Poor hearing confines older adults to their homes

Vision and hearing problems reduce the active participation of older people in various events and activities. Group activities are challenging for older people with hearing problems, as they often have a great deal of difficulty conversing with several people in a noisy environment. The results also showed that people with hearing difficulties perceived their ability to live their lives as they would like as poorer than those with good hearing. Read more about this study  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140806094708.htm