Professor Emeritus of Audiology, University of Connecticut and has served as Vice President of the SHHH Board of Trustees. He writes a regular column for Hearing Loss Magazine- The Journal of the Hearing Loss Association of America, called “Developments in Research and Technology.” He has published and lectured extensively on topics dealing with hearing loss.
As an individual who has worn a hearing aid for almost fifty years, Dr. Ross brings a special degree of credibility to his publications. Links to a selection of these appear below.
Dr. Ross has graciously offered to respond to questions arising from any of his articles. You may contact him via e-mail at mark.ross@uconn.edu. Listed below are a variety of articles written by Dr. Ross, arranged by category.
The Hard of Hearing Person
Personal and Social Identity of Hard of Hearing People
My “Near Deaf” Experience
Reflections of a Hard of Hearing Audiologist
Deaf and Hard of Hearing People: Making Distinctions
Hearing Loss
Low Frequency Residual Hearing Revisited
Coping with a Hearing Loss
Residual Hearing
The “Occlusion Effect”
The Audiogram: Explanation and Significance
Hearing in Noise
Developments in Tinnitus
Cochlear Dead Regions
Considering a Hearing Aid
Should I Get a Hearing Aid?
Case for a Trial Period
Why do Hearing Aids Cost So Much?
Expectations: A Consumer Checklist
Redefining the Hearing Aid Selection Process
Are Binaural Hearing Aids Better?
Cochlear Implants
Reflections on My Cochlear Implant: Part One
Reflections on My Cochlear Implant: Part Two
Aural Rehabilitation
State of the Science on Aural Rehabilitation
Peer Mentoring: Its Time has Come
Aural Rehabilitation in Australia
Maximizing Residual Hearing
A Retrospective Look at the Future of Aural Rehabilitation
Getting Through: Talking to a Person with Hearing Loss
Speechreading
Assertive Listening and Hearing Tactics
Tracking and Communication Repair Procedures
Home-based Auditory and Speechreading Training
Aural Rehabilitation: Some Personal Reflections
Hearing Aids
Why People Won’t Wear Hearing Aids
Evaluating the Performance of a Hearing Aid in the Real-Ear
Hearing Aid Research: Reporting both Positive and Negative Findings
Some Reflections on Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Hearing Aids
When a Hearing Aid is Not Enough
Hearing Aid Research
Digital Hearing Aids: Magic and Marketing?
Is there a “Best” Hearing Aid?
Frequency Compression Hearing Aids
Noise Reduction Hearing Aids: Why They’re Needed, and How they Work
Implantable Hearing Aids
Different kinds of implants: Auditory, Penetrating and Hybrid
Improving Hearing Aid Design and Performance
Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids
Digital Hearing Aids: Still More Comments
Audibility and Useful Hearing Aid Features
Reflections on Binaural Hearing Aid Fittings
Hearing Aid Use
Helpful Hints to the New Hearing Aid User
Hearing Aid Troubleshooting
Hearing Aid Services and Satisfaction: The Consumer Viewpoint
Consumer Satisfaction is Not Enough
Feedback Cancellation Systems and Open-Ear Hearing Aid Fitting
Acceptable Noise Levels (ANL)
Hearing Assistance Technologies
Supplement your Hearing Aids: Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT)
Microphone Technique
Hearing Assistive Technologies
Beyond Hearing Aids – Hearing Assistive Technologies
Telecoils and Telephones
Telecoils as Assistive Listening Devices
More on T-Coils
An FM System for Speechreading
Listening with a “Third Ear”: FM Systems
Children and Hearing Loss
Definitions and Descriptions
Some Reflections on Early Childhood Deafness
Classroom Sound-Field Systems
Don’t Ignore the Hearing of Hard of Hearing Children
Research
RERC Assistive Listening Devices Project
Evidence-Based Audiology
Personal FM systems and Directional Microphone Hearing Aids