Overview
The loss of hearing - be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in older age - can have significant effects on one's communication abilities, quality of life, social participation, and health. Despite this, many people with hearing loss do not seek or receive hearing health care. The reasons are numerous, complex, and often interconnected. For some, hearing health care is not affordable. For others, the appropriate services are difficult to access, or individuals do not know how or where to access them. Others may not want to deal with the stigma that they and society may associate with needing hearing health care and obtaining that care. Still others do not recognize they need hearing health care, as hearing loss is an invisible health condition that often worsens gradually over time. In the United States, an estimated 30 million individuals (12.7 percent of Americans ages 12 years or older) have hearing loss. Globally, hearing loss has been identified as the fifth leading cause of years lived with disability. Successful hearing health care enables individuals with hearing loss to have the freedom to communicate in their environments in ways that are culturally appropriate and that preserve their dignity and function. Hearing Health Care for Adults focuses on improving the accessibility and affordability of hearing health care for adults of all ages. This study examines the hearing health care system, with a focus on non-surgical technologies and services, and offers recommendations for improving access to, the affordability of, and the quality of hearing health care for adults of all ages. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Hearing Loss: Extent, Impact, and Research Needs 3 Hearing Health Care Services: Improving Access and Quality 4 Hearing Technologies: Expanding Options 5 Improving Affordability of Services and Technologies 6 Engaging a Wider Community: Awareness, Education, and Support 7 Opportunities for Action Appendix A: Meeting Agendas Appendix B: Committee Biographies
Full Product Details
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ,
Health and Medicine Division ,
Board on Health Sciences Policy ,
Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults
Publisher: National Academies Press
Imprint: National Academies Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9780309439268
ISBN 10: 0309439264
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 06 October 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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