Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging Workshop Summary (2014) / Chapter Skim
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8 Collaborative Strategies for the Future
8 Collaborative Strategies for the Future
Pages 85-92
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Workshop participants then closed the workshop by offering their perspectives on the 2 days of deliberations. THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION Regina Davis Moss American Public Health Association The public health implications of age-related hearing loss go far beyond the immediate threat to the individual, said Regina Davis Moss, associate executive director of public health policy and practice for the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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The average age of his patients is about 85, and over the course of the day he is likely to use three different interpreters. "It is a challenging setting to deliver care." Pacala identified six hurdles to providing good hearing health care.
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For example, the AGS, through its Health in Aging Foundation, provides an Aging and Health A to Z webpage through which patients can access information on hearing loss and related issues.1 Finally, much more research is needed on how to partner medicine, public health, and technology to come together to create better environments and better ways of solving the problem, Pacala said. Research into implementation is also critical to figure out how best to provide help for older adults.
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, hearing loss has a greater impact on quality of life than diabetes, heart disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, or any other medical condition, Yeh reported. Similarly, a survey conducted in 2011 of people older than 50 found that 85 percent said that hearing is very important to their quality of life, 76 percent said it is personally important to their lives, and 68 percent said that not enough attention is paid to hearing loss as an important health care concern (AARP/ASHA, 2011)
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James Appleby, Gerontological Society of America, recommended that more research be conducted to demonstrate that hearing interventions have value not only in improving health and economic outcomes but also in redirecting the trajectories of people's lives. Such outcomes can help make the case for greater investment in hearing interventions.
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Composer Richard Einhorn emphasized the need for hearing health care and hearing devices to be affordable, adding that addressing the issue requires fundamental changes in the FDA regulations. Although many players are involved in regulations, he added, change is possible that would benefit all stakeholders, including consumers and companies.
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Hearing health care thus can have benefits for older individuals, families, and health care costs. She also agreed that the FDA regulations are out of date and that hearing aid manufacturers need to produce devices that allow individuals to hear better in noise.
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