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What are the exact assessments involved during the screening?


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 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.

Please click here for more information about Project Silver Screening. 


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