All About Audiology - Hearing Resources to Empower YOU

Today’s episode is a conversation with Dr. Ruth Reisman, https://www.urbanhearing.com/about-us

about the connections between auditory processing disorder (APD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We discuss the process of evaluation and how a tailored treatment plan can help people who are finding listening and processing spoken language to be challenging.

SHOW NOTES & TIME STAMPS:

* Introduction and background

* 2:19 – Becoming an audiologist. Advice for students.

* 4:57 – What is APD?

* 6:20 – Signs you may want to explore APD evaluation.

* 7:28 – The frustrations and misunderstandings surrounding under/misdiagnosed APD.

* 8:25 – Process of APD diagnosis.

* 12:00 – Every patient is unique! Overlaps between APD and ADHD.

* 18:00 – Multiple reasons why people interrupt?

* 19:42 – Developing a treatment plan for APD.

* 24:57 – The value of diagnosis/label.

* 28:13 – Overlap and similarities between APD therapy and aural rehabilitation following cochlear implantation/ hearing aid usage.

* 31:20 – Cautioning about generalized advice for patients, eg. “listen to audiobooks, listen to music while following the lyrics.

* 32:15 – Complexity of music.

* 33:30 – The diversity of patients and focusing on each individual’s story.

* 34:26 – Building a relationship with your audiologist.

* 34:39 – Ways to work with Dr. Reisman, in New York, Florida and Bermuda, virtually as well.

RELATED EPISODES:

ALL ABOUT AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER & SOUND SENSITIVITIES

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/thriving-in-the-midst-of-chaos-934874/episodes/auditory-processing-disorder-w-81682839

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-18-auditory-processing-disorder-apd-crash-course/id1524865133?i=1000519524920

TRANSCRIPT:

[00:00:00] Dr. Lilach Saperstein: Welcome to the All About Audiology podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Lilach

Saperstein and I’m very excited today to be speaking with Dr. Ruth Reisman in New York. I know that many, many of you have questions about auditory processing disorder, the process of getting diagnosis, what the treatment is, what even is auditory processing disorder in kids and adults.

So, I’m really excited for a very informative c...

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On today’s episode of The All About Audiology Podcast Dr. Lilach Saperstein share with Xinke Liu. Xinke is from China and was diagnosed with hearing loss at 15 years old. Currently, she is the  co-founder of Orka. The two speak about Xinke’s experiences with hearing aids, Cochlear Implants, multilingualism and multiculturalism. Despite her family not being that involved in her hearing loss experience, Xinke has become her biggest self advocate and this quality of hers shines throughout the conversation.

This week on the All About Audiology podcast:  

* 4:30 – Certain unwanted behaviors that we see in children who are Deaf of HoH are attributed to their hearing loss.

* 6:22 – Cultural norms can be a barrier for one to recognize that they might have hearing loss.

* 7:10 – Turning captions on during a TV show or movie is an example of Universal Design.

* 13:22 – Just because someone receives a hearing aid or CI, doesn’t mean that it’s doing its job correctly or that it’s fit properly.

* 32:00 – It is helpful to talk about your own or a loved one’s hearing loss journey so that all the feelings do not get bubbled up inside.

* 43:00 – It is crucial to seek treatment as soon as possible

For more resources and research visit:

All About Audiology Website 

All About Audiology Facebook group  

All About Audiology Instagram

Related Episodes:

Podcast episode about Universal Design

Mentioned in this episode:

Patreon

Orka

Podcast episode about Universal Design

The All About Audilogy Facebook Group

All About Audiology on Tiktok

All About Audiology on Instagram

https://drlilach.teachable.com/p/all-about-you-52

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Dr. Lilach Saperstein:

Welcome back to The All About Audiology podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Lilach Saperstein, and this is a very interesting and special episode – All About You: an interview with Xinke Liu, who is going to talk about her journey with hearing aids, Cochlear Implants, and also about multilingualism, multiculturalism, moving around the world.

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Welcome to the first ever episode, part of the All About You 52 project brought to you by Dr. Lilach Saperstein from The All About Audiology Podcast. As of 2023, the All About You 52 is a brand new project that Dr. Lilach Saperstein is bringing to you. This project will bring you weekly audio based meditations. The meditation sessions will last for a few minutes. Each week, you can listen to it on your own time and during your own busy schedule each week. By signing up, you will receive a short audio clip of Dr. Lilach Saperstein teaching you a different exercise or going through a different type of visualization or meditation that you can do in a short amount of time. As an added bonus, you will also get journal prompts. To see if this program is a good fit for you, you can sign up for a 7 day trial. After that, you just have to pay $9 a month. Let Dr. Saperstein guide you in connecting to your inner self, slowing down, and gaining a set of tools that you can utilize when the stressors of life arise. 

This week on the All About Audiology podcast:  

* 0:10 – Introduction to the episode 

* 8:40 – Snippet from the kickoff call: Mindfulness is not clearing your head; it is focusing on the here and now 

* 14:40 – Take some time to relax, reflect, and be in the moment with this guided meditation

For more resources and research visit:

All About Audiology Website 

All About Audiology Facebook group  

All About Audiology Instagram

Mentioned in this episode:

Connect And Advocate group

All About Audiology Summit

Kickoff call

The All About Audiology Podcast

Transcript:

Dr. Lilach Saperstein:

Welcome back to the All About Audiology podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Lilach Saperstein. It is January, 5th 2023, when I’m recording this in not the most ideal audio conditions to be honest, I’m in a very reverberant room. And that is because I got rid of a bunch of furniture in this office space /guest room that I record out of. And so it does sound, not the best, but I felt that it’s very important for me to model the fact that “perfection is the enemy of the good” and I miss you guys and I want to talk to you.

 And I want to get a podcast episode out for you to tell you about the incredible, amazing community that we are coming together for this year in a project: All About You 52. All About You 52 is something I have really been percolating on for a long time. Well, let me explain it like this: a year and a half or so. We had our Connect And Advocate group with just a very small and intimate group of moms who all have Deaf or HoH children. And we came together three times a month, not exactly weekly, but very close and intense bond working together on how to advocate for your chi...

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In a special edition of the All About Audiology podcast, Dr. Lilach Saperstein is excited to share the inside scoop about the All About Audiology Summit. The summit will feature 20 speakers and conversations that will help guide you along your journey. The Summit is taking place from September 19th till September 22nd. Tune in to learn where to purchase your FREE ticket and information about the guests. 

Guests who will be featured at the All About Audiology Summit, 

Please note that the following list is not in any specific order:

Abbi Perets

Dr. Angela Loucks Alexander

Dr. Michelle Hu

Dr. Yona Saperstein

Germaine Graham

Janna Cowper

Dr. Kathleen Wallace 

Kellina Powell 

Dr. Kelsey Kerkhove

Kimberly Sanzo 

Kris Daria 

Lola Brito 

Mallorie Evans 

Marcela Collier

Marlene Medina Nero

Natalia Popham

Rebbetzin Bat-Chen Grossman

Dr. Sarah Sparks 

Valli Gideons

For more resources and research visit:

All About Audiology Summit

All About Audiology Website 

All About Audiology Facebook group  

All About Audiology Instagram

And the Prodana pay-it-forward platform here: https://prodana.org/practioner/lilach-saperstein/audiology-counseling–dr–lilach-saperstein

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Lilach Saperstein:

Welcome back to the All About Audiology podcast. This is a special recording for you guys. This is Dr. Lilach Saperstein,

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In this episode, Dr. Saperstain speaks with Dr. Karen Muñoz. Dr. Muñoz is an audiologist of many years and department head and professor of communicative disorders and deaf education at Utah state university. Dr. Karen Muñoz specialized in the administrative, educational, and research fields of audiology after spending many years as a clinical practitioner. She also started the Hear to Learn  (Oir para aprender) program which is a website with many resources for parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

This week on the All About Audiology podcast:

* 9:15 – Parents are the key to how intervention is going to go for their child. And what I would like parents to really embrace is how essential they are.

* 12:35 – Oftentimes audiologists want to focus on the technical stuff. We got a lot we do have to care about and we have to care about what’s happening with the parent and their thoughts and feelings that can interfere with what goes on every single day that they’re with a child

* 15:50 – The resources that bridge the hearing care team and the parents.

* 20:00 –  Even when parents get a “hearing aid care kit”  too often, they don’t use it, or don’t know what to do with it.

* 23:05 –  How parents can make informed decisions. 

* 27:10 – And I think as ethical professionals It’s about having those conversations about what are their underlying thoughts, feelings, and questions. That’s where we focus our efforts to be, that support for the families and helping them get what they need

* 29:30 – We are in a really key position to make sure they have the information that they need, we are not in the position to tell them what they have to do, but we’re there to help them have confidence!

For more resources and research visit:

All About Audiology Website 

All About Audiology Facebook group  

All About Audiology Instagram

And the Prodana pay-it-forward platform here: https://prodana.org/practioner/lilach-saperstein/audiology-counseling–dr–lilach-saperstein

Guest’s links:

Hear to Learn

Mentioned in this episode:

* H.E.A.R retreats* Language first* Peach questionnaire* Little Ears questionnaire

Listen Next/Related Episodes

* Mallorie Evans

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Today Dr. Saperstein speaks with Jen Walker, mother to 7-year-old hard of hearing girl who was internationally adopted. The two discuss the desire to look for ways to create a supportive environment while seeing your whole child. Jen shares parallels with going through the international adoption process and when her daughter was identified as hard-of-hearing. Listen or read the transcript to hear Jen share how and where to look for resources for hard-of-hearing kids, the importance of letting your child have a life of their own, and always looking for ways to connect with them.

This week on the All About Audiology podcast:

* 7:20 – Dealing with international adoption and hearing loss process at the same time, and finding similar situations and difficulties in both process

* 12:00  – Importance of intersectional identities and not “tagging” kids so that they can grow up as individuals of their own

* 16:00 – First reaction after finding out about your kid’s hearing loss and the first steps to look for resources

* 20:10 – Finding the  Connect & Advocate program for the first time and getting involved

* 25:50 Advocating using the F-I-G Method to balance oversharing and practical advocating. 

* 29:30 – The Connect & Advocate program lets you connect with your child, share with people going through similar experiences, and receive educational and medical advise

For more resources and research visit:

All About Audiology Website 

All About Audiology Facebook group  

All About Audiology Instagram

And the Prodana pay-it-forward platform here: https://prodana.org/practioner/lilach-saperstein/audiology-counseling–dr–lilach-saperstein

Links for Jen’s pages:

@teamwalkergonegloball

@80sgirlhtx

https://teamwalkergoneglobal.wordpress.com

Mentioned in this episode:

* Deaf Utopia

Listen Next/Related Episodes

* Mallorie Evans* Erin Miller

Transcript

Dr. Lilach Saperstein:

Welcome back to the All About Audiology podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Lilach Saperstein, and this is the show that is all about you and your journey. 

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On episode 89 of the All About Audiology podcast, Dr. Lilach Saperstein speaks with audiologist Batya Jacob. Batya is an audiologist by profession and also is the founder of a free hearing aid lending program. When Batya shares the origin story behind the program, when her son needed to get hearing aids, she realized that medical insurance in general doesn’t cover hearing aids and that they are quite expensive. She now supports those who are Deaf or HoH with organizing a free lending program. This program is open to the global community and anyone can benefit from it; even you! Contact [email protected] for more information. 

This week on the All About Audiology podcast:   

* 7:00 –  Since hearing aids are expensive, parents may want to put money aside in a special place for the future’s sake.

* 8:00 – Most medical insurance companies do not cover the cost of hearing aids

* 10:40 -If a hard of hearing child is prescribed the use of hearing aids, it’s important that they have access to properly fit hearing aids as soon as possible

* 21:00 – The earlier young individuals learn about inclusion, the more likely they will be attuned to equitable access as an adult, employer, etc.

* 25:00 – It is so powerful when a community promotes a sense of collective sharing in order to take care of each other!

* 29:00 – Give your child the proper time and attention that they deserve in order for them to reach their full potential.

For more resources and research visit:

All About Audiology Website 

All About Audiology Facebook group  

All About Audiology Instagram

And the Prodana pay-it-forward platform here: https://prodana.org/practioner/lilach-saperstein/audiology-counseling–dr–lilach-saperstein

(Guest Links)

Mentioned in this episode:

* Yachad

Listen Next/Related Episodes

* All About Equipment- Episode 33 with Dr. Julie Renshaw* All About Innovations In Hearing Aids – Episode 76 – with Dr. Jodi Saski-Miraglia* All About The Stigma and Benefits of Hearing Aids – Episode 77 with Dr. Brian Taylor

Transcript

All About Audiology Transcription

Dr. Batya Jacobs:

I work for Yachad. But I’m an audiologist, I understand how hearing aids work, I understand how hearing loss works, we could create a system where we collect used hearing aids from people because they’ve got new hearing aids because they’re ...

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On episode 89 of the All About Audiology podcast, Dr. Lilach Saperstein speaks with audiologist Batya Jacob. Batya is an audiologist by profession and also is the founder of a free hearing aid lending program. When Batya shares the origin story behind the program, when her son needed to get hearing aids, she realized that medical insurance in general doesn’t cover hearing aids and that they are quite expensive. She now supports those who are Deaf or HoH with organizing a free lending program. This program is open to the global community and anyone can benefit from it; even you! Contact [email protected] for more information. 

This week on the All About Audiology podcast:   

* 7:00 –  Since hearing aids are expensive, parents may want to put money aside in a special place for the future’s sake.

* 8:00 – Most medical insurance companies do not cover the cost of hearing aids

* 10:40 -If a hard of hearing child is prescribed the use of hearing aids, it’s important that they have access to properly fit hearing aids as soon as possible

* 21:00 – The earlier young individuals learn about inclusion, the more likely they will be attuned to equitable access as an adult, employer, etc.

* 25:00 – It is so powerful when a community promotes a sense of collective sharing in order to take care of each other!

* 29:00 – Give your child the proper time and attention that they deserve in order for them to reach their full potential.

For more resources and research visit:

All About Audiology Website 

All About Audiology Facebook group  

All About Audiology Instagram

And the Prodana pay-it-forward platform here: https://prodana.org/practioner/lilach-saperstein/audiology-counseling–dr–lilach-saperstein

Connect with Batya: [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode:

* https://yachad.org/* https://thejewishnews.com/2020/08/11/new-siddur-designed-to-make-jewish-prayer-accessible/

Listen Next/Related Episodes

* All About Hearing Loss – Episode 5* All About Baha – Episode 21 with Abbi Perets * All About Equipment – Episode 33 with Dr. Julie Renshaw* All About Innovations in Hearing Aids – Episode 75 with Dr. Jodi Saski-Miraglia* All About The Stigma and Benefits of Hearing Aids – Eposode 76 with Dr. Brian Taylor

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Dr. Batya Jacobs:

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This week on the All About Audiology podcast, Dr. Saperstein interviews Janna Cowper. Janna, who is hard of hearing, also has 2 daughters who are HoH themselves. Janna is the founder of Hardofhearingmama.com. She shares her own story as well as education posts on Instagram. Currently, Janna is studying  at Gallaudet University with the goal of becoming a Deaf Mentor. 

This week on the All About Audiology podcast: 

* 3:20 – When one is writing reports for clients/patients, the wording and labeling used in the introduction and summary to describe this child, really matter.

* 9:00 – When kids see their parents advocating for their needs, they can learn to advocate for themselves too.

* 12:00 – If accommodations are helping to support a child, do not take those accommodations and such access away.

* 21:00 – Medical professionals are experts in diagnoses, therapy, and best guidance;  clients are the experts on the actual lived experiences of these diagnoses. 

* 32:00 – Before speaking about milestones and goals, professionals can repeat parents’ requests so that the parents know that they are initially being heard.

For more resources and research visit:

All About Audiology Website 

All About Audiology Facebook group  

All About Audiology Instagram

And the Prodana pay-it-forward platform here: https://prodana.org/practioner/lilach-saperstein/audiology-counseling–dr–lilach-saperstein

Connect with Janna:

Janna’s Instagram Page

https://hardofhearingmama.com/

Mentioned in this episode:

* Dr. Michelle Hu @mama who hears* Chloe Tompkins* Gallaudet University* https://hardofhearingmama.com/affiliate-links/

Listen Next/Related Episodes

* The Ups and Downs of Tara’s Communication Journey – Episode 85* All About navigating deaf identity with -Episode 86* All About Advocacy Organizations – Episode 59

Transcript:

Dr. Lilach Saperstein:

Welcome back to the All About Audiology Podcast. I’m your host Dr. Lilach Saperstein,

Read the full transcript hereIn episode 87, Dr. Saperstein speaks with Erin Miller, mother of 2, living in Malaysia, and member of the Connect & Advocate program. Erin shares her experiences with discovering that her daughter Emuna is hard of hearing and what resources she was seeking early in that journey. Over the last several months she has connected with many families in her community, advocating for deaf inclusion and sign language instruction. 3:30 – It may be helpful to get multiple medical opinions from different doctors4:30 – It’s important to remember that the timeline happened the way it happened; it just part of the process9:30 – Support groups and knowing that others care about you are crucial to know that you are not alone12:30 – Due to social media, you can find support from anyone or anywhere in the world!15:30 – Milestones are not always set in stone; every child develops differently19:00 – Connecting with your child allows you to get to know your child and develop a deep love for your childFor more resources and research visit:All About Audiology Website All About Audiology Facebook group  All About Audiology InstagramAnd the Prodana pay-it-forward platform here: https://prodana.org/practioner/lilach-saperstein/audiology-counseling–dr–lilach-sapersteinhttps://www.patreon.com/join/allaboutaudiologyGuest’s Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/millercoshop/https://millercoshop.kyte.site/https://www.instagram.com/millercoshop/Mentioned in this episodeConnect and Advocate ProgramHear Retreat Listen next:https://allaboutaudiology.com/all-about-raising-hoh-children-as-a-hoh-parent-episode-88/TranscriptDr. Lilach Saperstein:Welcome back to the All About Audiology podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Lilach Saperstein. And this is a very special episode with one of my favorite people, Erin Miller, who is from Malaysia. And she has been part of the Connect and Advocate Program for many, many months. So if you do not know about that program, that is the program that I run online. It is part support group, part informational workshops, and a beautiful, beautiful space for parents of deaf and hard of hearing children. So we’re going to talk more about that. We’re going to talk about the free Hear Retreat that we do for parents to come together and talk not only about the hearing loss and deafness and hearing aids, cochlear implants, sign language and decisions, but also about your experience with everything and how it affects your life, your relationship with your spouse, and other family members. Having a deaf or Hard of Hearing child is a big difference change [that is] unexpected most of the time, and it affects your emotions, your challenges with it, [and] the new things. So I’m excited to get into this episode with Erin, and I would invite you to have a listen. If you have any questions, always feel free to message me on Instagram at all about audiology podcast. Find me on