When Brain Injuries Lead Patients to the Audiologist

How can a blow to the head result in difficulties with hearing and listening? Audiologist Gail Whitelaw discusses what clinicians may want to consider when assessing or treating a person who's had a brain injury. She tells the story of one patient's long road to hearing care after acquiring a TBI during the Boston Marathon bombing....

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