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title: "Audibility is Important, but More is Needed"
description: "ADA offers programming and support to audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in the field of Audiology."
url: "https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audacity-archive/item/audibility-is-important-but-more-is-needed"
date: "2026-06-26T21:34:13+00:00"
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#  Audibility is Important, but More is Needed

**Presentation Date:** 27 October 2021

**Duration:** 1:37:33

**Return to:** [AuDacity Archive](https://www.audiologist.org/audacity-archive)

The importance of speech audibility is well recognized in the literature for persons with hearing loss. What is less known are the physiological changes occurring in the upper auditory pathways associated with poor speech audibility in this population. This presentation will provide a step-by-step procedure for achieving and maintaining appropriate speech audibility and will describe further actions necessary to increase the likelihood of favorable cognitive, vocational and academic outcomes in both adults and children.

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**Speakers:** Ron Leavitt, Au.D.; Carol Flexer, Ph.D.; Colette Welch, Au.D.; Nikki Clark

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