Adults who are deaf or hard or hearing, as well as families of children with hearing conditions, often report that they struggle to understand the results of hearing assessments, make decisions about next steps, and convey the outcomes and implications to others. This course introduces the Ida Institute’s new conversation guide, My Hearing Explained, a tool to help hearing care professionals (both audiologists and SLPs specializing in hearing care) present hearing test results in a person-centered way and help patients and their families make decisions that are right for them.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Describe key challenges of communicating hearing test results and implications for people with lived experience of hearing conditions
• Implement changes in your practice to make communicating about hearing care diagnostics and implications more person-centered
• Use the My Hearing Explained conversation guide in daily practice

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.