Good Hearing for Ensuring Healthy Aging

After an audiometric test determining the auditory pure tone threshold at each frequency from 0,125 to 8kHz, in bone and air conduction (with vibrator or headphones respectively), and also the speech reception threshold in silence and noise, the specialist will determine the pure tone average to cla...

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Published in:The Journal of frailty & aging 2022-01, Vol.11 (1), p.125-126
Main Authors: Boucher, Sophie, Duval, G, Annweiler, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Audiometry
Bones
Cochlear implants
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive functioning
Cognitive impairment
Dementia
Ears & hearing
Family physicians
Frailty
Geriatricians
Hearing aids
Hearing loss
Implants
Integrated delivery systems
Older people
Professionals
Quality of life
Rehabilitation
Relatives
Specialists
Speech
Speech therapists
Speech therapy
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Summary:After an audiometric test determining the auditory pure tone threshold at each frequency from 0,125 to 8kHz, in bone and air conduction (with vibrator or headphones respectively), and also the speech reception threshold in silence and noise, the specialist will determine the pure tone average to classify the severity of hearing impairment and recommend the use (or not) of hearing aid(s), possibly with speech therapy. [...]hearing aids improve quality of life and preserve cognitive functions (3) as do cochlear implants. 80% of older people with severe hearing loss and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) improved their cognition one year after cochlear implantation and only 6% developed dementia at 7 years, while this proportion is usually rather 50% in the MCI population at 5 years. [...]identifying and treating hearing decline in older adults within the WHO-ICOPE approach requires strong inter-professional collaboration between family physicians, geriatricians, ENT specialists, hearing professionals and speech therapists, without forgetting the active participation of the elderly themselves and the support of their relatives.
ISSN:2260-1341
2273-4309
DOI:10.14283/jfa.2021.19