By Mark Ross, Ph.D. This article is reprinted with permission from The Hearing Review and MWC/Allied Healthcare Group, Los Angeles, Sept 2001 (v. 8, no. 9), pgs. 62-67. All rights reserved. Editor's Note: Originally, this excellent article (as published in the Hearing Review, see above) was a podium presentation for a professional audience. Due to the importance and depth of…

By Dr. Max S. Chartrand Ph.D. The author covers principles learned in his own exodus from communicative handicap to expressive wholeness, relating the remarkable relationship between music and language for the benefit of all. Note: A fuller treatment of this topic, complete with illustrations is available in Appendix A of Dr. Chartrand's textbook HEARING INSTRUMENT COUNSELING, 2nd ed., International Institute…

By Max S. Chartrand Ph.D. This article features revealing information on the often serious effects of the lack of sleep on the success of auditory rehabilitation.  Introduction In the typical hearing health case history, we ask patients about prior medical history, medications, supplements and dosages, even such items as tobacco and alcohol consumption, all of which can have a profound…

By Dr. Max S. Chartrand Ph.D. A physician attending a recent seminar asks an important question about their patients who wear hearing aids. The rehabilitative timeline usually lasts about 90-120 days of continuous hearing aid use before the neurological system of the brain "relearns" forgotten sounds of speech. This requires patience and understanding on everyone's part. Question: As a geriatrician…