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Podcast: PALTtalk
Episode: PALTtalk with Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda | Hearing Matters: Audiology in Senior Care
Description: Episode: Hearing Matters: Audiology in Senior Care
Host: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
Guest: Kathy Dowd, AuD, Executive Director, The Audiology Project
In This Episode:
In this episode, host Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda is joined by audiologist Dr. Kathy Dowd, Executive Director of The Audiology Project, for a practical and eye-opening conversation about hearing health in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). They discuss why hearing loss is so often overlooked, how it’s commonly mistaken for cognitive decline, and what facilities can do to better support residents. Drawing on real-life examples and decades of ex...