Brain Health, Cognition, and Audition-Brain Health, Cognition, and Audition Recording

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Dr. Douglas Beck stresses the importance of assessing both hearing and listening abilities in patients with normal hearing sensitivity. He explains that patients with normal thresholds can still experience listening difficulties due to factors like auditory processing disorders and hidden hearing loss. To evaluate these difficulties, he recommends using speech and noise testing to measure a patient's ability to understand speech in a noisy environment. Dr. Beck emphasizes the need to improve the signal-to-noise ratio rather than simply making sounds louder. He also discusses the limitations of word recognition scores in predicting performance in speech and noise. Dr. Beck provides resources to help hearing care professionals accurately assess speech and noise difficulties in their patients. Additionally, he discusses the setup and procedure for performing speech and noise testing. The speaker also highlights the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline and emphasizes the importance of cognitive screening and referral. They conclude by urging professionals to stay updated with research and training to provide the best care.

Keywords

Dr. Douglas Beck

hearing abilities

listening abilities

normal hearing sensitivity

listening difficulties

auditory processing disorders

hidden hearing loss

speech and noise testing

signal-to-noise ratio

word recognition scores

speech and noise difficulties

cognitive screening

research and training