Latest Cochlea Podcast Episodes

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Reach the Peak: Accessible and Individualized Rehabilitation for Better Outcomes

MED-EL Podcast - June 25, 2024 06:40 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In the final episode, hosts Alex and Lukas from the Product Management Team meet up with specialist Natalie Teakle to explore the crucial role of digital tools in achieving optimal performance through rehabilitation. Join the discussion as they shine a light onto how these tools simplify the j...

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A Conversation with Dr. Don Goldberg!

empowEar Audiology - June 21, 2024 20:10 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me for a repeat guest, Dr. Don Goldberg, CCC-SLP/A, FAAA, LSLS Cert. AVT, as we dive into the newly released Test of Auditory Functioning which is a criterion-based test for toddlers through school-age children who are deaf or hard of hearing available from Bluetree Publishing.  This episod...

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Follow Trail Signs: New Remote Care Technologies for the Clinical Workflow

MED-EL Podcast - June 18, 2024 06:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In the fourth episode, hosts Alex and Lukas from the Product Management Team talk about the new features of MAESTRO 10, focusing on patient-centric remote care and fitting solutions. Explore the latest advancements designed to facilitate remote patient support and streamline workflows for clin...

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Choose the Right Path: Tools for Surgical Planning and Anatomy-Based Fitting

MED-EL Podcast - June 11, 2024 06:50 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In the third episode, hosts Alex and Lukas from the Product Management Team sit down with expert Nikola Ivanovic to explore enhancements in the latest version of OTOPLAN. Discover how these new features streamline the planning process for individualized otological surgery, making it more access...

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Prepare Your Backpack: Pre-Operative Information Gathering

MED-EL Podcast - June 04, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In the second episode, hosts Alex and Lukas from the Product Management Team engage in a conversation with specialist Marina Martin-Ballestero about the complexities and anxieties involved in choosing a cochlear implant. Explore the invaluable role of mentoring and fostering connections, as the...

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Embark on a Journey Through MED-EL’s Digital Care Ecosystem

MED-EL Podcast - May 28, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Alex and Lukas from Product Management provide an overview of MED-EL’s digital care ecosystem. They will talk about how digital tools and services can make the lives of professionals and their patients easier along the entire patient journey. From finding information on hearing solutions all th...

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An Interview With The Deaf Queen Boss, Kellina Powell!

empowEar Audiology - May 09, 2024 10:08 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me for an interview with the Deaf Queen Boss, Kellina Powell! Kellina is an entrepreneur, coach and author of the book “Everyday I am Just Deaf”. Kellina loves to help people with their personal growth and educate others about the deaf community. At the age of 4 she lost her hearing in both...

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A Conversation with Gil Kaminski!

empowEar Audiology - March 26, 2024 18:34 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Today, we're joined by Gil Kaminski, co-founder of Humelan, a Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to guiding individuals through hearing health and wellness.  Humelan offers a person-centered approach, community support, and an AI companion app for hearing health. Inspired to address the chal...

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A Conversation with Dr. Jasmine Simmons!

empowEar Audiology - March 01, 2024 13:15 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Extraordinary Dr. Jasmine Simmons is inspiring all of empowEAR’s listeners on today’s podcast.  Dr. Jasmine is a deafblind audiologist and author who just published the first book in her Usher Syndrome Series called Extraordinary Jordyn and her Bionic Ears.  On this podcast you will hear how Dr....

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A Conversation with Dr. Andrea Warner-Czyz!

empowEar Audiology - February 15, 2024 19:16 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me with Dr. Andrea Warner-Czyz for a conversation about the role of social skills and emotional regulation as it relates to children and adolescents who are deaf and hard of hearing.  Dr. Warner-Czyz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School ...

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Becoming a Certified Coach: A Conversation with Dr. Kari Morgenstein

empowEar Audiology - January 11, 2024 13:01 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Have you ever wanted to take your career to a new level?  Do you feel stuck in your personal and professional life?  Take a listen to the latest episode of empowEAR Audiology with guest Dr. Kari Morgenstein.  Kari is the co-founder of dB Coaching group which focuses on championing and supporting...

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The 3 A's of Health Literacy - Accurate, Accessible, & Actionable: Sydney Bassard, The ListeningSLP

empowEar Audiology - December 07, 2023 21:01 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The 3 A’s of Health Literacy - Accurate, Accessible, and Actionable.  Today’s episode with Sydney Bassard (The ListeningSLP) takes a deeper dive into the importance of health literacy from a family and professional perspective. Sydney is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist.  She receiv...

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How Does Clinical Support Add to Reliability and Safety?

MED-EL Podcast - November 14, 2023 07:40 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Grasso and Florian Feichtner talk to Marcus Schmidt about how the clinical support they provide increases reliability: they work in multidisciplinary teams to aid clinicians along the entire patient pathway, answer questions, make expert recommendations, and provide training. Weblinks: ...

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Audio Processor Reliability

MED-EL Podcast - November 07, 2023 07:40 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
MED-EL’s audio processors have low average monthly repair rates, but sometimes issues do arise. Audiological scientist Katherine Wilson, Peter Konecny, and Manfred Pieber discuss design aspects that keep this number low - such as analyzing weakness in devices that do break and improving them wit...

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Valli Gideons: Through the Fog

empowEar Audiology - November 02, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me as I talk with Valli Gideons who is an author, speaker, and mother of two teens who were born with hearing loss.  Valli is a repeat guest (go back to episode 29 and hear more of her story).  In this episode, we chat about her book “Through the Fog: Navigating Life’s Challenges While Rais...

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Why MRI Safety Is Important

MED-EL Podcast - October 31, 2023 07:40 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
MRI is a very common medical procedure for both otological and non-otological reasons, so it shouldn’t have complications or be painful for hearing implant recipients. Dr. Ingo Todt and Dr. Martin Zimmerling talk to Manfred Pieber about the features of MED-EL implants that reduce or eliminate co...

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Reliability and Safety of Active Middle Ear Implants

MED-EL Podcast - October 24, 2023 06:40 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Prof. Dr. Kristen Rak and Patrick Müller talk to Marcus Schmidt about their clinical experiences with the VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE, the active middle ear implant that has been on the market the longest. They discuss its simplicity and flexibility, the characteristics that ensure its reliability, an...

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Reliability and Safety of Bone Conduction Hearing Implants

MED-EL Podcast - October 17, 2023 06:40 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
BONEBRIDGE is different from other bone conduction devices. Prof. Georg Sprinzl, Christine Mühlöcker, and Marcus Schmidt discuss how design differences allow BONEBRIDGE to provide outstanding safety and reliability to users, along with what makes it an ideal choice for pediatric patients. The BC...

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Educational Audiology Awareness Week!

empowEar Audiology - October 16, 2023 16:52 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Click here for a transcript of the episode Get excited about the first annual Educational Audiology Awareness Week!  empowEAR Audiology and EAA have teamed up to kick off the week with an overview podcast!!  On today...

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Pediatric Cochlear Implant Safety and Reliability

MED-EL Podcast - October 10, 2023 06:40 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Speech and language therapist Pedro Brás da Silva and Joanna Shepherd talk to Manfred Pieber about the aspects of reliability that are especially important for children with cochlear implants. Receiving quality sound all day is crucial to children’s learning and development, so having a reliable...

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How Does Electrode Design Increase the Safety of a Cochlear Implant?

MED-EL Podcast - October 03, 2023 06:45 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Schmerber and Dr. Anandhan Dhanasingh talk to Manfred Pieber about how the design features of MED-EL’s flexible, free-fitting, straight FLEX series electrode arrays contribute to implant safety and reliability by reducing the occurrence of common problems such as tip fol...

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Hearing Implant Reliability Reporting

MED-EL Podcast - September 26, 2023 06:40 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Comparing manufacturer reliability data can be difficult. Surgeon and researcher Sumit Agrawal and MED-EL reliability expert Manfred Pieber share their professional insights into this topic with Marcus Schmidt. Clinical studies on reliability can also provide valuable insights into implant manuf...

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What Makes a Hearing Implant System Reliable?

MED-EL Podcast - September 19, 2023 06:40 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Hearing implant reliability starts with the design process. Dominik Hammerer and Bernhard Jamnig talk to Manfred Pieber about new device development and steps in the manufacturing process that contribute to reliability, including feasibility, hermeticity, impact, environmental, and vibration tes...

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A Conversation with Erika Gagnon & Erin Thompson!

empowEar Audiology - September 14, 2023 16:33 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Did you know that one of the most significant predictors of receptive and expressive language for children who use cochlear implants was the age at which they achieved full-time use of their devices?  Achieving full-time use can be a challenge.  Join Dr. Erika Gagnon, Au.D., and Erin Thompson, M...

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What Does 360 Degrees of Reliability and Safety Mean?

MED-EL Podcast - September 12, 2023 06:45 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Since reliability is an important topic for hearing implant recipients and surgeons, MED-EL publishes reliability reports regularly. But there is more to reliability than high cumulative survival rates. Manfred Pieber and Marcus Schmidt discuss the aspects of design and technology that contribut...

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A Conversation with Jace Wolfe, Ph.D.!

empowEar Audiology - August 03, 2023 20:50 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Click here for a transcript of the episode Take a listen to the latest empowEAR Audiology episode with Dr. Jace Wolfe, Ph.D. who is the Senior Vice President of Innovation at the Oberkotter Foundation and Hearing Fir...

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Episode 146 - News

AudiologyTalk - July 06, 2023 17:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
John and Jenne discuss new research in auditory preferences, how sound affects learning and development in children and more audiology news.

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A Conversation with Dr. Sarah Sydlowski!

empowEar Audiology - June 15, 2023 21:36 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me for a conversation with Dr. Sarah Sydlowski as we dig deeper into why cochlear implants are NOT the last resort for patients with the expanding criteria. In this conversation, we discuss the current referral guideline and walk through a case study to help dispel some of the common miscon...

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Episode 145 - Earn Your Keep

AudiologyTalk - May 19, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
John and Jenne discuss granting credentials without earning them and whether this is harmful to the profession.

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A Conversation with Dr. Lindsey Tubaugh!

empowEar Audiology - May 18, 2023 20:59 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Have you ever met or worked with someone who experiences Misophonia or Annoyance Hyperacusis?  Join me for a conversation with Dr. Lindsey Tubaugh who has been practicing audiology for 20 years.  She is the co-founder of Little Heroes Pediatric Hearing Clinic in Utah.  Dr. Tubaugh specializes in...