Title: Kimberly Howland
Course: 14SU-HIS-240-GH101-COMP & DIGITAL FEATURES OF HI > Section: Resources

Actor Profile:

- Name: Kimberly Howland (can choose different name if prefer)
- Social History:
  - Nursing student
    - Concerned that her hearing difficulties will affect her grades and overall learning experience in her courses
    - Classroom settings are becoming very frustrating for her
  - Army veteran, serving in the Army for the past ____(age appropriate) years. Served as a medic
  - Cannot use the phone with her left ear, and has difficulty when she is in restaurants with her family and friends
  - Exposure to gunfire, however states that she has worn hearing protection.
- Hearing History:
  - Having difficulty hearing his/her Professors and other students in the classroom and during clinical settings with patients and patients’ family members.
  - Hearing has worsened over past six months
  - VA doctors told him/her this was normal due to noise exposure in military
    - Patient feels he/she has had difficulty hearing since childhood
  - She also has ringing in her ears and sometimes it is so bad it keeps her awake at night
  - She cries when she finds out that she does indeed have a hearing loss and hearing aids are mentioned as a form of treatment.
- Medical History:
  - Had myringoplasty (repair of the ear drum) in both ears when she was 10 years old.