«OIRA»: sistema modular para mejorar las condiciones acústicas de los hogares de adultos mayores con hipoacusia en Lima Metropolitana

• Autor: Fleischman Ruzo, Daniela Michelle
• Formato: objeto de conferencia
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: PUCP-Institucional
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.14657/202655
• Enlace del recurso: https://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/202655
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Adulto Mayor; Hipoacusia; Contaminación Sonora; Reverberación; Diseño Inclusivo; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#6.04.01

Lima is a city with high noise pollution, that added to indoor noises, creates a deafening environment. For older people with hearing problems, either partial or total, it is almost impossible to distinguish sounds which complicates communication and could lead to emotional issues. Hearing aids appear to be the solution, but often they don’t help to filter noise and if they do, they are too expensive. On the opposite, acoustic conditioning methods help diminish noise pollution and increase communication. Solutions like acoustic panels lower the noise and give better living conditions. The downside is that usually they are used in public spaces instead of focusing on homes and the elderly. It is lacking a product that integrates to homes and is inclusive with the elderly. To solve this issue, the objective is to combine acoustic furniture with the context. As research methods they were used interviews, documentation and validations to gather information and analyze it. This project, developed during the pandemic, proposes a modular customizable acoustic inclusive system that adapts to the lifestyle, habits and context of the elderly. As a result, this approach is ready to use; it is an alternative that improves communication and quality of life of the elderly.