This week, Dr. Kathy Dowd, Executive Director of The Audiology Project, joins host Amyn Amlani in discussing the connection between hearing loss and diabetes, as well as the role audiologists play in the management of patients with diabetes.  

Until recently, the comorbidity of hearing loss, balance and diabetes was unknown to many agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), but that has begun to change thanks in large part to the advocacy efforts of Dr. Dowd and The Audiology Project.  

Starting in 2021, the CDC now recommends a baseline hearing test at the time of diagnosis and annually thereafter.  

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