Adult Patients with Severe-to-Profound Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss
This document has been retired. The specific goal of this guideline is to provide a set of statements, recommendations, and strategies for best practice in the provision of a comprehensive treatment plan for the audiological management of adults with severe-to-profound unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The guideline addresses the technical aspects of hearing device selection, fitting, verification, validation, and counseling within the context of a comprehensive treatment plan.
A Systematic Review of Health-Related Quality of Life and Hearing Aids: Final Report of the American Academy of Audiology Task Force on the Health-Related Quality of Life Benefits of Amplification in Adults
This systematic review with meta-analysis examined evidence pertaining to the use of hearing aids for improving health-related quality of life for adults with sensorineural hearing loss.
Health-Related Quality of Life Benefits of Amplification in Adults
This position paper is an executive summary for “Systematic Review of Health-Related Quality of Life and Hearing Aids: Final Report of the American Academy of Audiology Task Force on the Health-Related Quality of Life Benefits of Amplification in Adults,” which examined evidence pertaining to the use of hearing aids for improving health-related quality of life for adults with sensorineural hearing loss.
Guidelines for the Audiologic Management of Adult Hearing Impairment
The specific goal of this guideline is to provide a set of statements, recommendations, and strategies for best practice in the provision of a comprehensive treatment plan for the audiological management of adults with hearing loss.
Pre-Purchase Assessment Guideline for Amplification Devices
This document has been retired. It is the position of the American Academy of Audiology that every person seeking treatment of hearing disorders through the use of amplification devices receive a comprehensive audiological evaluation prior to purchase.
Audiology Clinical Practice Algorithms and Statements
The Joint Audiology Committee on Clinical Practice Algorithms and Statements was established to achieve consensus and identify areas in which common policy for the entire profession would benefit recipients of care and to define clinical practice patterns and guidelines by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, additional relevant positions and products of the American Academy of Audiology, and the goal of the US Department of Veterans Affairs to establish clinical guidelines including step-by-step decision trees called clinical algorithms.
