Hearing loss an oft-overlooked problem for hospice patients

Among dying hospice patients, hearing problems are often overlooked, but shouldn’t be, experts say. Families and physicians frequently mistake hearing loss for dementia among the elderly and terminally ill, said Barbara Weinstein, a professor of audiology at the City University of New York. The...

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Main Author: Randi Belisomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2015-02-01
Series:Voices in Bioethics
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Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bioethics/article/view/6384