Respiratory Changes
WITH AGING, SOME PHYSYICAL CHANGES CAN OCCUR IN THE NOSE. WHAT SLEEPING PROBLEM MAY DEVELOP FROM THIS CHANGE?
SLEEP APNEA/OTHER SLEEP PROBLEMS
DOUBLE DOUBLE HOW DOES THE AGING PROCESS AFFECT THE EFFICACY OF THE HEART?
HEART MUSCLE IS WEAKENED WITH AGE
IS HEARING CONSIDERED TO BE THE FIRST OR LAST SENSE A HUMAN LOSES WITH AGE?
CAN LEAD TO DISCOMFORT AND PAIN.
NAME 3 CHANGES TO THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM THAT OCCURS WITH AGE
MUSCLES BECOME WEAKER, TENDONS SHRINK AND HARDEN, BONES BECOME WEAKER, HEIGHT DECREASES, JOINT ACTIVITY AND MOTION BECOME MORE DIFFICULT, FALL RISK INCREASES
NAME TWO THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR RESPIRATORY HEALTH
STAY ACTIVE, REGULAR CHECKUPS, DRINK MORE WATER, PROPER HAND HYGIENE
WHY ARE OLDER ADULTS ADVISED TO EXERCISE WITH CAUTION?
OLDER ADULTS CAN BECOME WEAKER MORE QUICKLY THAN THEY ARE USED TO, AND THIS CAN LEAD TO COMPLICATIONS.
DOUBLE DOUBLE!!HOW COMMON IS HEARING LOSS IN ADULTS OVER 65
1 IN 3
HOW DOES SLOWER DIGESTION AND DECREASED ACTIVITY AFFECT DIGESTION?
CAN LEAD TO CONSTIPATION
AT WHAT POINT IN AGING ARE WOMEN MORE LIKELY TO SEE A DECREASE IN BONE DENSITY?
FOLLOWING MENOPAUSE
DOUBLE DOUBLE!!! WITH AGE, IT BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO FULLY CLEAR SECRETIONS AND ITEMS IN OUR THROAT AND THROUGHOUT THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. WHAT CAN THIS LEAD TO?
INCREASE IN UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A WEAKER HEART AND INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE?
AS THE HEART BECOMES WEAKER, EVERYTHING ELSE HAS TO WORK HARDER TO COMPENSATE, LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN BLOOD PRESSURE
THREE WAYS TO KEEP YOUR EARS IN TUNE
REGULAR CHECKUPS, REMOVAL OF EAR WAX, USE OF ASSISTIVE AIDES
BIGGEST RISK FOR A DECREASED IMMUNE SYSTEM
INCREASED RISK OF INFECTION
DOUBLE DOUBLE!!TREMORS MAY OCCUR WITH AGE DUE TO A DECREASE IN WHAT?
MUSCLE STRENGTH AND CONTROL
AS WE AGE, OUR RIB CAGE BECOMES STIFFER AND TIGHTER, WHAT IS A POSSIBLE RESULT OF THIS?
THE MUSCLES ARE FORCED TO WORK HARDER, AND CAN BECOME WEAKER AS A RESULT
WHAT CAUSES THE HEART TO WEAKEN WITH AGE?
BLOOD VESSELS GET STIFFER, LEADING TO DIFFICULTIES WITH OUTPUT FROM THE VESSELS.
NAME THREE HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WITH HEARING LOSS
FALL RISK, DIABETES, DEPRESSION, HEART DISEASE, ALZHEIMERS DISEASE, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
DOUBLE DOUBLE!! WAYS TO IMPROVE EITHER YOUR IMMUNE HEALTH OR YOUR GI HEALTH
IMMUNE: WASH YOUR HANDS, MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET, STAY UP TO DATE ON VACCINATIONS
GI: INCREASE FIBER AND FLAX INTAKE, DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, INCREASE DAILY ACTIVITY
WHAT MINERAL IS NOT ABSORBED AS FULLY WITH AGE THAT CAN LEAD TO WEAKER BONES?
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