RT Book, Section
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
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ID 1100069832
T1 Managing Hearing Impairment in Older Adults
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179208-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100069832
RD 2024/04/24
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.