Sensory impairments
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Can loss of sense of smell be a symptom of COVID-19? - MyDr.com.au
Loss of the sense of smell (anosmia) may be a marker of COVID-19 infection in otherwise asymptomatic people.
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Video: Anosmia - MyDr.com.au
Anosmia (loss of sense of smell) can be caused from a bad dose of flu or a cold. Early treatment is the key to avoiding permanent damage.
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Anosmia - loss of smell - Better Health Channel
People are less sensitive to smells the older they get, and women tend to have a more acute sense of smell than men.
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Vision impairment & blindness: children | Raising Children Network
Vision impairment covers vision problems like low vision, vision loss, and blindness. Children with vision impairment get a lot out of early intervention.
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Support for people who are blind or vision impaired - Vision Initiative
Support for people who are blind or vision impaired By 2020, it is expected that over 800,000 people aged over 40 will be blind or living with vision loss in Australia
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Sensory and perceptual problems - Synapse
Sensory and perceptual problems arise from damage to the right side of the brain or the parietal and occipital lobes of the brain.
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Optic Atrophy | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
What is optic atrophy? Optic Atrophy is the result of degeneration or damage to the optic nerve. The optic nerve transports visual information from the eye, to an area of the brain where it is processed. Click below to download the full Accessible Fact Sheets for Optic Atrophy: Accessible Word version (Word, 118KB) - Optic Atrophy
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Deafness and hearing impairment: children
If your child is deaf or hard of hearing, there might be challenges ahead. Early intervention and modern technology helps children reach their full potential.
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Glaucoma | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
What is it? A family of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve. It leads to the gradual loss of sight, beginning with peripheral vision. There is often no pain or discomfort associated with vision loss from glaucoma. Glaucoma has two main categories – open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma. All forms of the disease lead to intraocular pressure that can damage the optic nerves. Problems with drainage can also cause glaucoma. This is because our eyes produce a liquid to clean the eye, nourish it and keep it in shape.
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About eye health - Vision Initiative
About eye health By 2020, over 800,000 people will be affected by blindness or vision loss unless they become proactive about saving their sight
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Cognitive Impairment and Dementia - Synthesis
Cognitive Issues - Synthesis
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Acupuncture for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Sham-controlled trials show statistically significant benefits; however, these benefits are small, do not meet our pre-defined thresholds for clinical relevance, and are probably due at least partially to placebo effects from incomplete blinding
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Advocates and Language Services | Ausmed
Providers must ensure that every client has the ability to raise concerns about their care regardless of culture, language, impairment or other factors. If these barriers impede the client’s ability to access the complaint system, the provider is expected to give the client extra support.
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Podcast Ep 1 Transcript | A cure for hearing loss?
In this episode, Founding Director of Ear Science Institute Australia, Professor Atlas will unpack the latest research in curing hearing loss
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Neurodevelopmental disorders and youth mental health - Orygen, Revolution in Mind
Orygen is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
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Managing Falls Risk After Discharge | Ausmed
Falls in older adults are often serious, resulting in functional decline, reduced quality of life, loss of independence and in severe cases, even death. It is estimated that about 40% of older adults fall within six months of discharge, with 50% of these incidents resulting in injury.
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Understanding Brain Damage Locations | Ausmed
When damage occurs to the brain due to stroke, tumour, traumatic injury or other reasons, the resulting symptoms are dependent on where the brain was damaged and the extent of the damage. Symptoms may include alterations to the person’s speech, mobility, memory and even personality.
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Care and Management of Aphasia | Ausmed
Aphasia is the most common language disorder post-stroke, affecting one-third of all patients diagnosed with stroke. When a patient experiences speech difficulty, word-finding difficulty, or speaks with made-up or inappropriate language, they are likely to be experiencing aphasia.
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Wandering in Aged Care | Ausmed
Wandering is when a client roams around or attempts to leave their home, their care facility or the company of other people. is typically associated with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, which cause people to have difficulty remembering where they are and how to find their way around.
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Traumatic Brain Injuries | Ausmed
A traumatic brain injury is a type of acquired brain injury that occurs following an impact to the head, causing damage to the brain tissue. These head injuries can be classified as either penetrating or non-penetrating. Long-term effects may range from mild to severe, depending on the patient.
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