COVİD 19 PANDEMİSİNİN ODYOLOJİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ

Abstract

cues makes communication difficult, speaking with familiar people at home and less background noise, more favorable listening conditions have created a suitable environment for patients with low speech intelligibility in noise. Face-to-face communication is important for communication between healthcare professionals and patients. Personal contact has been reduced to contain the spread of the epidemic. Procedures requiring close personal contact such as auditory brainstem responses (ABR) and Videonystamography (VNG) have been postponed. There were delays in fitting settings of patients using cochlear implants and hearing aids. Except for very urgent cases, patients could not benefit from hospital services. Disruptions in hearing health services affected patients psychologically. It has brought the obligation of those working in the field of audiology to provide services in different fields. COVID 19 ushered in a new era that included a re-evaluation of the delivery of audiology services. It was accepted that the concepts of teleaudiology and tele rehabilitation are necessary. Quick adaptation to these applications was achieved. Follow-up is very important for rehabilitation effectiveness in audiology patients. The effects of the COVID 19 crisis continue to be widespread. Audiology clinics need to rapidly develop and disseminate innovative digital and telehealth approaches in response to the changing situation. In this review, the positive and negative effects of the audiology services of the COVID 19 crisis on patients and employees and the audiological approach will be discussed.