Dual sensory loss: A major age-related increase of comorbid hearing loss and hearing aid ownership in visually impaired adults

• Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 570 - 576
• Main Authors: Vreeken, Hilde L, van Rens, Ger HMB, Knol, Dirk L, van Reijen, Nadja A, Kramer, Sophia E, Festen, Joost M, van Nispen, Ruth MA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; audiological rehabilitation; Belgium; Blindness; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hearing aids; Hearing Aids - statistics & numerical data; hearing impaired persons; Hearing loss; Hearing Loss - epidemiology; Hearing Loss - rehabilitation; Humans; Insurance policies; low vision; Male; Middle Aged; Netherlands; Older people; Ownership - statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Self Report; Vision, Low - complications; Vision, Low - rehabilitation; visually impaired persons; Belgium; Netherlands; low vision; visually impaired persons; audiological rehabilitation; hearing impaired persons; hearing aids

Aim Despite increasing interest in visual and hearing impairment in the older population, little attention has been paid to concurrent hearing and vision loss, also known as dual sensory loss. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of comorbid hearing disability and hearing a...