An Earmold for the Geriatric Patient

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 1977 English Publisher:American Speech Language Hearing AssociationJournal:Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, volume 42, pages 44-46 (issn: 0022-4677, eissn: 2163-6184,

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Authors: M R, Navarro;

doi: 10.1044/jshd.4201.44

pmid: 839754

An Earmold for the Geriatric Patient

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Abstract

This article describes a rehabilitation innovation for the elderly hearing-impaired patient. To minimize the problem of lack of fine finger dexterity in the elderly, an earmold was designed with a small handle. A brief description of the design is provided. A case study describes the usefulness of this earmold.

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University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
United States

Keywords

Male, Hearing Aids, Humans, Correction of Hearing Impairment, Female, Aged

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