The State of the Art: Hearing Impairment, Cognitive Decline, and Amplification

This article is a review of the key points addressed during the 2015 AudiologyNOW! featured session titled “Issues, Advances, and Considerations in Cognition and Amplification” on March 26, 2015, San Antonio, Texas. As moderator for this exciting event, I was honored to work with my friends and colleagues Brent Edwards PhD, Jason Galster, PhD, Andrea Pittman, PhD, Gabrielle Saunders, PhD, Christian Füllgrabe, PhD, and Gurjit Singh, PhD. Indeed, this feature session was enthusiastically attended by some 400 audiologists from across the globe. Of course, an event of this size requires immense coordination and cooperation, and I am especially grateful to my friend and colleague Jason Galster, who co-chaired and co-managed the session. Special thanks to Jason for his friendship, insight, expertise, and willingness to make and receive phone calls and emails in the wee hours of the night.