We are sharing just a little of the research we have reviewed as we start to expand hearing healthcare to cardiovascular disease. While there are established connections between hearing loss and dizziness, we often do not consider the connections between hearing loss and the cardiovascular system. Blood flows throughout every organ, including within the inner ear. Drs....
Audiologists seeing patients with dizziness or unexplained hearing loss should consider documenting cardiovascular risk factors as part of case history, consistent with existing whole-patient care principles — though this blog post alone does not introduce new practice-changing evidence.
Establishing audiology's role in identifying cardiovascular risk markers through hearing and vestibular (balance) symptoms could strengthen the profession's integration into interprofessional healthcare teams.
- 01TAP reviews existing research linking hearing loss and dizziness to cardiovascular disease.