Hearing Assessment and Rehabilitation for People Living With Dementia

Piers Dawes; Jenna Littlejohn; Anthea Bott; Siobhan Brennan; Simon Burrow; Tammy Hopper; Emma Scanlan

doi:10.1097/AUD.0000000000001174

Hearing Assessment and Rehabilitation for People Living With Dementia

Piers Dawes^*, Jenna Littlejohn, Anthea Bott, Siobhan Brennan, Simon Burrow, Tammy Hopper, Emma Scanlan

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Abstract

Hearing impairment commonly co-occurs with dementia. Audiologists, therefore, need to be prepared to address the specific needs of people living with dementia (PwD). PwD have needs in terms of dementia-friendly clinical settings, assessments, and rehabilitation strategies tailored to support individual requirements that depend on social context, personality, background, and health-related factors, as well as audiometric HL and experience with hearing assistance. Audiologists typically receive limited specialist training in assisting PwD and professional guidance for audiologists is scarce. The aim of this review was to outline best practice recommendations for the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impairment for PwD with reference to the current evidence base. These recommendations, written by audiology, psychology, speech-language, and dementia nursing professionals, also highlight areas of research need. The review is aimed at hearing care professionals and includes practical recommendations for adapting audiological procedures and processes for the needs of PwD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1089-1102
Number of pages	14
Journal	Ear and hearing
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001174
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2022

Keywords

audiology
cognitive impairment
dementia
hearing loss

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Hearing Assessment and Rehabilitation for People Living With Dementia

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