Daily life consequences of hearing loss in the elderly

Abstract

Daily life consequences of hearing loss, health conditions and general life satisfaction are closely related. These findings indicate that health factors and psychosocial aspects should be emphasised as a natural part of audiological rehabilitation.

Restrição à participação auditiva: análise dos aspectos sociodemográficos e clínicos

“…Ou seja, percebe-se que à medida que aumentou o grau da perda auditiva também houve um aumento da percepção da restrição à participação auditiva. Os achados da presente pesquisa também corroboram os resultados de pesquisa internacional que avaliou o impacto da perda auditiva em 82 idosos; nesse estudo houve associação com significância estatís-tica entre o aumento do grau da perda auditiva com a maior percepção da restrição à participação e a pior percepção da qualidade de vida 19 . Nota-se que o presente estudo possui similaridades com o estudo realizado na Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru 3 , pois ambos são ambulatórios vinculados ao ensino e estão inseridos na rede SUS.…”

Older Adults and Hearing Aids

“…These co-morbidities include: decreased quality of life, depression, delirium, social isolation, and ability to complete activities of daily life [4][5][6][7]. Perhaps more importantly, many older adults feel unsafe in their homes due to the inability to hear warning alarms, doorbells, and the phone ringing [8,9].…”

Hearing Impairment in Old Age

“…In addition to risk factors for social withdrawal that can have a serious impact on a person's quality of life and result in many elderly living at home feeling lonely [35], several studies have demonstrated that hearing impairments signiicantly inluence especially the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), referring to activities such as using the phone, managing money, housework, and shopping [6].…”

“…Age-related hearing impairments are sometimes possible to remedy or improve, but it is important to discover and tend to this issue as early as possible [6,13].…”

“…Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) are concerned with programs on successful aging [2], and since hearing impairment is a known risk factor for functional decline, reduced social participation, withdrawal, and accidents [3][4][5][6], good functional hearing is therefore crucially important for elderly to be able to manage themselves and take care of their own lives and maybe also help their partner or spouse [7][8][9][10]. For patients in a homecare seting, hearing impairment can cause additional stress along with reduced capacity and other health challenges [11].…”