ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
How great is the negative impact of masking and social distancing and how can we enhance communication skills in the elderly people?
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- Fostering active aging in older adults: results of a communication and social skills program.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Age-related changes in auditory perception. Hearing loss in the elderly: aging ear or aging brain?Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Review
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- Effects on communication due to face mask use: an integrative review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Review
- A proposed artificial intelligence-based real-time speech-to-text to sign language translator for South African official languages for the COVID-19 era and beyond: In pursuit of solutions for the hearing impaired.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022Review
- Masking care: A qualitative investigation of the impact of face masks on the experience of stroke rehabilitation from the perspective of staff and service users with communication difficulties.International journal of language & communication disorders · 2022Article
- Speech Impaired by Half Masks Used for the Respiratory Tract Protection.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
During COVID-19 pandemic, protective measures such as social distancing and face masks posed a challenge in daily communication, in this context the elderly are one of the most at risk categories as widely exposed to hearing loss. This article focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected verbal communication, especially on those people that even in normal conditions present an increased difficulty in speech perception. Special attention has been paid to hearing aids and cochlear implant users, these devices indeed can be affected by a speech intelligibility reduction and could be uncomfortable if used together with face masks. Possible alternatives and solutions will be proposed to reduce the negative impacts of face coverings on communication, to enhance speech intelligibility and to manage wearability of hearing rehabilitation devices.
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