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‘I keep away from people’ – combined vision and hearing loss is isolating more and more older Australians

  • Written by Moira Dunsmore, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, University of Sydney
‘I keep away from people’ – combined vision and hearing loss is isolating more and more older Australiansbricolage/Shutterstock

Our ageing population brings a growing crisis: people over 65 are at greater risk of dual sensory impairment (also known as “deafblindness” or combined vision and hearing loss).

Some 66% of people over 60 have hearing loss and 33% of older Australians have low vision. Estimates suggest more than a quarter of...

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