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Hearing problems in the learning disability population: is anybody listening?
- Authors:
- McCLIMENS Alex, BRENNAN Siobhan, HARGREAVES Pauline
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(3), 2015, pp.153-160.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
People with learning disability tend to have more hearing problems than other people. The authors undertook this project as they believed that hearing loss experienced by the target population was greater than the referral figures suggested. This article reports on an analysis of a trial service initiative designed to examine the efficacy of different referral routes into audiology services for adults with learning disability. The analysis focuses on the generation of data on hearing loss on a small population sample (n = 136) gathered over a 6-month period in 2012. Remedial action is suggested to ensure that hearing loss in people with learning disabilities does not go undetected. (Edited publisher abstract)