The Ear and the Brain – Counseling Hub
The Ear and the Brain Our ears pick up sounds from the environment, carry them through the outer, middle, and inner ear, and eventually the sounds make their way up to the brain. Select the ear or the brain to learn more about these anatomical structures. https://kipagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/03_binaural_Inside_bell.mp4 Binaural Inside Bell https://kipagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ear_nerve.mp4 Ear Nerve
Hearing Access Technologies – Counseling Hub
Hearing Access Technologies Hearing Access Technology (HAT) improves speech access by overcoming distance, noise, and reverberations. Device selection should match listening needs and environments. HAT systems use wireless transmission and remote microphones. Can be used with personal hearing technology or independently. Counseling supports successful use and acceptance. Fit, verify, validate, and monitor regularly to ensure […]
How Hearing Works – Counseling Hub
How Hearing Works This section contains visual simulations of how the ear and the brain receive auditory inputs. Click on the section you wish to watch https://kipagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/How-You-Hear-ear_normal.mp4 Normal Ear https://kipagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/03_healthy_hair_cells_bell.mp4 Healthy Hair Cells https://kipagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/06_damaged_hair_cells_bell.mp4 Damaged Hair Cells https://kipagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/How-You-Hear-ear_normal.mp4 No Condition Otosclerosis https://kipagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/06_condition_otitismedia_bell.mp4 Condition Otitismedia https://kipagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/06_condition_cerumen_bell.mp4 Condition Cerumen
Listening Environments and Room Acoustics – Counseling Hub
Listening Environments & Room Acoustics Listening Environments & Room Acoustics The listening environment affects speech audibility and intelligibility for all listeners, especially those with hearing loss. Considerations: Room acoustics, including background noise and reverberation, are influenced by distance from the speaker, lighting, and visual access. Distance, noise, and reverberation each reduce speech understanding; combined effects […]
Special Considerations – Counseling Hub
Special Considerations Every deaf or hard of hearing individual has a unique lived experience shaped by a variety of personal, environmental, and auditory factors. We describe several auditory conditions that may affect language acquisition and communication and present strategies to support equitable communication access. UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS MINIMAL & MILD HEARING LOSS CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING […]
The Magic Ingredient Is You
Understand your child’s audiogram and what the symbols and results tell us about access to speech sounds and everyday listening.
Keep On Keeping On – Part 3
Understand your child’s audiogram and what the symbols and results tell us about access to speech sounds and everyday listening.
Data Logging
Understand your child’s audiogram and what the symbols and results tell us about access to speech sounds and everyday listening.
Keep On Keeping On – Part 2
Understand your child’s audiogram and what the symbols and results tell us about access to speech sounds and everyday listening.
The Importance of an Early Start
Understand your child’s audiogram and what the symbols and results tell us about access to speech sounds and everyday listening.