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| hearing loss affects ______ people in the population |
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21 million
1/11
30% of adults 65+ yo |
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| hearing loss affects ___ men and ___ woman by the age of 65 |
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55-75 young old
75 + old old |
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| psyc and behavioral aging |
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| old person's view on society vs young person's |
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pinna- changes size, flex
ear cannal- weakens/closes= wax build up |
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-thinning and calcification on ossicular bones
-elasticity of drum declines |
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| -hair cells on cochlea degenerates (decline after 20 years) |
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| atrophy of the organ of corti... |
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| - motion properties of cochlear duct |
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| feeling connected to environment |
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| infor for crisis, w/o sound = fear |
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- communication is harder
-misunderstandings
- clear loud speech needed |
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| having to ask over and over |
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| at not being able to interact freely |
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breakdown with family
40% of deafened adults |
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embarrassment
feel insulted
losing patience |
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| of 6 million with Hloss _____ use an aid |
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| correlation between severity of loss and reaction = emotion |
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| no need for amplification |
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| part time need of amplification at special events |
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| great need of amp- partial help |
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| 80% of impaired do not recieve amp because |
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-lack of awarness
-natural process no= need for aid |
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