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They can’t hear you - how hearing loss can affect care.

Jan 19, 201816 min
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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

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