Your Hearing and Your Brain Health

<p><em>How you hear is with your brain. The ear is just a tool to get the information to your brain. And what happens over time is hearing loss as it goes down, that processing is affected. So essentially your brain once you can't hear will rewire itself to find information in other methods. I like to tell my patients that generally speaking, it's kind of like, they're always playing wheel of fortune. They're missing bits and pieces. Sometimes they get the puzzle quickly and easily. Other times they're trying to rely on other things like context clues. So that's kind of the connection between hearing and cognitive issues. Because if you can't hear it, you're going to find other methods to piece it together. And the worse the hearing loss gets, the harder it is for your brain to piece it together. ~Carrie Raz- Audiologist</em></p> <p>Today Kim is joined by audiologist Carrie Raz to talk about:</p> <p><strong>Your Hearing and Your Brain Health</strong></p> <p>Carrie and Kim will discuss:</p> <p>What is the risk of untreated hearing loss?</p> <p>What is the connection between hearing loss and dementia?</p> <p>Why are hearing aids so expensive?</p> <p>Does Medicare pay for hearing aids? Why not?</p> <p>What is an audiologist? What is a hearing aid dispenser?</p> <p>What is the difference between over-the-counter hearing aids vs through an audiologist?</p> <p>Does it matter where you get treatment for hearing loss from? "just go to Costco"</p> <p><strong>Connect With Carrie</strong></p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>281-816-3067</p> <p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.speechhearingtherapy.com/">www.speechhearingtherapy.com</a></p> <p><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:support@speechhearingtherapy.com" target="_blank">support@speechhearingtherapy.com</a></p> <p><strong>Social Media:</strong></p> <p><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpeechHearingTherapy">https://www.facebook.com/SpeechHearingTherapy</a></p> <p><strong>Bio:</strong></p> <p>Dr. Raz was born and raised in the Houst