Speech And Hearing Rehabilitation In Geriatrics

Abstract

Communication is an important matter of concern in elderly. This is due to the fact that communication breakdown can escalate into emergencies at many instances. Physiological changes and increased incidence of neurologic conditions with aging leads to communication disorders. It is estimated that 45 to 50% of the geriatric population has communication disorder (Muche & McCarty, 2019). Disorder of communication can occur due to the impairment in one or more of the following domains such as speech mechanism, language, cognition and hearing. Also, the extend of impairment vary from individual to individual. Therefore, the population in need of rehabilitation forms a heterogeneous group with a few common clinical observations.