Hearing loss affects approximately one in three people aged 65 and older worldwide [1]. In Canada, 38.7% of individuals aged 65-85 have a hearing loss measured by audiometry; this proportion increases with age, reaching 51.4% among those aged 75-79 and 69.8% among those aged 80-84 [2]. Thus, more than 2.75 million Canadian seniors live with hearing loss [2, 3]....
Clinicians serving older adults should review their accessibility and care-quality practices; this article likely identifies systemic strategies (e.g., tele-audiology, community outreach) worth considering, though specific evidence-based protocols depend on the underlying study details not fully provided here.
Seniors represent the largest and fastest-growing segment of people with hearing loss globally, and closing the access gap has major public health and quality-of-life implications.
- 01Approximately one in three people aged 65+ worldwide has hearing loss.
- 02Article examines strategies to improve both access to and quality of hearing health services for seniors.
- 03Barriers to care for older adults include financial, geographic, and awareness-related factors.
- 04Improving senior hearing care has implications for cognitive health, social participation, and quality of life.
- 05Practical strategies for clinics and health systems are reviewed.
Roughly one in three people aged 65 and older worldwide has hearing loss.
studysupportedAccessibility and quality of hearing health services for seniors can be improved through targeted strategies.
studypartially supported- Publication type
- review
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Seniors (aged 65 and older) with hearing loss
- Intervention
- Strategies to improve accessibility and quality of hearing health services
Primary outcomes
Accessibility of hearing health services; Quality of hearing health care for seniors
