Hearing loss in the elderly is a very common disease: it is estimated to affect up to a third of the population aged 65 years or more, and 50% of people over 75 years old. There is a growing amount of data concerning the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline. Various ...
ObjectiveThe aim of this research was to evaluate the accuracy of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly - Screening Version (HHIE-S) in the diagnosis of hearing loss in the elderly when compared with the audiometric test. MethodsThrough a cross-sectional study, our target population ...
80 elderly patients presenting with a hearing problem at hospital have been studied and compared with 287 ‘non-complainers’. 83% of the study group were found to have factors, additional to age, contributing to their hearing loss; 50% had a medical condition previously unrecognized; 30% were...
Although hearing loss in the elderly may not have a cure, early rehabilitation helps to restore better quality of life if the problem is detected early.doi:10.1007/BF02598012Elango, SLoh, Pei KJournal of General Internal MedicineLavizzo-Mourey RJ, Siegler EL. Hearing impairment in the elderly....
introduction: noise exposure is one of the most common health risk factors, and workers are exposed to sound pressure levels capable of producing hearing loss. aim: to assess the prevalence of hearing loss in the elderly and its possible association with a history of occupational noise exposure ...
You may think hearing loss is a problem for just 1 elderly,but the World Health Organization reports that 50 per cent of people aged 13 to 35 years 2 (be) at risk of developing hearing loss due to recreational noise.Ringing in the ear 3 comes and goes is one of the earliest signs of...
Hearing loss in the elderly : Consequences of hearing loss and considerations for audiological rehabilitation Presbyacusis is the most common cause of hearing loss and is considered to be among the three most commonly reported chronic health problems of the elderly. In future years, the problem is...
The manifestations of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) in many older adults are subtle1—having to increase the volume of the television, missing words of a conversation—and hence, hearing loss is often perceived as an unfortunate but inconsequential part of aging. This observation is borne out...
•Furtheraggravatedbyvisualproblemsseeintheelderly –Changeincognitiveabilities •Memory,especiallyworkingmemory•Attention•Speedofprocessing Presbycusis •RiskFactorsforHearingLoss –Arteriosclerosis •Interruptsoxygenationofthecochlea –Diabetes •Interruptsoxygenationofthecochlea –Accumulatednoiseexposure–...
the mental health problems of the elderly are being focused on B. we should care more about the hearing loss of the elderly C. the gap of the elderly and the young need to be shortened D. the memory ability of the elderly is gradually declining5. Some problems in relation to hearing ...