The Overlooked Key to Stroke Recovery: Hearing
About this episode
This episode discusses the critical role of hearing in stroke recovery and its impact on rehabilitation and cognitive health.
Episode 34. The Overlooked Key to Stroke Recovery: Hearing Hearing is one of the keys to independence after a stroke. More than just sound, hearing is critical for brain health, rehabilitation and independence following a stroke. In this episode of "Stronger After Stroke," host Rosa Hart, BSN, R.N., SCRN, talks with Virginia Dekanski, Au.D., CCC-A, abo ut how untreated hearing changes can impact recovery and long-term cognitive health. In this episode, you will learn: Why hearing loss can slow rehabilitation after a stroke. How balance problems are connected to hearing and the inner ear. The link between untreated hearing loss and increased dementia risk. What vestibular testing reveals about hidden dizziness or the risk of falling. How hearing support can protect cognition and improve quality of life. About our guest: Viriginia Dekanski earned her audiology doctorate from Syracuse University and her bachelor of arts degree. in cognitive psychology from the University of Virginia. Licensed in Kentucky, she holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She specializes in vestibular testing and adult diagnostics. Want…
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