Dr. Janet S. Choi - Why Adults Need Routine Hearing Screenings

Dr. Janet S. Choi is an otolaryngologist with both a master’s in public health and doctorate in medicine. She currently serves in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Minnesota. She has a research area focusing on addressing the problems of low-yield utilization and awareness of hearing healthcare. Her recent research publication is entitled Association of Hearing Test History With Awareness of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use in Older Adults.

Most of us realize we need more hearing treatment, but that vague notion is hard to uphold without the science to back it up. Any significant movement in public health is founded on new research and simple numbers. Fortunately, there are doctors working to find out exactly what people need.

Dr. Janet S. Choi is an otolaryngologist and neurotology physician fellow at the University of Minnesota. She recently published a new study on hearing screenings for adults and how it tangibly affects them. Her research is built on the findings of those who came before her and lays the groundwork for even greater findings to come. So what exactly does the study have to say?

In this episode of the ListenUp! Podcast, Dr. Mark Syms sits down with Dr. Janet S. Choi, a doctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota, to talk about her study and what she discovered about adult hearing screenings. They discuss Dr. Choi’s own hearing issues and how it influenced her career. They go on to cover the connection between hearing loss and cognitive health, objective hearing tests, and why there should be a functional formula for hearing.