A discussion of hearing loss in the broader context of health care, the many areas that may be impacted by hearing loss, and some initiatives underway to look at addressing hearing loss on a larger scale. This article is written in an engaging Q & A format.

A discussion of hearing loss in older adults and its relationship to dementia and cognitive decline, based on the findings of current research.

Hearing loss and cognition: This course will take a closer look at the role of hearing loss as a potentially modifiable risk factor in late-life for cognitive decline and dementia. It will also review research to explore the importance of treating hearing loss in older adults.

This 2-part course is designed to provide a review of chronic diseases that are comorbid with hearing loss. Six in ten Americans live with at least one chronic disease, like heart disease, cancer, stroke, or diabetes. Audiologists must be knowledgeable of these diseases in order to practice whole-body health care for the benefit of their patients.

Six in ten Americans live with at least one chronic disease, like heart disease, cancer, stroke, or diabetes. Audiologists must be knowledgeable of these, and other chronic diseases that are comorbid with hearing loss, in order to practice whole-body health care for the benefit of their patients. This course will discuss both brain neurological and psychological concerns. This is the second of a two-part series.

This text course discusses the rationale and considerations for cognitive assessment in clinical audiology in an engaging, Q & A format.

Six in ten Americans live with at least one chronic disease, like heart disease, cancer, stroke, or diabetes. Audiologists must be knowledgeable of these, and other chronic diseases that are comorbid with hearing loss, in order to practice whole-body health care for the benefit of their patients. This course will review chronic, comorbid, cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases. A Review of Diabetes Mellitus T2 will be covered. This is the first of a two-part series.

As age-related hearing loss is often part of a broader list of body change that the older adult experiences. Typical reaction patterns can lead the person down the path of isolation (either consciously or subconsciously), putting the patient at further health and cognitive risk.

Effective speech understanding, especially in complex environments, requires both a well-functioning auditory system and a cognitive system that can efficiently and accurately process information, but our older patients can be challenged on both fronts. In this seminar, the cognitive nature of speech understanding will be viewed in light of the extra pressure that is exerted when hearing loss corrupts the information that is passed along from the periphery.

This course addresses unique challenges for those who find themselves working with the aging population. An overview of dementia and the connections to hearing loss and hearing health care interventions will be discussed. Also, age-related changes in both sensory function and cognitive abilities and social disengagement and withdrawal as a result of listening fatigue will be reviewed.