okay this is the last part for this uh PSW Foundation presentation so we'll talk about hearing and hearing loss okay we'll just play this YouTube video later so hear disorders and hearing problems so what are this so otitis media so titis media is an infection of the middle ear that is chronic it may lead to hearing loss okay this is common in infants and children osteosclerosis osteosclerosis this means hardening of the oses in the middle ear so this is a genetic condition that leads to hearing loss and tinitus tinitus is ringing in the ears minor disease increase in fluid the inner ear causing pressure in the middle ear that causes vertigal tiny tinitus and hearing loss that's mean disease so this orders dominant Progressive hearing loss is a progressive hearing loss due to the impairment of the nerve ending press by cusis is the gradual hearing loss due to aging temporary hearing loss it is due to ear walks blockage okay actually temporary hearing laws have different reasons and one of the possible reason is due to ear walks blockage of course if do you have any problem if the client have any problem about the ear they can go to a specialist for the ear e a e n Eyes Ears Nose and should effects of hearing loss speaking too loudly if a client have a hearing loss they usually speak loud leaning forward to hear answering irrelevant question so when you talk to a client sometimes they answer different things meaning they don't hear you clearly or they don't hear you at all okay some of them they are just lip reading they are just s reading what what you are actually trying to say by looking into your mouth and the movement of your lips but they don't really hear you so asking for words to be repeated so those are the things that the cl client usually do they ask you to repeat the question or repeat what you say because they didn't hear you so aids for people with hearing loss hearing aids hearing aids make sounds louder but do not cure the hearing loss care of hearing aids you should be aware of cracks and damage and report them to supervisor ensure that the battery are functional and kept in a dry Place away from moisture when not in use kept in a dry Place away from moisture communication use hand guestures make sure to use slow steady and clear speech again slow steady steady and clear speech be aware of own facial expressions and clear and of Cent's body language okay eye disorders vision problems age related muscular degeneration most common cause of blindness in people age 50 and above retinal detachment so these are eye disorders and vision problems class so retinal detachment is the separation of the retina from supporting tissue that that leads to permanent blindness if not surgically reattached so diabetic retinopathy is the bursting of blood vessels in the eye that leads to scaring which may then lead to retinal detachment glaucoma is a damage that cannot be reversed damage is caused by the increased pressure in the eye that compresses the optic nerve cataract the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque resulting in lured Vision can be surgically corrected and it can be surgically corrected okay presbyopia is a gradual inability to focus on near objects associated with aging effects of vision loss potential decrease in self-confidence due to decrease in dependence use of red tip cane and seeing eye dog okay so in caring with the individuals with a vision problems make sure you first alert them to your presence assist with walking and eating and maintaining a safe environment eyeg glasses remove eyeg glasses carefully and be careful to protect them from any damage with client with contact lens senses use special cleaning solutions and be careful with the storage reading Braille is a reading system for the blind people and they use that has raised dots that represent different letters artificial eyes these are made of plastic or glass that may be permanent or removable so potential decrease wait oh that's the last page last slide that's okay thank you so much and then we are going to proceed with the other videos in the related videos for this module