Sensory impairments
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Anosmia - loss of smell - Better Health Channel
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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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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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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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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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Cortical Vision Impairment | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
What is cortical visionimpairment?Cortical visionimpairment (CVI) can be either a temporary or a permanent visionimpairment caused by the disturbance of the visual cortex or posterior visual pathways of the brain. The degree of neurological impairment depends upon the time of onset and the location and intensity of the damage. The eyes may function normally but the visual systems of the brain do not consistently understand or interpret what the eyes see.
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Cortical Vision Impairment | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
What is cortical visionimpairment?Cortical visionimpairment (CVI) can be either a temporary or a permanent visionimpairment caused by the disturbance of the visual cortex or posterior visual pathways of the brain. The degree of neurological impairment depends upon the time of onset and the location and intensity of the damage. The eyes may function normally but the visual systems of the brain do not consistently understand or interpret what the eyes see.
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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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Newly diagnosed | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
If you have recently been diagnosed with a vision impairment you probably have a lot of questions and concerns.You may be feeling overwhelmed by the diagnosis and are not sure what kinds of questions to ask. You can contact us to ask questions or to make a referral.
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Sensory Loss | Ausmed
It's important to know what sensory loss is, how to recognise and differentiate it from expected age-related changes, and how to make adjustments for older people living with, or developing, sensory loss.
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Delirium Awareness and Cognitive Impairment | Ausmed
Cognitive impairment is a term used to describe someone’s current state. It generally presents as a state of confusion, loss of memory or attentiveness, trouble understanding or making sense, difficulty recognising people, places or things, or changes to mood.
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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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Osteogenesis Imperfecta – Fragile Bones
Due to its rarity, this can often mean that many nurses and other health professionals may have limited awareness, understanding and experience when caring for individuals with this condition (The OI Society of Australia 2019; Palomo et al. 2015).
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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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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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Disability in the Workplace | Ausmed
Research suggests that the primary reason for underemployment is a persistent stigma of disability at a society-level, rather than any actual difficulties or restrictions to employing people with disabilities.
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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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