The Huddle: Conversations with the Diabetes Care Team

Preventing Hearing Loss and Risk of Falls in People with Diabetes

Episode Summary

Executive Director at The Audiology Project Kathryn Dowd, AuD, joins us to educate you on the link between diabetes and hearing loss. You will learn how this comorbidity can lead to an increased risk of balance loss and falls, and learn more about the role of the diabetes care and education specialist in addressing this issue in clients.

Episode Notes

Resources:

• The Audiology Project: theaudiologyproject.com
• Hearing screening: theaudiologyproject.com/hearscreenusa
• A collection of six research articles on the link between diabetes and hearing loss: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Semin%20Hear.%202019%20Nov)
• ADCES in Practice article: What You Need to Know About the Hearing and Vestibular Consequences of Diabetes
• ADCES Webinar on hearing loss