Hearing Health for Older Australians

More than 70% of Australians aged over 70 have a mild to severe hearing loss which continues to worsen with age.
These questions on hearing health will help you address hearing impairment in your role. You will gain foundational knowledge on common age-related hearing conditions and their impacts on the quality of life. This series will provide you with strategies to care for people with hearing loss and enable you to support their physical health, mental wellbeing and communication needs.

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By completion of this question set, learners will be able to:

• Identify causes of hearing loss to enable simple prevention strategies and interpretation of care plans where these may be listed.
• List ways to support older Australians with hearing loss to reduce its impacts on their quality of life.
• Recognise signs of hearing loss to identify older Australians who might need hearing support.

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1. Types of hearing loss
2. What is presbycusis?
3. Signs of presbycusis
4. Loss of balance
5. Hard of hearing
6. Signs of hearing loss
7. Causes of hearing loss
8. Clinical signs
9. Untreated hearing loss
10. Hearing devices
11. Assisting hearing aid users
12. Temporary hearing loss
13. Support services
14. Communication Strategies
15. Degree of hearing loss
16. Listening fatigue