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Volume 12
Connecting Those with Hearing Loss to Surgical Centres When Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough
The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people will have some degree of hearing loss with approximately 700 million requiring hearing healthcare services. What remains to be determined is the proportion of individuals with hearing loss who will require implantable hearing devices. This article outlines bone conduction and cochlear implant systems in general.
Audiology in the Classroom
February is the month when registration for kindergarten opens for families, so it’s not too early to start thinking about what our students need to navigate this important transition. The first day of kindergarten is a big step, usually consisting of equal parts excitement, uncertainty, nervousness, and anticipation.
The Way I Hear It
Recently, my consumer articles for HearingHealthMatters.org (HHTM) have centred on how we, as people with hearing loss, handle the small indignities of the hearing loss life – the incidents that, while common, still manage to spark an uncomfortable emotional response every time.
Hearing Health and Cognitive Health: Ten Things That People Who Are Hard of Hearing Should Know
Over the last four decades, research has shown that there are connections between hearing and cognition in older adults. Over the last few years, research has turned to some important questions. What reasons explain why hearing loss and cognitive decline or dementia seem to be connected? If they are connected by a known cause, then could treatments for hearing loss reduce cognitive decline or dementia? If another cause affects both hearing and cognition, then could treatments for their common cause protect both hearing health and cognitive health? Here are ten things that people who are hard of hearing should know about what we know so far about the answers to these questions. These points will be expanded in future articles.
Volume 11
A Life In and Out of Music
Stu Nunnery is a late deafened musician who had to leave music, and now, after much hard work, is back.
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.
Technology Transition Points for Students with Hearing Loss, and the Role of Educational Audiologists and Teachers of the Deaf
This regular column by Dr Pam Millett has also been included as an article because of its importance providing the reader with a valuable insight into some issues regarding educational audiology.”
When the Client Decides to Change Their Hearing Health Care Professional
I am a big fan of hearing care professionals as a group and individually. Regardless of their designation, I respect and applaud the audiologists and hearing instrument specialists who have chosen the life of a clinician, researcher, But sometimes, the person with hearing loss (PWHL) changes their HCP.
The Role of AI in Audiology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is back in the spotlight with the news that Geoffrey Hinton (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) was just awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, for his role as the “grandfather of AI”. It is a well-deserved reward for his ground-breaking academic studies. On this occasion, what could be more appropriate than a commentary on the role of AI in audiology?
How Well Do People with Early Onset Hearing Loss Age?
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation with a late middle-aged neighbour who has lived with hearing loss since childhood. The conversation gave me some new insights into the differences between how aging adults adjust to late-onset hearing loss and how adults with early-onset hearing loss adjust to aging.