your Hearing Aids Work Harder. Consumer Reports. (quote by Wynne)
- Whyman, W. (Spring 2025) “A Push for Hearing Devices that are ‘ADA-Access-Ready’ Hearing Health Foundation, Quarterly publication. 4 pages.
- Moores, G. (3/4/25). A sound investment: How hearing loops are improving the learning experience at CSU. March 4, 2025 (quote by Wynne)
- Sterkens, J. and W. Whyman (January 2025) Helping People Hear Anywhere with Telecoils and Auracast (feature article, Canadian Audiologist)
Upcoming Webinars
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August 28, 2025
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