Guidelines for severe and profound hearing loss People with severe to profound hearing loss face different challenges and issues. How can hearing aids help to balance these out? Pamela Souza, Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Knowles Hearing Center at the Northwestern University in Illinois, US, provides answers to this and many further questions in this episode of our podcast series. As Pamela not just conducts research and lectures on severe and profound hearing loss, but is also a contributing author to the recently published guidelines for best practice in audiological management of severe and profound hearing loss, she has in-depth knowledge on the possibilities and limits of hearing aids and what these mean for fitting and counselling of her clients.