Which is used to treat the most common cause of impairment to an older person's hearing?
a. Hearing aids
b. Cochlear implants
c. Ear canal irrigation
d. Sign language
C
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A Incorrect. Hearing aids are useful for sensorineural hearing loss, but the most common cause impairing the hearing of older persons is cerumen impaction.
B Incorrect. Cochlear implants are useful for profound sensorineural deafness, but the most common cause impairing the hearing of older persons is cerumen im-paction.
C Correct. Irrigation is used to dissolve and remove impacted cerumen, the most common cause of impaired hearing in old age.
D Incorrect. Sign language has been used primarily by those who become deaf in childhood or at birth, but it is not considered a treatment.
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