Caring for older adults with hearing loss.

اثر اختلالات دستگاه شناختی و دستگاه شنوایی مرکزی بر میزان بهره‌مندی از وسایل تقویت‌کننده شنوایی در سالمندان

Objectives: Older adults show many difficulties of speech perception in noisy situations due to peripheral and central auditory impairments, and cognitive dysfunctions. One of the most common rehabilitative procedures for older adults with hearing loss is amplification. However, there is some evidence of dissatisfaction of amplification in older adults. Methods & Materials: We assessed cogni...

Hearing Aid Effect on Elderly's Depression in Tehran's Nursing Homes

Objectives: Moderate hearing impairment in older age can affect physical and psychosocial health of people. The rate of isolation, lack of self confidence, depression and probably dementia in this people is high. This study was conducted to study the hearing aid effect on older adults depression in tehran nursing homes. Methods & Materials: In this study depression was assessed in 3 groups o...

تعیین توزیع فراوانی کم شنوایی در خانه‌های سالمندان استان تهران

Hearing loss is one of the prevalent impairments among older adults and hearing screening is an efficient method to detect hearing impairments. Although the effects of some chronic conditions such as arthritis and heart diseases have been found, there is still limited information regarding effects of hearing impairment on general health and functional capabilities. So far no study h...

Effects of ageing on speed and temporal resolution of speech stimuli in older adults

 Background: According to previous studies, most of the speech recognition disorders in older adults are the results of deficits in audibility and auditory temporal resolution. In this paper, the effect of ageing on timecompressed speech and auditory temporal resolution by word recognition in continuous and interrupted noise was studied. Methods: A time-compressed speech test (TCST) w...

Caring for older patients who have significant hearing loss.