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Volume 13
To the Brain and Back: “Second-Person Neuroscience” For Hearing Loss, Aging, and Social Connection
A sense of connection is the foundation of social engagement and the development of personal relationships. People living with hearing loss, however, feel less socially connected because speech and language are more difficult for them to perceive in conversation or group settings. Audiologists play an important role in addressing these social needs and people are more satisfied with their hearing aids when they feel higher levels of social support.
The Fountain of Youth: Building Trust with Truth and Stopping Misinformation in Audiology
Health care providers and patients alike can be lured by the false claims of fake authorities about health issues and cures that are too good to be true. Hope springs eternal but too often we may succumb to empty or false hopes. Meanwhile, authentic scientific sources and evidence-based analyses of the benefits (or lack thereof) of treatments have become more difficult to identify. As reality and truth become elusive, trust is eroded. As trusted healthcare professionals, audiologists must preserve and promote truth to safeguard against misinformation.
The Way I Hear It
I haven’t yet watched Code of Silence, in which a deaf worker with exceptional speechreading abilities uses her skills to aid criminal investigations. I want to avoid the usual cringing at the myths of hearing loss and deafness perpetuated in popular media. But I have been assured that Code of Silence avoids these myths, some of them anyway, so I’ll give it a go.
Volume 12
Beyond Cognition: The Critical Connection Between Hearing Health and Mental Well-being in Older Adults
The relationship between hearing health and overall well-being has long been recognized within audiology, yet we are still in the process of learning the full extent of this connection as new research emerges.
The Way I Hear It
A woman will put up with a lot to spend a few glorious days with her Besties at a cottage on a beautiful lake. For me, this meant taking two long flights and bracing myself for the inevitable communication barriers built into the travel-with-hearing-loss experience.
Educational Audiology
In my last column, I talked about kindergarten registration and considerations for ensuring that students have a successful transition into school. This column will focus on the students at the other end of their educational journey, students in high school.
What’s New about Getting Older
Beyond improving communication, it is imperative to position hearing healthcare in the broader context of healthy aging because there are important links between hearing health and many physical, mental, and social aspects.
The Way I Hear It
Welcome to What Do I Call Myself, not a particularly fun game but it keeps people hot under the collar, revived every time somebody on Facebook asks what they should call themselves.
The Artificial Eardrum: How an Eggshell Membrane Fed a German ENT Family
Author Wolf Lubbers shares his vivid personal boyhood memories of how perforated eardrums indirectly supplemented his weekly diet in post-war Germany.
The Effect of Shooting Glasses on Earmuff Attenuation Measured with Acoustic Test Fixtures and Firearm Impulses
Firearm users are faced with conflicting or inaccurate information when choosing personal protective equipment. While both ballistic safety glasses and hearing protection are recommended for use with firearms, product labeling does not reflect potential changes in performance when using both devices simultaneously.