Frecuencia de hipoacusia en pacientes adultos mayores del Hospital Teófilo Dávila, Enero - Junio del 2014

Increasing elderly population, with increasing life expectancy, leading to a higher prevalence of diseases by organic aging, with hearing loss, sensorineural more often, one of llas.13Constituye a major health problem because it affects communication skills contributing to isolation, depression, dep...

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Autor Principal: Miñarcaja Gualancañay, Mirian Maribel (author)
Formato: bachelorThesis
Idioma:spa
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en liña:http://repositorio.utmachala.edu.ec/handle/48000/3334
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Summary:Increasing elderly population, with increasing life expectancy, leading to a higher prevalence of diseases by organic aging, with hearing loss, sensorineural more often, one of llas.13Constituye a major health problem because it affects communication skills contributing to isolation, depression, dependency altering their relational world with family and society. Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and exposure to loud noise are risk factors that favor the progression of sensorineural hearing loss típica7. The association of age, risk factors, and comprehensive care are key to determining the elderly who are more likely to suffer from hearing loss.