Author: Stefani Kim

PPPD Patients May Show Early Warning Signs

More than half of the patients reported experiencing exacerbating factors shortly after the vestibular symptoms, worsening their symptoms. About 10% of these patients developed PPPD during the follow-up period, and the exacerbating factors were found to have a more severe effect on the vestibular symptoms in these patients.

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Hearing Loss Screening May Help Detect Dementia Risk Factor

A new study led by a Baycrest clinician-scientist titled “Enhancing Clinical Visibility of Hearing Loss in Cognitive Decline” demonstrated that point of care screening for hearing loss in patients of a memory clinic raised physicians’ awareness of its high prevalence among their patients and led to more frequent referrals for hearing help.

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What Is the Best Musical Instrument for My Hard-of-Hearing Child? 

From time to time, I am asked about the best musical instrument for someone’s child who is hard of hearing. If this were the 1960s, I may have said drums. However, today that 60-year-old answer would be quite simplistic given the advancement of knowledge (and politics) surrounding hearing loss and hearing aid/cochlear implant technology.

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