Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and Affordability

by Board on Health Sciences Policy, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, et al.

The loss of hearing - be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in older age - can have significant effects on one's communication abilities, quality of life, social participation, and health. Despite this, many people with hearing loss do not seek or receive hearing health care. The reasons are numerous, complex, and often interconnected. For some, hearing health care is not affordable. For others, the appropriate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309439264
• ISBN13: 9780309439268
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"