Observation of improvement in mental functions by Mini-Mental method of Patients from Geriatric unit after starting to wear hearing aid
Journal Title: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis - Year 2014, Vol 68, Issue 3
Abstract
The loss of cognitive function, in addition to physiological changes, is the main illness of patients in geriatric units. There are many factors affecting cognitive ability in elderly patients. Undoubtedly, one of them is the physiological aging process of the hearing organs. One of the methods to assess cognitive functioning is the Mini-Mental Sade Examination (MMSE). The paper presents an assessment of the impact of hearing aids in patients with hearing loss on the outcome of cognitive assessment in MMSE. Analysis of the study results provides answers to questions about the improvement of mental functioning in geriatric patients with hearing loss assessed by MMSE after starting to wear hearing aids.
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Karolina Pilecka, Alicja Sekula, Jagoda Różycka
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