Abstract
Among the most prevalent of chronic conditions affecting older adults globally, hearing loss prevalence is increasing and its impact on society growing. Untreated hearing loss diminishes ones ability to communicate and its strong association with depression and cognitive decline adds further to the burden of hearing loss. Hearing health care is rarely included in the traditional medical exam for older adults, it is typically not considered a risk factor for cognitive decline or falls, and it is not a condition for which routine screening has been recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Yet in older adults, disability typically results from many small risks acting together with different people having a different pattern of multifactorial risk (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2010). The importance of preventive hearing health care in primary care is discussed along with a screening strategy with targeted interventions designed to target older at risk adults.
Highlights
Among the most prevalent of chronic conditions affecting older and it is a larger non-fatal burden than alcohol use, osteoarthriadults globally, hearing loss prevalence is increasing and its impact on tis and schizophrenia (Mathers, Smith & Concha, 2003)
The importance of preventive s hearing health care in primary care is discussed along with a screening strategy with targeted interventions designed to target older at risk u adults. rcial Introduction e The aging of the world's population, with the number of older adults m older projected to increase to 20% by 2050 will challenge countries, communities, and health care agencies to embrace preventive care as m a means of promoting and supporting the joint goal of maintaining and o improving the quality of life experienced as people age (Winkler, 2010)
With regard to the demographic imperative, the hearing loss population has grown at the rate of 160% of the United States population growth, yet hearing health care is rarely included in the traditional medical exam, is not a screening priority, nor is it typically mentioned as a risk factor for cognitive decline or medical conditions such as falls
Summary
Among the most prevalent of chronic conditions affecting older and it is a larger non-fatal burden than alcohol use, osteoarthriadults globally, hearing loss prevalence is increasing and its impact on tis and schizophrenia (Mathers, Smith & Concha, 2003). The importance of preventive s hearing health care in primary care is discussed along with a screening strategy with targeted interventions designed to target older at risk u adults.
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