Age-Related Hearing Loss: Quality of Care for Quality of Life

Autor/in	Li-Korotky, Ha-Sheng
Titel	Age-Related Hearing Loss: Quality of Care for Quality of Life
Quelle	In: Gerontologist, 52 (2012) 2, S.265-271 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9013
DOI	10.1093/geront/gnr159
Schlagwörter	Aging (Individuals); Hearing Impairments; Quality of Life; Baby Boomers; Patients; Hearing Therapy; Auditory Perception; Cytology; Incidence; Geriatrics; Older Adults; Diseases; Cognitive Processes; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Health Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Lebensqualität; Patient; Hörtraining; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Zytologie; Vorkommen; Alterswissenschaft; Geriatrie; Älterer Erwachsener; Disease; Krankheit; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen
Abstract	Age-related hearing loss (ARHL), known as presbycusis, is characterized by progressive deterioration of auditory sensitivity, loss of the auditory sensory cells, and central processing functions associated with the aging process. ARHL is the third most prevalent chronic condition in older Americans, after hypertension and arthritis, and is a leading cause of adult hearing handicaps in the United States. The prevalence of ARHL is expected to rise for the next several decades with the increasing aging Baby Boomer population. Nevertheless, ARHL remains an often undetected, underestimated and neglected condition in the geriatric population due to a slow development process of the disease. If left untreated, the impact of ARHL on patients, significant others, and the society as a whole would be significant. The purpose of this review is to raise the awareness of ARHL, to update our current understanding of ARHL with a focus on age-related deficits in auditory and cognitive processing of speech, and to explore strategies of prevention, identification, amplification, and aural rehabilitation. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of hearing health care and the overall quality of life of the Baby Boomer generation. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10