Fitting guidelines to determine candidacy for multiple memory hearing aids and the choice of amplification for each memory are devised by reviewing studies on the selection of amplification for different listening conditions. The guideline for determining candidacy comprises three factors: (1) difficulty hearing in acoustically diverse conditions, (2) an average high-frequency hearing loss grea...

A boy 6 years 9 months of age was brought by his mother to a child psychiatrist for difficulties with sustained attention, distraction, careless errors, poor listening, difficulty following instructions, difficulty with organization, frequently misplaced items, and forgetfulness in daily activities. He had no history of impulsive or hyperactive behavior, mood symptoms, or tics. He had been born...

The general situation of using two or more communications channels at once or in alternation gives rise to many specific problems. One of these, the difficulty of speaking and listening simultaneously, has already been studied (2). Another is the varying difficulty of identifying a message as important when it arrives while other messages are already in progress: this is being examined elsewher...

the concept and phenomena of listening is inevitably, consciously or unconsciously in their daily encounter, hence it is necessary to acquire more knowledge in order to have effective utilization of this concept. the art and skill of good listening will utgrade the quality of our communication with our coworkers and other organization members and enables us to catch the attention, sympathy, aff...