Evaluation of Age-Related Hearing Loss
Korean Journal of Audiology
; : 50-53, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is characterized by an increased hearing threshold and poor speech understanding in a noisy environment, slowed central processing of acoustic information, and impaired localization of sound sources. Presbycusis seriously affects the older people's quality of life. Particularly, hearing loss in the elderly contributes to social isolation, depression, and loss of self-esteem. Current amplification methods related to auditory rehabilitation can provide improved communication ability to users. But, simple auditory rehabilitation is ineffective in managing the central auditory processing disorder and the psychosocial problem of presbycusis. The evaluation of central auditory processing disorder and psychosocial disorder in presbycusis should not be overlooked while providing auditory rehabilitation.
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Assunto principal:
Presbiacusia
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Qualidade de Vida
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Isolamento Social
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Acústica
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Cóclea
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Comunicação
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Depressão
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Audição
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Perda Auditiva
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Orelha Interna
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Korean Journal of Audiology
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article