After reviewing the literature on pharmacy, audiology, and their integration, this paper aims to provide pharmacists with education on hearing loss that colleagues in audiology believe is most critical for pharmacists.
Preventative Health Screenings Based on Data
The USPSTF recently considered whether the federal government should recommend screening for hearing loss in adults. In many ways, hearing loss is similar to hypertension. It doesn’t cause any pain and people often don’t know they have it, but neither condition is benign.