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They can’t hear you - how hearing loss can affect care.
FromThe BMJ Podcast
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Many older adults have difficulty understanding speech in acute healthcare settings owing to hearing loss, but the effect on patient care is often overlooked.
Jan Blustein professor of health policy and medicine at New York University, and who has also experienced the affects of hearing loss, joins us to explain what that's like, and gives some tips on making it easier to communicate.
Read the full analysis:
http://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k21
Full transcript of the interview:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rp7zvRlnTG5KRVLgmR-PFt-0fVRLBqINU5EmOrT5RDU/edit?usp=sharing
Jan Blustein professor of health policy and medicine at New York University, and who has also experienced the affects of hearing loss, joins us to explain what that's like, and gives some tips on making it easier to communicate.
Read the full analysis:
http://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k21
Full transcript of the interview:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rp7zvRlnTG5KRVLgmR-PFt-0fVRLBqINU5EmOrT5RDU/edit?usp=sharing
Released:
Jan 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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