167 - Mighty Mila: Children's Book Series Helping Redefine Hearing Loss Narratives
This week, host Shari Eberts talks with Katie Petruzziello, the author of "Mighty Mila," a children's book that celebrates the adventures of a young girl with cochlear implants. Unlike many traditiona...
19 Sep 202323min
166 - How MindMics is Transforming Earbuds into Acoustic Health Sensors
While previous attempts to incorporate health sensors in earbuds faced challenges like comfort, battery drain, and a lack of compelling use cases, there are ongoing developments to overcome these issu...
12 Sep 202333min
165 - Making Informed Decisions: How NALguide is Helping Demystify Hearing Aid Technology for Consumers
This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by two distinguished researchers from the National Acoustics Laboratory (NAL) in Australia. Dr. Padraig Kittrick and Dr. Paola Incerti, discuss their work on develo...
7 Sep 202336min
164 - Pioneering Efforts to Provide Affordable and Accessible Hearing Care on a Global Scale
This week Andy Bellavia is joined by Deaftronics co-founder, Tendekayi Katsiga, and Georgia Tech professor, Dr. Saad Bhamla, to discuss their respective projects aimed at addressing the global crisis ...
4 Sep 202344min
163 - Hearing Loss, Fatigue, and Cognitive Well-Being: A Closer Look at the Latest Research
This week, host Andy Bellavia is joined by two researchers from the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Nicholas Reed, AuD, and Kening Jiang, MHS, discuss their ...
29 Aug 202324min
162 - Audiologists Bring Vital Hearing and Balance Care to Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
This week, Dave Kemp is joined by Dr. Daniel Romero and Dr. King Chun, to discuss their experience as part of a humanitarian mission to Poland working with Ukrainian refugees. Along with students and ...
24 Aug 202337min
161 - Hearing Aid Use Lowers Fall Risk: Interview with Laura Campos, AuD, PhD
Falls are one of the costliest mishaps affecting older adults, and there is evidence suggesting a link between age-related hearing loss and falling. Dr. Laura Campos, a clinical audiologist at the Uni...
17 Aug 202318min
160 - Pioneering Online Hearing Care: Interview with Audicus CEO, Patrick Freuler
This week, Amyn Amlani sits down with Audicus founder and CEO, Patrick Freuler, to discuss direct to consumer hearing care. His company, Audicus, has been providing hearing aids direct to consumers fo...
8 Aug 202330min
