Latest Cochlea Podcast Episodes

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Episode 144 - More Bling for Your Buck [News]

AudiologyTalk - April 14, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
John and Jenne discuss the latest news in OR noise, a real life example of why we have to practice to standards, a new discovery for a cochlear protein and AAA statements.

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A Conversation with Thibault Duchemin, the Inventor of AVA

empowEar Audiology - April 07, 2023 10:21 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Thibault Duchemin grew up in Paris, France as the only hearing person in a deaf family. Sign language was his first language, and he experienced from a very early age the multiple challenges that deaf and hard-of-hearing people face in understanding and communicating with the rest of society. He...

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Episode 143 - CCMV

AudiologyTalk - March 24, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
John and Jenne are joined by esteemed guest Kirsten Coverstone with the Minnesota Department of Health to talk about universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, a common cause of congenital hearing loss and vestibular disorders.

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A Conversation with Donna Sorkin!

empowEar Audiology - March 23, 2023 13:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me for an interview with Donna Sorkin, the executive director  of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance, a national organization devoted to expanding access to cochlear implantation for all who may benefit. She has had a long career in advocacy for people with hearing loss at for-profit an...

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Episode 142

AudiologyTalk - March 03, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
John and Jenne tackle a news episode with discovery on autism, equal opportunity for those with hearing loss, cold ORs and more.

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Dr. Hilary Davis, Listening Related Fatigue

empowEar Audiology - February 18, 2023 13:21 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Have you ever been fatigued from listening?  Join me for a conversation with Dr. Hilary Davis as she explains her research on listening-related fatigue and a tool, the Vanderbilt Fatigue Scales, that can be utilized clinically and educationally.  Dr. Hilary Davis is a pediatric audiologist at th...

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Episode 141 - Dad's Not Home

AudiologyTalk - February 17, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Dean and Jenne take the podcast in new directions without John holding them down this episode.

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Episode 140 - Nano, Nano [news]

AudiologyTalk - January 27, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
We discuss recent news regarding cytomegalovirus policy, an online hearing aid company's shamefully deceptive practices, and recent information released for people with tinnitus.

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Chezi Pollack: Teen with Cochlear Implants Shares His Hearing Thoughts

empowEar Audiology - January 26, 2023 14:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me on this empowEARing podcast with Chezi Pollack! Chezi is a teenager with bilateral cochlear implants who has advice for all of us…don’t give up!  Life has its challenges, you can climb over those challenges, and greatness will come your way. Chezi was born in the United States and spent ...

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Let’s Hear Dr. Michael Canfarotta - Speech Recognition Outcome Vs. Cut Off Frequency

MED-EL Podcast - January 17, 2023 15:19 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
From his research outcomes and clinical experience, Dr. Michael Canfarotta shares what the minimal angular of insertion of a CI electrode should be in order to optimize hearing outcomes.

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A Conversation with Chad Ruffin, MD!

empowEar Audiology - January 14, 2023 13:31 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me for a personal and professional discussion about how a personal journey of living with hearing loss created a professional path to becoming a deaf ENT surgeon with Dr. Chad Ruffin.  Dr. Ruffin was born with severe hearing loss and is uniquely equipped with the skills and experience to im...

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Episode 139 - Retractions Don't Work

AudiologyTalk - January 13, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
We discuss recent research on the effect of retracting scientific papers. How it was shown to not work and the effects of erroneous research when published.

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Episode 138 - Holiday Spirit [News]

AudiologyTalk - December 23, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
We end the podcast year by discussing the latest news in the audiology world and ending with a dramatic reading of an original audiology poem for Christmas.

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GRATEFUL for 50 Episodes!

empowEar Audiology - December 22, 2022 22:47 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join Dr. Carrie Spangler, host of empowEAR Audiology, in this gratefulness episode. Living out the mission of the 3C Digital Media Network, Dr. Spangler shares how she is grateful to personally be able to connect, collaborate, and communicate through her cochlear implant journey AND grateful to ...

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Episode 137 - Transparency in our profession

AudiologyTalk - December 09, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
John, Dean, and Jenne talk about the abrupt change in course of the CH-AP and our lack of transparency in our profession.

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Dr. Matt Bush: Health Disparities In Hearing Health

empowEar Audiology - December 02, 2022 10:39 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me in a conversation about how social determinants of health are critical conversation and considerations for improving hearing health care for individuals and families.  Dr. Matthew L. Bush is an otolaryngologist, neurotologist, and professor at the University of Kentucky.  He received his...

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Episode 136 - CMS Give Us the Shaft (again)

AudiologyTalk - November 21, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
We discuss the newly released CMS billing guidelines as they pertain to audiologists as well as the rest of the audiology news in this news episode.

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Episode 135 - OTC

AudiologyTalk - October 28, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
David Akbari joins us for a conversation on OTC and what this means to the world of hearing loss.

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Rebecca Alexander: Living with Adversity

empowEar Audiology - October 20, 2022 12:02 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Join me in a moving conversation with Rebecca Alexander.  In this conversation, Rebecca takes a deep dive into her own life that she has graciously shared in her published book “Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found”.  Rebecca is a psychotherapist, extreme athlete, and activist. She g...

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Episode 134 - News

AudiologyTalk - October 14, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
John gets reoriented as we discuss the latest (and, accidentally, the not-so-latest) news in audiology, including a new announcement from the FDA that should have every audiologist jumping for joy!

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Rally Caps with Jodi Cutler

empowEar Audiology - October 06, 2022 17:10 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
It is Official!!! Rally Caps was selected for the 31st Heartland International Film Festival in Indianapolis starting the week of October 10-16, 2022. This book to film shines a positive spotlight on deafness, cochlear implants, sports, and friendship. Join me as I talk with the woman who made t...

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Let’s Hear Prof. Michael Dorman, PhD - Successful CI With Brain Plasticity & Tonotopicity

MED-EL Podcast - October 06, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
For us to understand how the brain can adapt to a cochlear implant, Prof. Michael Dorman, PhD, explains the complex topics of tonotopicity and brain plasticity in simple words. He also describes how we can support the brain so there is a greater chance to optimize the hearing outcome.

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Let’s Hear Dr. Michael Canfarotta - Speech Recognition Outcome Vs. Cut Off Emergency

MED-EL Podcast - September 29, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
From his research outcomes and clinical experience, Dr. Michael Canfarotta shares what the minimal angular of insertion of a CI electrode should be in order to optimize hearing outcomes.

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Let’s Hear Dr. Michael Canfarotta - How We Complete Insertion With A Long Electrode

MED-EL Podcast - September 22, 2022 11:15 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Dr. Michael Canfarotta explains how, in the majority of cases, the cochlear implant program in his clinic can perform full electrode insertion with the longest commercial CI electrode in the field when the individualized measurement for each cochlear duct length was accounted for.

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Episode 133 - True Crime

AudiologyTalk - September 21, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The original podcast for audiologists with research, news, and discussion of professional issues in the profession. It's audiology for your ears!

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Let’s Hear Prof. Paul Van de Heyning - What Makes A Straight Electrode Suitable

MED-EL Podcast - September 15, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
In this episode, Prof. Van de Heyning shares 3 harmful results which could occur when an electrode is inserted into the cochlea and how we can prevent it. He also discusses why straight electrodes are a suitable and preferable choice for robotic and CI surgery.

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Dr. Uma Soman: Opportunities Listening Together

empowEar Audiology - September 09, 2022 20:05 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Opportunities are the theme of this podcast. Dr. Uma Soman is an assistant professor at Fontbonne University, nonprofit director for Listening Together, and teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing and listening and spoken language specialist. In this podcast, she discusses the opportunities that she...

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Let’s Hear Dr. Hans Thomeer - How Often Electrodes Translocate

MED-EL Podcast - September 08, 2022 11:20 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
The differences between the two main types of cochlear implant electrode arrays are explained in this episode by Dr. Hans Thomeer. Specifically, how these two electrode designs and surgical approaches can affect translocation after the electrode insertion, and what might be a better option.

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Episode 132 - Where's John?

AudiologyTalk - August 27, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Dean and Jenne take the reigns with John absent and bring you the latest audiology news and events.

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Dr. Ivette Cejas, Psychologist: Parental Stress & Self-Efficacy Support

empowEar Audiology - August 25, 2022 20:57 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Stress is a part of every parenting/family journey.  This parenting stress can be compounding when a child is deaf/hard of hearing.  Join me in a conversation with Dr. Ivette Cejas, licensed psychologist, Associate Professor at the University of Miami Ear Institute, and Director of Family Suppor...