School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2007

Abstract

This retrospective study was undertaken to identify the prevalence of hearing loss in the homeless population and its implications for vocational rehabilitation. Audiometric threshold data for adult residents of an urban homeless shelter were collected and reported. Subjects with hearing loss were identified and defined by their binaural high-frequency pure tone average (B-HFPTA). Those subjects were assigned a predicted Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults-Screener (HHIA-S) score. Their HHIA-S scores, in turn, were used to predict hearing handicap and hearing aid candidacy. Significant hearing handicap was predicted for 35.6% of subjects; 10.6% were identified as hearing aid candidates. These findings have implications for vocational rehabilitation that have not been previously addressed.

Publication Title

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volume

18

Issue

1

First Page

161

Last Page

172

Required Publisher's Statement

Copyright 2007 The Johns Hopkins University Press.

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