Pain control helps improve the patient's quality of life. Oral and facial pain can affect eating, talking, and many other activities that involve the head, neck, mouth, and throat. Most patients with head and neck cancers have pain. The doctor may ask the patient to rate the pain using a rating system.
Learner's definition of COMPREHENSION. : ability to understand. [noncount] He has not the slightest comprehension of the subject. [=he does not understand the subject at all] The students showed excellent reading/language comprehension. The war caused suffering beyond comprehension. [=suffering that is impossible to imagine]
Language proficiency refers to a personâs ability to use a language for a variety of purposes, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Proficiency is commonly measured using guidelines developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).