Senior's Health Package

Senior's Health Over 200,000 words organized under 20 different topic areas with a focus on the health issues of most interest to our aging population. The selection of materials compiled by the editors of Harvard Health Publications, includes topics such as: care giving, advanced care directives, arthritis, diabetes, healthy aging, vision problems, home safety, hearing loss, heart disease, incontinence, memory, mental health, medication costs and safety and more.


ADVANCED CARE DIRECTIVES
ARTHRITIS
CAREGIVING
DIABETES
EXERCISE
FALLS
HEALTHY AGING
HEARING LOSS
HEART DISEASE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
 INCONTINENCE
MEDICATION COSTS AND SAFETY
MEMORY/ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
MENTAL HEALTH
NUTRITION
OSTEOPOROSIS
SAFETY
SEXUALITY
STROKE
VISION PROBLEMS


Hearing Loss


Lifestyles

Doctoring the Ear, Nose and Throat
Dr. Jo Shapiro answers our questions on sinusitis, dizziness, hearing loss, and more.

Lifestyles

On Call: Ear Wax
What causes ear wax build up, and what can be done to treat it?

Lifestyles

Hearing: Age, Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids
The ins and outs of hearing loss due to aging and what can be done to help compensate for it. Also, advice on getting the hearing aid you need.

Lifestyles

ASK-THE-EXPERT

  • My father has type 2 diabetes. He is 76 years old. He has had progressive loss of his hearing for years. Now he is having difficulty with balance. When he closes his eyes, he cannot maintain balance. Can the diabetes affect balance in this manner?
 

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