aural rehabilitation


aural rehabilitation

Any therapy used to improve the speech and communication of the hearing impaired.
Components of aural rehabilitation
Hearing aid orientation, listening strategies, speechreading, auditory training, speech cuing, total communication.

aural rehabilitation

Audiology Any technique used for the hearing-impaired to improve their speech and communication. See Speech therapy.

au·ral re·ha·bil·i·ta·tion

(awr'ăl rē'hă-bil'i-tā'shŭn) Procedures to enhance the communication capacity of people with hearing impairments, such as auditory training, lip reading, and hearing aid orientation.