Preventing Decline with Neuroscientist Dr. Keith N. Darrow
The mission of the Dr. Darrow Podcast is to help you live your best life - by empowering you with the keys to active aging that can keep physical decline, and dementia, at bay! Dr. Darrow interviews some of the worlds leading health experts and offers life-changing wellness advice during his popular lectures.
Preventing Decline with Neuroscientist Dr. Keith N. Darrow
Hearing Loss, Diabetes, Dementia Care and More! with Dr. Kathy Dowd
Dr. Dowd has been an audiologist for 44 years working in ENT clinic settings, school systems, state education agencies, nursing homes and private practice clinics. Her experience ranges from hearing and balance assessments, auditory processing assessments, IEP and school expertise for children with hearing loss. In 2011
Dr. Dowd reached out to the Centers for Disease Control regarding hearing loss and balance associated with diabetes. After 10 years, CDC now has guidelines for audiology inclusion in diabetes care. Dr. Dowd is currently working with CMS Division of Nursing Homes to raise awareness of the critical need for hearing assessments in advance of cognitive and mental health assessments for better resident care and quality of life. CMS is aware of the need for better assessments for hearing in this setting.
In this episode we discuss:
1. The connection between hearing loss and Diabetes.
2. The low number of audiologists for the increasing medical need for our services.
3. How SLPs are ignoring professional guidelines to screen hearing or refer if certain trauma, genetic and medical issues exist for patients.
4. Dr. Dowd's work on knocking down the hidden doors with insurance coverage in regard to audiological services.