title: The impact and experience of adventitious deafness.
abstract: Relatively little well controlled, empirical research has examined the problems, experiences, functional limitations and coping strategies of late-deafened individuals. The present paper summarizes, integrates and evaluates the literature on adventitious deafness. Several issues are explored in detail, including: a) a comparison of congenital and acquired deafness; b) a critical review of the literature investigating the psychiatric problems experienced by late-deafened individuals; c) an examination of the effects of acquired deafness on identity and personal control; and d) a consideration of adventitious deafness among the elderly.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rutman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003638:Deafness / Q000151:congenital / Q000523:psychology*; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007063:Identity Crisis; D012934:Social Isolation