NAVIDAS, FRANCOIS LANCE C.

BSN-3

Mr. Galicia worked in a construction facility for 25 years. When he retired at 60 years of
age, he was virtually deaf. Now his wife and children need to speak close to his ears
before he can hear them or he needs to lip-read to understand them.

1. What type of hearing loss does Mr. Galicia have? Support your answer.

=Sensorineural hearing loss or presbycusis, this is the type of hearing loss that Mr.
Galicia has. This is the loss of hearing that gradually occurs in most individuals as they
grow older. Hearing loss is a common disorder associated with aging. About 30-35 % of
adults age 60-65 and older have this kind of hearing loss. 

2. Can he be prescribed with hearing aid? What are the practical tips that you can give
to him if he gets a hearing aid?

=I can tell him that he has a hearing problem, and advice to seek for a professional
advice on an Otolaryngologist; ear, nose, and throat doctor or an audiologist; health
professional who can identify and measure hearing loss. These professionals can
prescribe him with a hearing aid and to aid his problem.

3. What are the potential problems that may arise if an older person has impaired
hearing? Enumerate at least three.

= The potential problems that may arise are; loneliness, Risk for falls,
Anxiety/Depression.

4. Describe specific points to remember when caring for a person with hearing
impairment.

=When caring to a person with a hearing impairment, we must observe the following;

1. Speak clearly, slowly, distinctly, but naturally, without shouting or exaggerating

mouth movements. Shouting distorts the sound of speech and may make
speech/lip reading more difficult.

2. If the hearing-impaired person has difficulty understanding a particular phrase

or word, try to find a different way of saying the same thing, rather than
repeating the original words over and over.
3. Hold conversations in areas where there is little background noise and do not talk
too fast or too slow.
REFERENCE:

Care of Older Persons with Hearing Problems Power point.

Hearing Impairment and Caregiving, (2019), National Caregivers Library, Retrieved from
http://www.caregiverslibrary.org/

Communicating with People with hearing loss, (2002-2020), UCSF Health, Retrieved
from https://www.ucsfhealth.org/