When I was a student at university, I worked in an assisted living facility as a certified nursing assistant (CNA). During that time, I had the privilege of caring for a woman who I will call Jane. I was told that Jane had lost her spoken language as the result of a past stroke. She
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In the United States, approximately 15% of adults over age 18 report some trouble hearing. That denotes about 37.5 million adults, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service. Being hard of hearing or deaf can be caused by environmental factors or genetic factors. Sometimes deafness is present at birth. For others, it
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Every May, The American Speach-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) works to raise awareness about communication disorders and barriers, as well as highlight life-altering treatment options. We realize that new communication barriers have arisen over the past few months that need addressing. We asked Be Active Be Well’s own Lisa Levine Sporer MS CCC-SLP to give us some
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Studies have shown that aging adults perceive thirst differently than children and young adults, which often causes them to not feel thirsty even though their body needs hydration. A person with dementia may simply forget to drink enough water. Older adults may not realize the importance of drinking enough. Those who are able to understand
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, age-related hearing loss or presbycusis is a gradual decrease in hearing that occurs with age and can start as early as a person’s thirties or forties. High frequency sounds which include speech sounds are the first to suffer. Because it occurs gradually, though, many adults don’t immediately
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