Dedicated to providing high-quality care, Visiting Ancillary Services strives to meet the dental and audiology needs of nursing home residents. Visiting Ancillary Services uses advanced audiological technology to evaluate and address hearing loss in older adults.
Age-related hearing loss, also known as presbycusis, affects approximately one-third of adults aged 65 to 74 and close to one-half of those 75 and older. Hearing loss most often is a result of degeneration or damage to the components of the cochlea, a portion of the inner ear. As the wear and tear of age begin to affect the nerves inside the cochlea, a person's hearing suffers permanent damage.
Damage is most often the result of the natural effects of aging, though noise exposure or damage from chemicals or pharmaceuticals may contribute as well. There may be a genetic component in some patients, and others may experience hearing loss secondary to health conditions such as diabetes, nerve tumors, or autoimmune diseases.
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