Bridging Hearing and Cognition: Evidence Based Counseling in Everyday Practice
As you know, hearing loss affects much more than the ability to detect and understand sound—it can increase cognitive load, contribute to fatigue, and impact social and emotional well‑being. While providers are now well aware of these links, many are unsure how to address the topic with patients in an ethical, informed, and appropriate way.
This session turns the latest research on hearing and cognition into practical tools you can use right away. Through real‑world examples, you’ll learn how the AIMER framework (Ask, Inform, Manage, Encourage, Refer) helps guide clear, confident, and compassionate conversations about listening effort, memory questions, and cognitive health.
Attendees will walk away with strategies for uncovering patients’ lived experiences, normalizing cognitive and emotional strain, building personalized care plans, and knowing when to collaborate with other professionals. By applying AIMER in daily practice, you can reduce patient anxiety, boost engagement, and deliver truly holistic care that supports hearing, cognitive, and emotional well‑being.
About the Instructor: Hannah Glick, PhD, AuD, CCC-A
Dr. Hannah Glick is a dually-trained audiologist and cognitive neuroscientist. She serves as the Graduate Coordinator for Audiology and an Assistant Professor at University of Northern Colorado. With experience spanning patient care, academia, industry, government, and entrepreneurship. She brings a fresh perspective to hearing healthcare, focusing on how hearing loss, treatment, and rehabilitation influence brain development and cognitive function across the lifespan. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, and her research has been featured in presentations and publications worldwide. A clinician at heart, Dr. Glick is passionate about supporting individuals with hearing loss and their families at every stage of their hearing journey.