Hearing loss blocks the different cues that are necessary to perform activities of daily living (ADL) such a cooking, daily hygiene, dressing, and interacting socially with those around you. When hearing loss is bad enough to cause speech difficulty, then hearing loss becomes a stumbling block in obtaining gainful employment and in having meaningful relationships. Hearing loss can be life-threatening when someone can no longer respond to the sound of a smoke alarm at home or does not hear the siren of an ambulance when driving. In addition, hearing loss has a tremendous emotional effect on people, causing symptoms of anxiety, depression, fear, isolation, paranoia, and even anger. When a person’s hearing loss continues for months to years without adequate medical treatment, the societal burden increases.
Hearing loss blocks the different cues that are necessary to
perform activities of daily living (ADL) such a cooking, daily
hygiene, dressing, and interacting socially with those around you.
When hearing loss is bad enough to cause speech...
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Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:Hearing loss blocks the different cues that are necessary to perform activities of daily living (ADL) such a cooking, daily hygiene, dressing, and interacting socially with those around you. When hearing loss is bad enough to cause speech difficulty, then hearing loss becomes a stumbling block in obtaining gainful employment and in having meaningful relationships. Hearing loss can be life-threatening when someone can no longer respond to the sound of a smoke alarm at home or does not hear the siren of an ambulance when driving. In addition, hearing loss has a tremendous emotional effect on people, causing symptoms of anxiety, depression, fear, isolation, paranoia, and even anger. When a person’s hearing loss continues for months to years without adequate medical treatment, the societal burden increases.
