I sat with a patient who’d been hit on the head during a soccer game. Two weeks later, she found herself retreating into dark rooms, avoiding restaurants, grocery stores, and wearing sunglasses indoors along with noise-cancelling headphones just to survive a conversation.
Hearing aid have been shown to reduce the rate of cognitive decline among older adults, yet are unaffordable to many. A new program in Ottawa aims to bridge this gap, offering gently used hearing devices on a permanent loan basis.
Physicians are socialized to be humble. We’re shamed for pride, especially as an individual. But who, exactly, does this serve? Physician pay keeps eroding while the cost of living—and patient anger—rises.
If patients have patchy hair, hair loss, or hair that won’t grow because it keeps breaking off, a contributing culprit could be the type of hair brush they are using.
