TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Managing Hearing Impairment in Older Adults
A1  - Genther, Dane J.
A1  - Lin, Frank R.
A2  - Williams, Brie A.
A2  - Chang, Anna
A2  - Ahalt, Cyrus
A2  - Chen, Helen
A2  - Conant, Rebecca
A2  - Landefeld, C. Seth
A2  - Ritchie, Christine
A2  - Yukawa, Michi
PY  - 2014
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
AB  - Hearing  loss  is  highly  prevalent  in  older  individuals  and  is  often  overlooked  as  a  potential  contributor  to  morbidity  in  this  population.  In  the  United  States,  an  estimated  26.7  million  adults  50  years  of  age  or  older  suffer  from  bilateral  hearing  loss  of  25  dB  (decibels)  or  greater,  and  up  to  79%  of  adults  age  80  years  and  older  may  suffer  from  hearing  loss.  It  is  likely  that  many  of  these  individuals  could  be  adequately  treated  with  current  technology;  however,  evidence  suggests  that  this  population  is  vastly  undertreated.  For  example,  in  the  United  States,  only  14.2%  of  adults  50  years  of  age  or  older  with  hearing  loss  use  hearing  aids.  The  rate  is  similar  in  England  and  Wales  (17.3%)  despite  having  a  health  care  system  that  covers  the  cost  of  hearing  aids.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100069832
ER  -