What are the exact assessments involved during the screening?
Vision | Vision acuity test using Snellen and Pinhole tests |
Oral | Simple oral check using Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) which checks on 8 areas – Lips, Tongue, Gums and Tissues, Saliva, Natural Teeth, Dentures, Oral Cleanliness and Dental Pain. |
Hearing | Hearing Handicap Inventory for Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S) is a 10-item questionnaire developed to score the degree of functional (social and emotional) handicap associated with hearing impairment. |
Checking if the senior has Tinnitus by completing a 2-item survey. | |
Checking of the ear canals using otoscope. | |
Hearing sound test using the audiometer. |
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