![]() It was concluded that, with the combined body of evidence, there is little support to draw any firm conclusions that AR classroom programs are beneficial. In a recent review, 3 386 articles on aural rehabilitation for adults were cross-referenced and 8 met the inclusion criteria to assess benefit. A plethora of studies on aural rehabilitation (AR) and auditory training programs describe comprehensive curriculums that result in many hours of trainings, some lasting for weeks. However, as Dr Jerger noted, what followed were several decades largely characterized by hearing care professionals paying “lip service to the importance of auditory training.” 1Īmong the reasons for a lack of professional acceptance are that aural rehabilitation programs are time-consuming, outcomes are mixed, and there is little or no reimbursement. ![]() Some auditory training programs, including those at Walter Reed Hospital described by Mark Ross, PhD, 2 and others in Europe described by Geoff Plant in this issue of The Hearing Review(see p 18), were exemplary (and arguably overkill). Subsequently, Carhart developed a comprehensive program to improve the listening skills of the young veterans and called it auditory training(AT). Prior to 1942, Carhart had learned from a colleague at Northwestern that there had to be training for maximal benefit. James Jerger, PhD, wrote in a JAAA editorial 1 that, when the military asked Captain Raymond Carhart, the “Father of Audiology,” to dispense hearing aids to veterans returning from WWII, Carhart said that issuing hearing aids was not enough. Future studies on AR and auditory training should focus upon this important population. By Oscar Armero, AuD, and Charissa Hicks Emerging evidence points to increased importance of AR for older adultsįrom our experience as clinicians who serve the age-80+ population and the emerging scientific evidence about this patient group, it is older patients who are most likely to benefit from aural rehabilitation (AR) programs, and therefore, more eager to attend AR classes.
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