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Book Synopsis Hearing and Aging by : Raymond H. Hull
Download or read book Hearing and Aging written by Raymond H. Hull and published by Plural Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book written and published that is dedicated solely to hearing loss in older adulthood and, importantly, the processes involved in serving the special needs of older adults who are hearing impaired. It is a concise book, but provides important information for those entering many fields that have as their intent to serve older adults either as a supplement to other texts on communication disorders in aging, or as a concise primary text.
Book Synopsis Hearing Care for the Older Adult by : Patricia Bender Kricos
Download or read book Hearing Care for the Older Adult written by Patricia Bender Kricos and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1995 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is aimed at audiologists, speech language pathologists graduate students in audiology and speech-language pathology, and otolaryngologists.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309439299 Total Pages :325 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Hearing Health Care for Adults by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Hearing Health Care for Adults written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loss of hearing - be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in older age - can have significant effects on one's communication abilities, quality of life, social participation, and health. Despite this, many people with hearing loss do not seek or receive hearing health care. The reasons are numerous, complex, and often interconnected. For some, hearing health care is not affordable. For others, the appropriate services are difficult to access, or individuals do not know how or where to access them. Others may not want to deal with the stigma that they and society may associate with needing hearing health care and obtaining that care. Still others do not recognize they need hearing health care, as hearing loss is an invisible health condition that often worsens gradually over time. In the United States, an estimated 30 million individuals (12.7 percent of Americans ages 12 years or older) have hearing loss. Globally, hearing loss has been identified as the fifth leading cause of years lived with disability. Successful hearing health care enables individuals with hearing loss to have the freedom to communicate in their environments in ways that are culturally appropriate and that preserve their dignity and function. Hearing Health Care for Adults focuses on improving the accessibility and affordability of hearing health care for adults of all ages. This study examines the hearing health care system, with a focus on non-surgical technologies and services, and offers recommendations for improving access to, the affordability of, and the quality of hearing health care for adults of all ages.
Book Synopsis Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging by : National Research Council
Download or read book Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with families, friends, and other individuals. When they are unable to communicate, people with hearing impairments can become socially isolated, and social isolation can be an important driver of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Despite the critical importance of communication, many older adults have hearing loss that interferes with their social interactions and enjoyment of life. People may turn up the volume on their televisions or stereos, miss words in a conversation, go to fewer public places where it is difficult to hear, or worry about missing an alarm or notification. In other cases, hearing loss is much more severe, and people may retreat into a hard-to-reach shell. Yet fewer than one in seven older Americans with hearing loss use hearing aids, despite rapidly advancing technologies and innovative approaches to hearing health care. In addition, there may not be an adequate number of professionals trained to address the growing need for hearing health care for older adults. Further, Medicare does not cover routine hearing exams, hearing aids, or exams for fitting hearing aids, which can be prohibitively expensive for many older adults. Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging is the summary of a workshop convened by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence in January 2014 on age-related hearing loss. Researchers, advocates, policy makers, entrepreneurs, regulators, and others discussed this pressing social and public health issue. This report examines the ways in which age-related hearing loss affects healthy aging, and how the spectrum of public and private stakeholders can work together to address hearing loss in older adults as a public health issue.
Book Synopsis Geriatric Audiology by : Barbara E. Weinstein
Download or read book Geriatric Audiology written by Barbara E. Weinstein and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2000 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text/reference covering the prevalence of hearing loss and balance problems; the consequences of untreated hearing loss and speech understanding problems; the value of audiologic interventions, and the audiologist's role. For audiologists.
Book Synopsis Hearing and Aging by : James F. Maurer
Download or read book Hearing and Aging written by James F. Maurer and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Aging Auditory System by : Sandra Gordon-Salant
Download or read book The Aging Auditory System written by Sandra Gordon-Salant and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-02 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together noted scientists who study presbycusis from the perspective of complementary disciplines, for a review of the current state of knowledge on the aging auditory system. Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is one of the top three most common chronic health conditions affecting individuals aged 65 years and older. The high prevalence of age-related hearing loss compels audiologists, otolaryngologists, and auditory neuroscientists alike to understand the neural, genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying this disorder. A comprehensive understanding of these factors is needed so that effective prevention, intervention, and rehabilitative strategies can be developed to ameliorate the myriad of behavioral manifestations.
Book Synopsis Long-term Effects of Hearing-aid Use in Older Adults by : Melissa Coy Branam
Download or read book Long-term Effects of Hearing-aid Use in Older Adults written by Melissa Coy Branam and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Geriatric Audiology by : Barbara E. Weinstein
Download or read book Geriatric Audiology written by Barbara E. Weinstein and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, Geriatric Audiology, Second Edition is a unique handbook that provides audiologists, speech language pathologists, and doctoral students in audiology with evidence-based, clinical guidance on evaluating and treating hearing loss in older adults. Focusing solely on geriatric audiology, this new edition contains the latest information on the demographics of aging as well as the biological, sociological, and psychological factors that affect geriatric hearing loss and its ramifications. Key features: Includes a new chapter designed to help audiologists and speech language pathologists teach health care professionals about hearing loss diagnosis and management Emphasizes patient-centered hearing health care Contains updated chapters on hearing loss, pure tone and speech findings, hearing aids, and audiologist rehabilitation and counseling for geriatric patients, giving readers comprehensive information on important areas in the specialty Based on Dr. Weinstein's extensive experience in geriatric audiology, this book is an invaluable resource for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and others involved in the care of elderly patients with hearing, speech, language, voice problems, and other communicative disorders.
Book Synopsis Aging and Hearing by : Karen S. Helfer
Download or read book Aging and Hearing written by Karen S. Helfer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition of the Aging Auditory System volume (in 2009), there has been a tremendous amount of research in basic, translational, and clinical sciences related to age-related changes in auditory system structure and function. The new research has been driven by technical and conceptual advances in auditory neuroscience at multiple levels ranging from cells to cognition. The chapters in Aging and Hearing: Causes and Consequences span a broad range of topics and appeal to a relatively wide audience. Our goal in this volume is to put together state-of-the-art discussions about new developments in aging research that will appeal to a broad audience, serving as an important update on the current state of research on the aging auditory system. This update includes not only the recent research, but also consideration of how human and animal studies or translational and basic research are working in tandem to advance the field. This new edition is a natural complement to the previous SHAR volume on the aging auditory system edited by Gordon-Salant, Frisina, Popper, and Fay. The target audience for this volume will be graduate students, researchers, and academic faculty from a range of disciplines (psychology, hearing science/audiology, physiology, neuroscience, engineering). It also will appeal to clinical audiologists as well as to researchers working in the hearing device industry. Individuals who attend conferences sponsored by the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Acoustical Society of America, Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society, American Auditory Society, Society for Neuroscience, American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, and the American Academy of Audiology (among others) are likely to find value in the volume.
Book Synopsis Helping the Older Adult with an Acquired Hearing Loss by : Joan M. Sayre
Download or read book Helping the Older Adult with an Acquired Hearing Loss written by Joan M. Sayre and published by Interstate Publishers. This book was released on 1980 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hearing Aids in Older Adults: Audibility, Outcomes, Status, Characteristics, and Skills by : Ellen Crowel Poland
Download or read book Hearing Aids in Older Adults: Audibility, Outcomes, Status, Characteristics, and Skills written by Ellen Crowel Poland and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study explored hearing aid outcomes for a group of participants who were dispenser fit rather than protocol fit. Participants could have been fit and followed by any hearing aid practitioner increasing the likelihood that verification and validation measures were not used to confirm optimal amplification. Outcome measures in the current study examined audibility, word recognition performance in noise, self-reported outcomes, hearing aid visual-listening check status, participant report of hearing aid characteristics, and a modified hearing aid skills assessment. For inclusion in the study, participants were required to be between 60-89 years of age, have normal outer ear and middle ear function, a bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, normal cognition and vocabulary, as well as be fit bilaterally with hearing aids that were functioning. Thirty participants were recruited from the surrounding community Results from this study determined that with hearing aids, participants had a significant improvement of audibility for speech at both soft and average presentation levels, as indicated by the performance in noise at both soft and average conversational levels with the use of amplification, as measured by the QuickSIN. In addition, a significant relationship between audibility and word recognition performance in noise was found. Of particular note, there were no significant relationships between audibility and self-reported outcomes as measured by the Glasgow hearing aid benefit profile. When compared to word recognition performance in noise, only the satisfaction scale on the Glasgow hearing aid benefit profile was significantly related. Other significant relationships between outcome measures including hearing aid status, hearing aid characteristics questionnaire, and ability to manipulate one's hearing aids were examined.
Book Synopsis Hearing Aid Outcomes in Older Adults by : Larry Humes
Download or read book Hearing Aid Outcomes in Older Adults written by Larry Humes and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbook for the Hearing-impaired Older Adult by : Joan M. Sayre
Download or read book Handbook for the Hearing-impaired Older Adult written by Joan M. Sayre and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adjustment to Adult Hearing Loss by : Harold Orlans
Download or read book Adjustment to Adult Hearing Loss written by Harold Orlans and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-05-10 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1985, the chapters in this book were, with two exceptions, first prepared for and discussed at a monthly research seminar series on Hearing Loss in Adulthood during the 1983-1984 academic year. One of the exceptions was included to fill a major gap in the literature dealing with the experience of persons who suffer a moderate hearing loss in midlife. The other, by the editor, presents his observations and reiterates significant points made by a number of seminar members. As a whole this book shines a light on the experience of hearing-impaired people, particularly the loss of hearing in later life.
Book Synopsis Hearing Aid Delivery in Older Adults by : Navshika Chandra
Download or read book Hearing Aid Delivery in Older Adults written by Navshika Chandra and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Age-related hearing loss is a significant public health concern, as it can have adverse effects on the social and psychological functioning of older adults. Despite evidence that hearing aids can improve the quality of life of older adults, hearing aid uptake is shown to be low internationally. Internet hearing aid sales have emerged as an alternative model of hearing aid delivery for those unable to afford or access hearing aids. Aims and Objectives: This thesis aims to explore older hearing aid users' experiences of utilising audiology services in New Zealand, and their perceptions towards internet-based delivery of hearing aids. The key objectives are to explore positive and negative experiences of older adults, as well as barriers faced, through their journey of utilising the hearing aid delivery system, and to explore their perceptions of the benefits and shortcomings of internet- based delivery of hearing aids. Methods: A qualitative approach was adopted to accomplish the aims of this thesis. Semi structured interviews were conducted with participants in a face-to-face manner. In order to be eligible to participate in this study, individuals needed to be aged 65 years and over, be a hearing aid user, and be residing within the Auckland region. Participants were recruited from various sources, including the University of Auckland Hearing and Tinnitus Clinic, the Hearing Association, via a mass email sent to members of the University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, and via snowball sampling. The interviews were transcribed and analysed thematically for common themes related to the research aims and objectives. Results: Five main aspects of the hearing aid delivery system were discussed. Physical accessibility to the clinic was generally reported to be easy, and the overall journey through the system was mainly described to have progressed seamlessly. Financial troubles were however, reported in meeting the high cost of the hearing aids. The interpersonal and communication skills of the audiologist were commonly discussed. Trust in the audiologist also emerged as a theme, and was influenced by patients' perception towards the audiologist's focus on making a sale versus providing hearing aids suited to the individual's needs, as well as towards the audiologist's competence in their work. A general lack of awareness regarding internet hearing aid sales was found. Lower cost hearing aids and greater convenience were perceived to be the benefits. Numerous concerns and limitations related to this model were also expressed. Concern regarding whether and how clinical procedures, such as hearing tests and adjusting or fine-tuning of the hearing aids would be conducted in this model were expressed. Participants preferred to be treated by an expert with knowledge of hearing loss, and preferred face-to-face contact. A fear of being ripped off on the internet, and a general lack of familiarity and confidence in using the internet for purchasing were further expressed. Conclusions: The findings of this study have highlighted aspects of the hearing healthcare system in New Zealand, that need greater focus in order to enhance hearing healthcare services for older adults. These include addressing difficulties in meeting the cost of the hearing aids, and providing adequate training and education of audiologists in developing therapeutic relationships and involving patients in their healthcare. Exploration of patients' perceptions towards internet-based hearing aid delivery has revealed benefits as well as several concerns. These concerns would likely need to be addressed and could be used for future research in this area as well as to guide the development of an internet-based model that is likely to appeal to older adults. This could potentially improve access to hearing aids. Overall, the findings of this research are relevant to policy-makers, audiology providers, and researchers, and have implications for improvements in hearing aid delivery services and access to hearing aids in older adults.
Book Synopsis Vision, Hearing, Balance, and Sensory Impairment in Americans Aged 70 Years and Over by :
Download or read book Vision, Hearing, Balance, and Sensory Impairment in Americans Aged 70 Years and Over written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
