Dual Organ Transplant – Double the Bliss - NUH
Dual Organ Transplant – Double the Bliss - NUH
Dual Organ Transplant – Double the Bliss - NUH
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health matters<br />
Managing<br />
Hearing<br />
Loss<br />
08<br />
Imagine not being able to hear <strong>the</strong><br />
voices of your loved ones or listen<br />
to your favourite music. Losing your<br />
hearing can have an adverse impact<br />
on <strong>the</strong> way you communicate with<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs. Associate Professor Lynne<br />
Lim, Senior Consultant & Director,<br />
Centre for Hearing Intervention<br />
and Language Development, and<br />
Ms Kek Tze Ling, Audiologist,<br />
Department of Otolaryngology -<br />
Head & Neck Surgery, talk about<br />
hearing loss and <strong>the</strong> treatment options.<br />
Hearing loss <strong>–</strong> ways in which it<br />
affects our lives, work<br />
and relationships<br />
Hearing loss can be categorised into<br />
different levels of severity. Different<br />
degrees of hearing loss have different<br />
impacts on people in terms of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
ability to communicate with family<br />
members at home and friends in social<br />
situations in daily life.<br />
In a child, hearing loss results in speech,<br />
language and learning problems. In<br />
adults, hearing loss reduces job and<br />
social options, and poor communication.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> elderly, not hearing well has<br />
been linked to depression, reduced<br />
safety, reduced cognitive abilities, drop<br />
in quality of life, social withdrawal and<br />
reduced work options.
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