Evaluation of hearing benefits as to the use of hearing prosthesis in elderly individuals

Authors

  • Angélica Cristina Pezzin Palheta Universidade Federal do Pará. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-5732 URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-5732 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-5732
  • Cecília Leite Gomes ORCID iD: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-1145 URL: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-1145 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-1145
  • Suzane Cristina de Lima Filgueira http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-2854 URL: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-2854 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-2854
  • Izi Patrícia Pardal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-8515 URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-8515 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-8515
  • Dyanara Stéphany Lemos Santos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-7603 URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-7603 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-7603
  • Dulcineia Sampaio Azeredo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-1685 URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-1685 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-1685

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i3p445-458

Keywords:

Hearing, Quality of life, Otorhinolaryngology.

Abstract

Presbycusis is a natural aging process. The use of hearing aids allows the rehabilitation of the elderly, in order to reduce the psychosocial impacts. The study included 27 elderly people who responded to the hearing handicap inventory for the elderly screening version (HHIE-S) when they received the prosthesis and after three months of use. The difference between the pre- and post-adjustment scores was significant. There was a significant reduction of the auditory handicap after the use of the prosthesis for three months.

 

Author Biographies

Angélica Cristina Pezzin Palheta, Universidade Federal do Pará. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-5732 URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-5732

Universidade Federal do Pará.

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-5732

URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-5732

 

Cecília Leite Gomes, ORCID iD: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-1145 URL: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-1145

ORCID iD: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-1145

URL: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-1145

 

Suzane Cristina de Lima Filgueira, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-2854 URL: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-2854

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-2854

URL: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-2854

 

Izi Patrícia Pardal, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-8515 URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-8515

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-8515

URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-8515

Dyanara Stéphany Lemos Santos, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-7603 URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-7603

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-7603

URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-7603

 

Dulcineia Sampaio Azeredo, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-1685 URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-1685

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-1685

URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-1685

 

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Published

2017-09-30

How to Cite

Palheta, A. C. P., Gomes, C. L., Filgueira, S. C. de L., Pardal, I. P., Santos, D. S. L., & Azeredo, D. S. (2017). Evaluation of hearing benefits as to the use of hearing prosthesis in elderly individuals. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(3), 445–458. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i3p445-458

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Papers

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