Effects of Protective Measures against COVID-19 on Auditory Communication for People with Hearing Loss

• Kataoka Yuko

• Maeda Yukihide

• Sugaya Akiko

• Omichi Ryotaro

• Kariya Shin

抄録

WHO has recommended various measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including mask-wearing and physical distancing. However, these changes impair communication for individuals with hearing loss. We investigated the changes in auditory communication associated with COVID-19 measures in 269 patients (male: 45.7%, female: 54.3%, median age: 54 y.o.). Most patients with hearing loss had difficulty engaging in auditory communication with people wearing masks, especially in noisy surroundings or with physical distanc-ing. These difficulties were noticeable in patients with severe hearing loss. Developing communication support strategies for people with hearing loss is an urgent need while COVID-19 measures are in place.

収録刊行物

• Acta Medica Okayama

  Acta Medica Okayama 75 (4), 511-516, 2021-08

  Okayama University Medical School

キーワード

• coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• hearing loss
• communication problem
• mask
• physical distance

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390290700751092224
• NII論文ID: 120007146030
• NII書誌ID: AA00508441
• ISSN: 0386300X
• DOI: 10.18926/amo/62404
• Web Site: https://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/62404
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2022251266
• 本文言語コード: en
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