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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

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Transcript:

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.