TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Managing Hearing Impairment A1 - Haddock, Lindsey Merrihew A1 - Wallhagen, Margaret I. A2 - Walter, Louise C. A2 - Chang, Anna A2 - Chen, Pei A2 - Harper, G. Michael A2 - Rivera, Josette A2 - Conant, Rebecca A2 - Lo, Daphne A2 - Yukawa, Michi Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISHearing loss is a common but underrecognized medical problem in older adults.Screening can and should be done during routine office visits and takes just a few minutes.Patients with a positive screen should be referred to an audiologist and counseled on the impact hearing loss has on overall health.Providers can take simple steps to improve communication with individuals with hearing loss, including making their setting hearing friendly through minor modifications. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180013927 ER -