Magazine ‘Worm’ is dedicated to listening at the age which is a Presbycusis? How does a hearing loss affect the progression of dementia? And a Presbycusis is a carrier of cochlear implants (CI)? Answers to these and the current issue of the journal offers many more questions snail”, the leading German-language journal for life with CI and hearing aids. Completed is the latest edition of the worm”by an extensive calendar of events, contact information and basic information for the first time partly in Turkish language. Focus on the current worm”is the deafness in the age. So illuminate Dr. med.
Michael LERCH and Paul Decker Maruska similarities of deafness and dementia. Although primarily no disturbance of the brain performance there would be with a hearing loss, so the authors. Together, deafness and dementia however was the limited Ability to communicate, which might entail lack of cooperation, aggression and denial, social withdrawal, total isolation and suicidal thoughts. Also a hearing loss and dementia occur in about one-third of geriatric patients together. The fatal because: The less hear the demented patients, the faster the disease is progressing. And: the behavioral disorders not only accumulate, they raise themselves. A correct diagnosis is very important to prevent a disease so dramatic.
The authors advocate to determine the current status of the hearing before the review of cognitive performance. In addition, all patients in contact with related professions with regard to the correlation between dementia and hearing loss should be qualified. A hearing impairment exists, hearing aids or cochlear implants with dementia could be of great help. Editorial Note: the worm is an independent trade journal since 1989 by the Germans Cochlear implant society DCIG (www.dcig.de) is published. The magazine, which acts as a non-profit limited company, informs its readers about the issues of cochlear implant, hearing loss, deafness, tinnitus, hearing aids and hearing aids. Expert contributions and experience reports by affected give the reader a very deep insight in problems associated with hearing impairments and their management. At the same time, the magazine offers readers a forum and contact possibilities. Thematic focus is life with cochlear implants (CI) and hearing aids. The worm”appears four times a year with a current circulation of 8,000 copies. The editorial office is located in Illertissen; Editor-in-Chief of the worm”is Hanna Hermann. in 2008, the editorial staff in addition to the print edition of the worm started”with the information portal offers on the subject of ‘Listening & comprehension CI & hearing aid’. Press contact: Martin Schaarschmidt, Tel: (030) 65 01 77 60, eMail:;.