Hearing Loss and Occupation: Helping Clients of All Ages

Individuals with a hearing impairment experience challenges with occupation and function throughout their lives. In children with this kind of sensory loss, language development, literacy, psychosocial skills, emotional well-being, and executive functioning are noted (LeClair & Saunders, 2019; Moeller et al., 2015). Hearing loss (HL) is also associated with lower educational attainment, underemployment, and unemployment in young adults