Journal Reviews

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Quality of life after cochlear implantation in the older population

1 July 2021 | | ENTA-Auditory Implants, Neurotology | Cochlear implant, Cost-utility, Health-related quality of life, Older adults, Quality of life

Cochlear implants (CI) have been increasingly adopted in older adults with severe to profound hearing loss as a result of the growing and ageing world population. There is much interest in the cost-effectiveness and quality of life in CI users....

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Sarcopenia and dysphagia in older community-dwelling adults

7 January 2020 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Aged, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Older adults, Sarcopenia

The prevalence of dysphagia in community-dwelling older adults is reported to be around 15%. Outside of common neurological causes such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease and dementia, recent studies have suggested that sarcopenia may be an independent risk factor for the...

Assessment and management of dysphagia in the elderly

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Otology | Ageing, Dysphagia, Geriatric, Management, Older, Presbyphagia

This article covers dysphagia in older patients, which is an important topic due to an ageing population, and a relatively common symptom that we see in clinic. Dysphagia could be due to presbyphagia secondary to changes in head and neck...

Cognition outcomes after cochlear implantation – is there an improvement?

1 January 2019 | | Cochlear implant, Cochlear implantation, Cognition, Cognitive outcome, Older adults, Profound hearing loss, Systematic review

Older adults with a severe to profound hearing loss are more at risk of cognitive decline than adults of a similar age with milder losses or normal hearing. This poses challenges, not only in the assessment process, but also for...