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Table 2. Abbreviations and Definitions of Common Terms
Term Definition
ARHL/Presbycusis Progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with
the process of aging.
Sensorineural
hearing loss
Hearing loss from an abnormality of the cochlea, auditory nerve,
or higher aspects of central auditory perception or processing.
Progressive
sensorineural
hearing loss
Sensorineural hearing loss that worsens over time.
Health outcomes Definition from e World Health Organization (WHO):
A change in the health of an individual, group of people, or
population that is attributable to an intervention or series of
interventions.
Cognition Definition from e American Psychological Association:
All forms of knowing and awareness, such as perceiving,
conceiving, remembering, reasoning, judging, imagining, and
problem solving.
Quality of life Definition from WHO: An individual's perception of their
position in life in the context of the culture and value systems
in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations,
standards, and concerns.
Healthy aging Definition from WHO: e process of developing and
maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in
older age. Functional ability is about having the capabilities that
enable all people to be and do what they have reason to value.
is includes a person's ability to:
• meet their basic needs;
• learn, grow and make decisions;
• be mobile;
• build and maintain relationships; and
• contribute to society.
Amplification Any device, system, or strateg y that improves access to sound
through increased intensity (e.g., hearing aids).
Auditory
rehabilitation
Definition from American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA): A person-centered approach to assessment
and management of hearing loss that encourages the creation of a
therapeutic environment conducive to a shared decision process
which is necessary to explore and reduce the impact of hearing
loss on communication, activities, and participations.
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