Clinical application
Patient communication resources
Communication materials made for you and your clinic to help bring the hearing health story to life in conversation with your peers and patients.
7 Digital and Visual Assets
For the waiting room
Multimedia resources to lower patient stigma, build digital presence, and create an engaging clinic atmosphere before the consultation begins.
In this section you get:
- Brochures on hearing health
- Videos for your waiting room
- Infographic posters around hearing
5 Resources
In-Clinic Consultation
Materials to confidently address cognitive health, listening effort, and emotional wellbeing right at your desk without adding complexity to appointments.
In this section you get:
- Case history questions
- Conversation openers
- Patient tool to open up on feelings
AIMERClinician's Guide: Case History Questions
This guide adds a small set of wellbeing and cognition‑focused questions to routine case history, helping clinicians identify when emotional, social, listening‑effort, or independence issues may need more attention. It supports the AIMER “Ask” step in a light‑touch, structured way.
AIMERConversation Opener Tool
A double‑sided prompt sheet with short, patient‑friendly questions to help clinicians open conversations about feelings, stress, relationships (Side A), and listening effort, cognition, and independence (Side B). It gives concrete wording for the AIMER “Ask” step without adding time or complexity.
AIMERFeelings Wheel Tool
A visual “feelings wheel” showing a range of emotions commonly experienced with hearing and listening difficulties (e.g., frustration, feeling left out, embarrassment, worry, stress). It helps patients find words for how they feel and opens the door to deeper AIMER “Ask” conversations.
4 Resources
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Outreach toolkits and summary sheets of key information designed to help you communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals and build trusted referral networks.
In this section you get:
- Structured conversation pitches to successfully connect with local doctors
- Professional leave-behind leaflets for GPs, ENTs, and neurologists
- Evidence-based summaries of the landmark ACHIEVE study findings
AIMERReferral Guidance for Clinicians
This comprehensive guide helps hearing care professionals navigate referral conversations with confidence while staying within their professional scope. It outlines a clear, four-step framework to handle patient referrals for both mental health/wellbeing concerns and cognitive/memory changes.
3 Actionable Resources for Patients
Patient Care and Take-Homes
Everyday-language counseling tools designed to support collaborative care decisions and provide practical, home-management strategies for patients and families.
In this section you get:
- Targeted patient guides
- Communication strategies
AIMERPatient Guide: Feelings, Stress & Wellbeing
A patient-friendly one-pager addressing the emotional side of hearing loss — including frustration, stress, low mood, and social withdrawal. It helps patients recognise that these feelings are common and not a sign of weakness, and offers simple steps they can try and discuss with their clinician.
AIMERPatient Guide: Hearing Loss & Relationships
A patient-friendly one-pager exploring how hearing loss affects communication between partners, family members, and friends — and how reframing it as a shared challenge can reduce tension and strengthen connection. Includes simple communication strategies couples and families can try together.
AIMERPatient guide: Listening Effort and Fatigue
A patient‑friendly one‑pager that explains why listening can feel like hard work with hearing loss — including tiredness after conversations, “brain fog”, and needing extra quiet time. It helps patients recognise everyday signs of listening effort, links these to how the ears and brain work together, and offers simple strategies they can try and discuss with their clinician to reduce strain.
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