The method called hearing therapy is a health-related specialty which deals with the treatment of hearing impairment, which may be the result of congenital diseases, accidents or trauma, side effects of medications as well as illness like German measles and infection.

Those That Require Hearing Therapy

Individuals who need hearing therapy may include the following:

* For People that have progressive or acute hearing disorder
* For family members of individuals with hearing problems on how to correctly communicate effectively with hearing-impaired family members.
* People that are required to have instruction on the use of assistive-hearing devices

Those That Provide Hearing Therapy

In A lot of cases it is the audiologist who provides hearing therapy. An audiologist is a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats any form of hearing impairment or loss. Based on the diagnosis, the audiologist presents various treatment options to the individual. They can also dispense hearing aids and other assistive-hearing devices as part of any hearing therapy program that they may choose to implement for a patient. The program may also include a referral for possible surgical treatment as deemed necessary by the audiologist.

The AV Approach

The Auditory – Verbal approach is one model of hearing therapy for hearing-impaired children which has been practiced for more than 30 years. It involves the use of individualized, diagnostic sessions which uses hearing technology to acquire listening as the main avenue to develop spoken language. The A-V method is based on the principle that children with mild to moderate hearing loss can communicate through speech if they have the appropriate amplification and enough listening and language stimulation to develop their hearing potential.

Music Therapy

Some may consider music therapy as impractical and ineffective, however the proponents of this method stress it’s usefulness in the treatment of the hearing impaired due to the variety of frequencies and the usual intesity that is found in music, that makes it very accessible to the hearing impaired. In addition music is also very flexible and can be modified accordingly to suit the needs and tastes of each individual.

Proponents of music therapy count the following as the main benefits of music therapy in the hearing impaired:

* It can enhance auditory training and  encourage the use of residual hearing
* The Enhancement of language development
* Enhance communication skills
* Enhance feelings of physical well-being
* Enhance education through improvements in language and communication
* The promotion of self awareness, socialization and improvement of self-esteem
* Great tool for self-expression
* Promotes a sense of social responsibility

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