NA2035: Hearing Loss in Children, The Elderly, and Veterans
Course Provider
Certifications
Learning Objectives
This activity focuses on hearing loss in children, the elderly, and veterans. Following a brief review of hearing loss, the activity will describe symptoms, treatments and devices that are unique to each different group with hearing loss.
State the causes and treatments of hearing loss in old age.
Present the connection between age-related hearing loss and dementia.
List causes and treatments for veterans with hearing loss.
Explain process for veterans to apply for assistance with hearing loss.
Describe how ethnicity may influence some forms of hearing loss as presented in the first ever study of hearing loss in the Hispanic/ Latino and African American population.
Course Offering: Written/printed (enduring)
Domain Focus: Disability and Work Interruption Case Management, Psychosocial Concepts and Support Systems