Dr. Kara Hoffman - Audiologist

24/08/2025

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22/08/2025

THREE NEW REPORTs on the relationship between cognition, audiology and amplification.

I am proud to be included as one of the authors in the 3rd report below 👇🏻 - untreated hearing loss, hearing aids and cognition: correlational outcomes 2025

1- Hearing Aid Use Linked to Fewer Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People with Dementia (nicely reported by Hearing Health & Technology Matters)
https://lnkd.in/gFTZvzBU

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The cognitive maladaptation hypothesis: how sensory deprivation could contribute to cognitive decline. Glick, Beck, Darrow, & Trinh. https://lnkd.in/g8VZN8KT

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Untreated Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, and Cognition: Correlational Outcomes 2025, Beck, Darrow, Ballachanda, Brogan, Campbell-Foster, Clark, Delfino, DiSogra, Dowd, English, García-Medina, Grisel, Harel-Arbeli, Harvey, Hoffman, Jackson, Lewis, Maissel, Olson, Phillips, Nesson, Scholl, Trinh, MD, and Turri.
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13/08/2025

An inspiring and uplifting event that happens only once every 2 years… the with really is one of the most sought after, most well received educational, networking and motivating events I. Audiology South Africa!! We got to explore the big 5… personalities, and much about vestibular evaluation, ethics of marketing, and of course the continuation of the fight to prevent cognitive decline in our patients.

I had the privilege of being the MC for the event, which meant I got to learn about each speaker and their topic, and I really got to connect with a wonderful bunch of human beings, professionals, and colleagues!

09/08/2025

This women’s day look after YOU

24/07/2025

Preventative medicine! Get tested

03/07/2025

Why do I need two ears?

11/05/2025

Think about how challenging it could be for someone with a hearing loss to hear in this type of environment!

I was on the peer in Hout Bay, Cape Town with the wind blowing, the sea noise and background speech noise, and thought to myself that this is probably one of the most challenging listening environments for people with hearing difficulties.

Please remember that even with a device, a person with hearing loss is a person with hearing loss! And there are effective strategies you can implement in order to keep communication up, and keep the conversation flowing!

27/04/2025

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20/04/2025

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27/03/2025

Today we start our first patient of the day on the Cognivue Thrive (TM) system, which is a computerized cognitive screener which allows us to identify any concerns with memory, executive function, visuospatial processing, processing speed and reaction time.

When you see an audiologist, did you get one done?

12/02/2025

Dr Kara explains how having her hearing aids out has made her feel disconnected to the world

10/02/2025

Loving the new look in our ballito reception!