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Engaging with the lives of people with dementia

01 November 2006

Mental Health Practice

General

Being deaf and having short-term memory problems is a challenging combination. I should know, as Mum had both. Please notice I write ‘Mum had both’ and not ‘Mum...

Communication problems of hearing-impaired patients

26 January 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim The main objective of this national survey was to check the findings of an earlier pilot survey. This had found that patients who had a hearing-impairment and...

Audiology and hearing impairment: improving the quality of care

14 July 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Hearing impairment can hinder nurses’ and carers’ ability to provide high quality care. In this article, the author provides basic information on audiology and...

Talking deaf children

01 November 2001

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Yes, most deaf children do talk. A survey in 1998 (British Association of Teachers of the Deaf Magazine 2000) reported that in England there were 12,090 children...

Caring for older people who have a hearing disability

01 February 2002

Nursing Older People

CPD

Hearing disability in older people is the cause of much distress and can result in the person affected withdrawing from social contact either through an inability to...

digital hearing aids: a life transformed

01 April 2007

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Digital hearing aids have transformed Sonia’s life after a long struggle with a hearing impairment. After she was fitted with her hearing aids her life improved...

Communication and the hearing-impaired patient

03 December 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Hearing impairment affects significant numbers of the people who are most likely to use healthcare services. Nursing skills in this area still fall short of...

Adapting de-escalation techniques with deaf service users

17 August 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article discusses the reasons why deaf patients might become angry and outlines de-escalation techniques that could be used by nurses when caring for these...

Communicating effectively with deaf patients

18 January 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article explores the communication needs of deaf patients who use British Sign Language as their first or preferred language. It would appear that these needs...

The deaf child in hospital

01 June 2001

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

The aim of this article is to provide the reader with an understanding of the physiology of hearing and how different types of deafness can impact on the child and...