Finding Support, Service, and Mentorship Through National SAA
By Hector Sanchez The national Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) has been a pivotal resource for me and…
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The March/April digital issue of Audiology Today is now available! Check out our featured article, "Summary of American Academy of Audiology Writing Group’s Systematic Review on Hearing Aid Use and Health-Related Quality of Life for Adults with Sensorineural Hearing Loss" and more in the issue.
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Why Looking at the Sky Can Make You Dizzy: Understanding BPPV
A recent article published on msn.com, “Do you feel dizzy when you look at the sky? This is not insignificant,” helped bring additional attention to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). BPPV, which is the most common cause of vertigo, will impact 50 percent of those over the age of 70 at some point. BPPV is characterized by transient and episodic attacks of vertigo that occur with positioning. When the posterior canal is involved, patients experience symptoms when lying supine, rolling, rising from supine, bending at the waist, and with head pitch. Episodes are short in duration, lasting less than 60 seconds.
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Explore a recent JAAA article, Health Literacy and Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Messaging:
A recently published study highlights the importance of health literacy in hearing aid advertisements, with a particular focus on over the counter (OTC) hearing aids. Overall findings show many advertisements lack important hearing-health literacy content.
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