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Volume 11
Commentary: Hearing loss, dementia and the danger of professional rabbit holes- a comment on Livinston et al., 2024
Editor’s Note: ENT & Audiology News, a British publication, was gracious enough to allow CanadianAudiologist to reprint this article by Doctors Munro and Dawes. Like a cup of tea, this article cuts through a labrynth of terminology and misinterpretation in this important area. Phrases such as “relative risk” are discussed to remind us that the word “relative” is not just an adjective, but that the phrase has a well-defined, and often misleading definition.
Vision Loss as a New Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia
The addition of vision as a new potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia is important for audiologists because many older adults with hearing loss also have vision loss. Reduced opportunities for multisensory integration and cross-modal compensation must be considered in all aspects of hearing care: screening, assessment, recommending technologies, and providing counselling or communication training.
The Times They are A Changing
Barbara Weinstein comments on the retracted academic paper appearing in the Lancet Public Health titled: “Retraction of a Publication Error Reporting That Hearing Aid Use Modified Dementia Risk.
Volume 10
Hearing Health is Associated to all Health
Evaluating a patient’s general health to offer more targeted support can help reduce and mitigate the burden of other diseases that come with hearing loss.
Volume 5
The Lancet Puts Forth Landmark Information about Hearing Loss and Dementia
Continue the topics from her previous columns, Kelly Tremblay continues the discussion of hearing loss and dementia by describing the recent Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care.