Hearing Loss and Associated Comorbidities: What Do We Know?
Depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and dementia are just some of the serious comorbidities associated with hearing loss.
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Hamilton Mobile CapTel App Handout
The new Hamilton Mobile™ CapTel® app for iOS is a great solution for hearing healthcare professionals looking for ways to support their patients.
Seniors, Hearing Loss and Smartphones
Smartphones have become increasingly important to older adults, enabling them to connect with others and access vital information when away from home. This brief examines smartphone adoption for seniors with hearing loss, including apps and integrated technologies.
Hearing Loss and Comorbidities: 2022 Update
In 2017, Dr. Harvey Abrams published a paper detailing the many comorbidities to hearing loss. In 2022, he revisited that paper, updating it with new research and data that also includes a new section with emerging information on dual sensory impairment.
4 Types of Hearing Loss
This visual aid is designed to help hearing healthcare professionals educate their patients on the type of hearing loss they’re dealing with.
Hearing Healthcare Program Tip Sheet
Designed specifically for hearing healthcare professionals, this program provides exclusive access to both original and curated educational resources, including white papers, infographics and webinars, as well as streamlined ways to certify patients for Hamilton CapTel solutions, including support and materials for your office.
Social Distance Doesn’t Mean Social Isolation
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a new phrase into mainstream awareness: Social Distancing. In this brief, we examine the effects of social distancing on people with hearing loss, and ways to maintain social connections that are crucial to our well-being.
Diabetes and Hearing Loss
This white paper examines the link between diabetes and hearing loss and presents the case for hearing and other healthcare professionals to work together to help their patients achieve better overall health outcomes.
Changing Role of the Audiologist from Hearing Healthcare Provider to Hearing Loss Mitigation Counselor
This white paper explores the shift in hearing healthcare from an industry of providers focused purely on hearing loss to one that embraces better overall health outcomes.
COVID-19 and Hearing Loss: What We Know Now
This new white paper explores the most recent data and studies on the link between hearing loss and COVID-19, the long- and short-term effects on patients, and its impacts on hearing healthcare professionals and clinical practice.
4 Degrees Of Hearing Loss
This visual aid serves as a conversation starter for hearing healthcare professionals and their patients.
How Hearing Healthcare Professionals Can Thrive in the Self-Service Economy
For hearing healthcare professionals willing to adapt, the increasing prevalence of self-service and other online tools provides new opportunities.
Current Crises, Future Opportunities: The Audiology Profession at the Crossroads
Watch this webinar that explores the disruption occurring in the hearing healthcare industry — both before and since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — and the opportunities that lay ahead.
10 Technologies for People with Hearing Loss
An infographic on 10 types of technology designed to keep people with hearing loss safe and connected.
7 Key Comorbidities of Hearing Loss
It’s important to know the key comorbidities of hearing loss and how they impact your patients.
For Hearing Healthcare Professionals: Hearing Loss May Boost Risk of Dementia
The number of comorbidities associated with hearing loss is significant – ranging from loneliness all the way to mortality.
Depression, Hearing Loss, and Treatment with Hearing Aids
A review of recent scientific literature suggests a complex but compelling association between hearing loss and depression.
For Hearing Healthcare Professionals: Improved Balance Reduces Fall Risk
Download the brief to learn how hearing loss and falls are related, how that impacts your patients and what you can do about it.
For Hearing Healthcare Professionals: Technology Can Reduce Patient Isolation
According to a recent Leading Age/ CAST white paper, about 13% of older adults report being often lonely.
Social Connectedness and Engagement Technology for Long-Term and Post-Acute Care: A Primer and Provider Selection Guide
Did you know that social isolation is a significant hearing loss comorbidity? It can even be life threatening.
Hearing and Value-based Healthcare
As healthcare shifts its focus to “value-based” or “outcomes-based” reimbursement, chronic disease management and telehealth will rise in importance.
Social Engagement and Hearing Loss
Recent large-scale studies reveal powerful connections between hearing loss and other health conditions.
Adopting a Patient-Centric Care Model Enables Audiologists to Combat Social Isolation and Deliver Better Health Outcomes
For seniors who have delayed acquiring hearing aids, the new experience of using them can be an adjustment.
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