Twenty-four elderly hearing impaired Ss participated in an experimenta
l treatment study and received either behavioural group treatment or s
erved as untreated controls. The treatment package included applied re
laxation, video self-modelling, exposure, information and various copi
ng skills. Assessments (pre-post) were conducted using a structured vi
deo-interview measuring coping behaviour. In order to evoke behavioura
l compensation small acoustic provocations were included in the interv
iew. The edited videos were then rated blindly by two trained observer
s. Pre-post assessments also included daily registered hearing problem
s on visual analogue scales and a questionnaire. Finally, a one month
follow-up blind telephone interview was conducted. Results showed sign
ificant beneficial effects in favour of the treatment package and supp
ort the implementation of a behavioural approach in audiological rehab
ilitation research.