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Updated hearing loss guideline clarifies timing of interventions, changes terminology

For sudden hearing loss, urgent evaluation and initiation of treatment are important, according to a guideline update from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/13/4.htm
13 Aug 2019

Hear, hear for preventing cognitive decline

Because of the association between hearing loss and reduced cognition or dementia, physicians should intervene to treat this common condition of aging.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/hear-hear-for-preventing-cognitive-decline.htm
1 Apr 2023

Guideline issued on sudden hearing loss

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Foundation recently released a guideline on diagnosis, management and follow-up of sudden hearing loss in adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/13/6.htm
13 Mar 2012

Handling hoarseness, hearing problems in primary care

Internists can help patients cope with common ENT conditions like hoarseness, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/handling-hoarseness-hearing-problems-in-primary-care.htm
1 Jun 2021

Devices to restore hearing may avert cognitive decline, improve cognitive test scores

Physicians should strongly encourage their patients with hearing loss to use restorative devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, according to the authors of a new meta-analysis that found significant cognitive benefits with the devices.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/13/4.htm
13 Dec 2022

Adults can be affected by ADHD

This month's issue addresses ADHD, hearing loss and cognition, and how to review Open Payments data.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/adults-can-be-affected-by-adhd.htm
1 Apr 2023

Evidence insufficient on screening for age-related hearing loss, Task Force reports

Available evidence on screening for age-related hearing loss is insufficient to recommend for or against the practice in asymptomatic adults, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded this week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/14/2.htm
14 Aug 2012

Adults with subjective cognitive decline were more likely to report 4 modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

Among survey respondents ages 45 years and older, the most common modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias was hypertension (49.9%), followed by not meeting guidelines for aerobic physical activity (49.7%), obesity (35.3%), and diabetes (18.6%).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/31/2.htm
31 May 2022

Managing ENT problems in primary care

The most common ear, nose, and throat conditions of sinusitis, hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus can be evaluated and treated in the primary care office, but the internist must take care to work through the wide range of symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/11/managing-ent-problems-in-primary-care.htm
1 Nov 2017

Checklist offers ways to improve communication during telemedicine visits with older patients

First and most important, clinicians must assume that older patients have at least mild hearing loss, according to the checklist, which was developed by physicians from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/11/2.htm
11 Aug 2020

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