Acquired Hearing Impairment in Older Couple Relationships: an Exploration of Couple Resilience Processes

Adults may acquire a hearing impairment through natural aging processes (presbycusis), exposure to loud noises, illnesses (e.g., Meniereâ s disease), and hereditary factors. Because hearing loss affects basic communication processes, couples often have to adjust their ways of interacting when one s...

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Main Author: Yorgason, Jeremy Brenton
Other Authors: Human Development
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27166
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04232003-163522/