Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 During the past month, how often has a friend or family member accused you of not listening? Never Once or twice Several times Many times All the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Awareness Raising Self-monitoring: Never Once or twice Several times Many times All the time

How often do you find yourself intently watching the speaker’s mouth? Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 How often do you find yourself intently watching the speaker’s mouth? I have to read his lips to see what he’s saying. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time All of the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 How often do family members complain that you turn up the TV or radio much too loud? Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time All of the time What? It’s not too loud! Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

How often do you have difficulty with hearing alarm signals? Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 How often do you have difficulty with hearing alarm signals? What’s going on? Why is he covering his ears? Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time All of the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 How often do you have difficulty with hearing a voice from another room? What are you saying? Would you come to this room and repeat that? Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time All of the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 How often do you have difficulty with hearing during conversations in a moving car? Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time All of the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 How often do you have difficulty with hearing during family dinners at holidays? Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time All of the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 During the past month, how often have you heard a person’s voice, but it sounded completely like gibberish? That sounded like plain gibberish to me. Never Once or twice Several times Many times All the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 During the past month, how often did you understand only part of what someone said? I got the first half of what you said but not the other half. Never Once or twice Several times Many times All the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 During the past month, how often did you find out someone was talking to you but did not realize it? Who is he talking to? STOP! Never Once or twice Several times Many times All the time Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

I am not so tired anymore Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 I am not so tired anymore These hearing aids are great, I don’t have to work to hear anymore Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

Post-Fitting Self-Monitoring

Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 I can actually hear…. I am reclaiming my social life!!! Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

I am so much more relaxed….. Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 I am so much more relaxed….. It is so wonderful now that I am not struggling to hear anymore!!! Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved

I can hear what is going on…. Patricia B. Kricos, Ph.D., NDSLHA, October 21-22, 2004 I can hear what is going on…. It is sooo great not to have to pretend that I can hear Copyright, University of Florida, 1999-2004, All Rights Reserved