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Item A lesson from Victorian Times.(Hearing Link, 2012-12) Ross, LizItem Broadcasting cookery: BBC radio programmes in the 1920s and 1930s(Wiley, 2016-01-22) Lyon, Phil; Ross, LizThe development of British radio broadcasting technology in the 1920s and 1930s and, equally importantly, the progressively widespread purchase and use of radio sets established a new platform from which to engage and influence the population on a number of matters. The British Broadcasting Corporation's public service principles of programmes to inform, educate and entertain gave rise to various content experiments at a time when there were very few precedents. One such innovation was the cookery talk. This was broadcast live, accomplished without the possibility of practical demonstration, and constituted a new, and abstract, form of communication primarily designed for women in their own homes. In this, women were the earliest and most frequent contributors, and their broadcast content differed from that provided by men. By reference to archive material, this article examines the social context and the thinking behind those early years of radio cookery talks and documents the contributors who were to establish this now-familiar genre of broadcasting. 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Item Consumer choice for hearing aids and listening devices: newspaper advertisements for UK private sector provision(Wiley, 2011-01-15) Ross, Liz; Cathcart, Craig; Lyon, PhilIn the UK there can be several ways to access health care and this is true of hearing aid provision. Although there may appear to be a well-defined distinction between the National Health Service (NHS) and independent dispenser hearing aid provision, there have been many examples of overlap between the two and recent government policy initiatives mean that distinctions have become less clear. This article outlines the changing relationship between the two sectors and the problems that potential consumers face accessing information on private sector options for amplification devices. A 1-year sample of newspaper advertisements was content-analysed for clarity of information provided. The analysis highlighted a range of provision, from well-known hearing aid dispensers to the greyer areas of listening device retailers and intermediary services. Some advertisements were found to have been reported to the Advertising Standards Authority. Sufficiently misleading adverts may also infringe consumer protection legislation. The article concludes there is the possibility of consumer confusion about products and their potential for amelioration.Item Escaping a silent world: profound hearing loss, cochlear implants and household interaction(Blackwell Publishing, 2007) Ross, Liz; Lyon, PhilFor some people with profound hearing loss, cochlear implants offer a way back to patterns of communication that most of us take for granted. Travel, shopping and work contexts are largely dependent on the ability to recognize and respond to speech. This study examined implant user and partner perspectives on problems and coping strategies. The aim was to map the experiences of adults and their hearing partners living with deafness; and the changes brought about by cochlear implant use. Information was gathered by means of recorded joint interviews in a semi-structured form with implant users and their partners. Interview themes including social isolation, employment difficulties and loss of confidence emerged as main difficulties prior to implantation. All participants were positive regarding the use of cochlear implants and, after implantation, benefits accrued in communication and social interaction. Provision of multidisciplinary support and consumer information for severe/profoundly hearing impaired adults was seen as problematic. Sample size - six couples - reflected the limited number of adult cochlear implant operations performed in Scotland. However, the results indicate their interactional experiences to be worthy of further investigation on a larger scale.Item Hearing aids(2012-07) Ross, LizItem Modernizing times: UK hearing-impaired consumers at the policy crossroads(2008) Ross, LizAlthough there is now a long-standing belief in the UK that free consumer choice improves market efficiency, the supply of some consumer products and services remained controlled by the state. In the interests of consumers, it regards as vulnerable to misdirection and malpractice or unlikely to have the technical expertise to make informed decisions. Historically, the supply of hearings aids has been restricted to the National Health Service and specific licensed practitioners in the independent sector. Recent changes to both product and service provision have brought about a radical alteration to this situation, and to the framework of control. This case study of a changing healthcare system demonstrates more generally the difficulties experienced by people trying to improve or maintain auditory functions for speech communication. Access to appropriate technological solutions may be precluded by cost, distribution arrangements or lack of knowledge. Overarching these difficulties, regional health policy variations within the UK mean that consumer experiences vary according to where they live. Consumer influence over the direction and scope of changes to the hearing aid market is limited despite the rhetoric of choice. This article examines the emerging 'liberalized' market and its contradictions.Item Pills, potions and devices: treatments for hearing loss advertised in mid-nineteenth century British newspapers.(Oxford Journals, 2014-01) Ross, Liz; Lyon, Phil; Cathcart, CraigThis article examines the ameliorative options facing people with hearing loss in mid-nineteenth-century Britain. As reflected in professional journals of the day, medical understanding of diseases and dysfunctions of the ear was limited, yet there was vigorous assertion and counter-claim as to the cause and treatment of problems. At the time, medicine was largely unregulated and quack practitioners were also able to promote their nostrums and services to a credulous the general public with little chance of a genuine cure for their hearing loss. Using the nineteenth-century British Library Newspapers Archive for 1850, 379 advertisements offering cures for deafness were identified and examined to illustrate the variety of nostrums and devices offered to the public. Individuals with hearing loss were easy prey when even qualified medical practitioners had little understanding of cause or treatment, and when scant legal protection protected them from fraudulent treatment claims or offered redress for their failure.Item Rehabilitation: Beyond the Hearing Aid Professional.(Nova, 2011-10) Ross, Liz; Dupont, J.Some may see the amelioration of hearing loss as being synonymous with fitting appropriate hearing aids. Although amplification is central, it is not the only factor. It is of great importance that the user achieves the full potential possible from it and, for most clients, it is the foundation on which to build other strategies. In the audiology profession we value the use of evidence-based practice to form our management strategies. Much debate has centred on what exactly 'good' rehabilitation entails. Perhaps this is understandable with the wide spectrum of variables associated with successful and unsuccessful hearing aid use and a lack of standard definitions in measuring rehabilitation outcomes. However, this misses an important and vital dimension of rehabilitation: a client cannot be effectively assessed as some partially functioning auditory system in isolation. Each client brings specific communication difficulties and the expectations integral to their own lifestyle and, importantly, to the people around them. To achieve quality of life improvements we must take a holistic view of clients and their lifestyle; in other words, a psychosocial approach.Item Restricted access: lip-reading classes and consumer needs.(Queen Margaret University, School of Business, Enterprise and Management: Musselburgh, 2009) Kelso, R.; Ross, Liz; Schröder, Monika