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Can AirPods work as hearing aids? Only barely. They top out around 25 decibels, which fits a mild loss and nothing past it.

Audiologist Dr. Mandy Rounseville-Norgaard, owner of Sioux Falls Audiology Associates in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, joins host Melissa Goodwin to answer the question people are actually searching: can you turn AirPods into hearing aids, and should you? She wears hearing aids herself, and she doesn't sell the hype in either direction. Then the conversation turns to what AI is actually doing inside modern hearing aids, which is not what most people picture when they hear "AI."

• AirPods put out about 25 decibels at most. Dr. Mandy describes that as roughly the difference between her normal voice and raising it a little.
• The feature fits someone with about a 30 to 35 decibel loss, and probably no more than that. A hearing test is the only way to know where you sit.
• You need AirPods Pro 2 or 3rd generation, iOS 18, an iPhone, and a hearing test uploaded into an app. Dr. Mandy calls the current setup "more of a hack" and says they are not FDA cleared as a hearing aid.
• The real gap: a prescriptive hearing aid targets your specific frequencies. AirPods apply a general boost, so they amplify what you don't need along with what you do, which makes noisy rooms harder.
• Cost is why people reach for AirPods first. Stigma is second. Dr. Mandy's counter: if you are getting a hearing test anyway to set them up, you may as well look at your real options.
• The three earliest signs of hearing loss: the TV volume creeping up, struggling in restaurants and background noise, and ringing or tinnitus at night. Family usually notices before you do.
• AI in hearing aids means DNN, or Deep Neural Network. The chip mimics how the brain receives and interprets sound, processing the speech and noise signals a trillion times per second. It is in top of the line hearing aids now, not coming later.
• The app side: fall detection that alerts your family (no pendant needed, as long as the hearing aids are in), respiratory rate on one manufacturer, step tracking, and custom programs. Dr. Mandy predicts blood sugar sensing is coming, because the ear is a sensitive spot.
• Listening effort is the symptom nobody names. Dr. Mandy wears hearing aids herself and says the newer processing means her brain works noticeably less hard.
• A top of the line hearing aid still fails without a provider doing speech mapping and real ear measurement to verify the fitting against prescriptive targets.
• The two her clinic sees the most satisfaction from right now: the Oticon Zeal (for people who don't want something over the ear) and the Starkey Omega. Her caveat: no single manufacturer fits everyone, so find a provider who will let you try another brand.
• To anyone saying "I'll just use my AirPods first": it may work for a while, and you'll get the wow effect for a while. She estimates about a year before you need the real test.

00:00 Can AirPods actually be used as hearing aids? 01:39 The 25 decibel ceiling, and what it really sounds like 02:07 What you need first: AirPods Pro 2 or 3, iOS 18, a hearing test 03:16 Who the AirPods hearing feature actually helps 03:56 Can wearing AirPods all day hurt your hearing? 04:29 Are AirPods FDA cleared as hearing aids? 04:50 General boost vs prescriptive fitting: the real difference 06:34 How you turn the feature on, and why it takes patience 07:20 Why people pick AirPods first: cost, then stigma 08:46 The three earliest signs of hearing loss 09:25 Hearing loss vs being ready for hearing aids 10:40 What AI is actually doing in hearing aids: DNN explained 12:40 Fall detection, respiratory rate, and what's coming next 14:00 Custom programs and personalizing your own hearing 14:55 Listening effort: the symptom nobody names 15:40 Why a great hearing aid fails without speech mapping 16:44 What surprised an audiologist about the new AI chips 17:50 Is the high end model worth the money? 19:10 "I'll just use my AirPods": what she says to that 20:15 Not ready yet? Do this one thing instead 21:40 The two hearing aids her clinic sees the most satisfaction from 22:46 Where to find Dr. Mandy and her team

Dr. Mandy Rounseville-Norgaard is an audiologist and the owner of Sioux Falls Audiology Associates. She wears hearing aids herself, which is why her answers land differently than a spec sheet. Her practice verifies fittings with speech mapping and real ear measurement, and works across major manufacturers rather than pushing one brand.

Sioux Falls Audiology Associates 4948 E. 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 605-306-3050 siouxfallsaudiologyassociates.com

• DNN (Deep Neural Network) hearing aid processing
• Speech mapping and real ear measurement verification
• The Oticon Zeal and the Starkey Omega
• The iOS 18 hearing aid feature for AirPods Pro

• Menopause, Hearing Loss, and the Dementia Link No One Tells Women with Dr. Mandy
• I Can Hear, but I Can't Understand: Hearing in Pregnancy, Tinnitus, and the Brain Side of Audiology

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What is actually in your THC or functional drink? Hightail founder Anna Baskin decodes THC, CBD, CBG, adaptogens, and how to drink less without giving up the ritual.

Host Melissa Goodwin sits down with Anna Baskin, founder of Hightail (siphightail.com), a Chicago based line of low dose functional and hemp THC beverages, for a plain English label reader's guide to a category that got confusing on purpose. Anna explains what THC, CBD, and CBG really do in a drink, why nanoemulsification finally made them taste good, how a THC drink is different from an edible, what "clean" should mean on a label, and how to choose a drink by mood instead of by ingredients you cannot pronounce.

In this episode

• What is actually in a THC or functional drink, and how to read the label
• THC vs CBD vs CBG, and why CBG lifts while CBD tends to sedate
• Why a THC drink hits in about 8 to 15 minutes and fades in about an hour, unlike an edible
• What adaptogens and nootropics actually are, and whether the word on the can means anything
• What "clean" energy should mean, and the L-theanine and B12 story
• Why more milligrams does not mean a better product, and Delta 8 vs Delta 9
• How to drink less without giving up the ritual

Chapters 0:00 What's really inside a functional drink 1:49 From corporate strategy to founding Hightail 3:54 Turning 40 and the urge to drink less 6:32 Why a low dose THC drink made for women 8:38 What is driving the non alcoholic boom 10:07 The Farm Bill loophole and nanoemulsification 11:57 Zebra striping: most THC drinkers still drink alcohol 15:19 Hightail Halo vs Infused 16:17 Does "functional" or "adaptogen" mean healthy? 18:48 L-theanine, B12, and what adaptogens do 20:35 What "clean" should mean on a label 23:30 Why 100mg THC drinks are a problem: start low and slow 31:17 Delta 8 vs Delta 9: what to avoid 33:16 CBD vs CBG: why one sedates and one lifts 36:43 CBN and THCV: the newer cannabinoids 39:20 How to choose a drink in the aisle 41:08 Myth busters: THC vs CBD, dosing, and value 43:29 THC drink vs edible: onset and control 46:22 For the curious first timer: where to start 47:34 Where to find Hightail

About the guest. Anna Baskin is the founder of Hightail, a line of low dose functional and hemp THC beverages based in Chicago. Learn more at siphightail.com.

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A 3D nipple and areola tattoo is the final step of breast reconstruction, and under a 1998 federal law your insurance often has to cover it. Almost no one tells women it exists.

Host Melissa Goodwin sits down with Krissy Dykhouse, a Registered Nurse and Certified Paramedical and Cosmetic Tattoo Artist and the owner of Rise Skin Studio in Brandon, South Dakota. After 15 years in hospital nursing, Krissy trained in paramedical tattooing and now specializes in 3D areola restoration for breast cancer survivors.

In this episode

• What a 3D areola tattoo is and why it is the grand finale of reconstruction
• Why it is a medical necessity, not cosmetic
• How the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 can require your insurance to pay
• Whether it hurts, and how numbing works
• The full process, wait times, cost, and how long it lasts
• Your options if you go flat
• How to find a qualified specialist

Chapters

• 0:00 One in Eight Women and the Final Step of Reconstruction
• 1:33 From Registered Nurse to Paramedical Tattoo Artist
• 4:06 Is a Nipple Tattoo Cosmetic or a Medical Necessity?
• 4:36 The Personal Story Behind Rise Skin Studio
• 5:37 What Survivors Fear Before Their First Appointment
• 7:09 The Process Start to Finish
• 9:42 How a 3D Areola Tattoo Is Designed to Look Real
• 13:17 Does an Areola Tattoo Hurt After a Mastectomy?
• 14:48 Why a Paramedical Specialist Beats a Regular Tattoo Shop
• 16:52 Does Insurance Have to Cover a Nipple Tattoo? The 1998 Law
• 20:26 Going Flat: Floral and Artistic Tattoos After Mastectomy
• 23:32 Can You Tattoo Over a C Section or Tummy Tuck Scar?
• 24:33 What Krissy Wants Every Woman Facing Surgery to Know
• 26:06 The Transformation: Seeing Yourself Whole Again
• 28:07 Myth Busters
• 33:44 How to Find Krissy Dykhouse at Rise Skin Studio

About the guest. Krissy Dykhouse, RN and Certified Paramedical and Cosmetic Tattoo Artist, owner of Rise Skin Studio, 310 S. Splitrock Blvd, Brandon, SD. Phone or text 605 530 0057. Website riseskinstudio.com.

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Your skincare might not be the problem. The way you layer it is. Esthetician Kaila Meier, owner of KJ Relaxin Medical Spa in Sioux Falls, explains the correct order to apply your skincare, what medical grade really means, and the trends worth skipping.

On this episode of Dialed In Health, host Melissa Goodwin sits down with Kaila Meier, owner and lead esthetician of KJ Relaxin Medical Spa. Kaila healed her own cystic acne and formulated her own fragrance free, medical grade skincare line. This is a plain language guide to building a routine that works.

• What medical grade skincare actually means versus drugstore products
• The correct order to apply your skincare, morning and night
• Why layering too many serums makes them stop working
• What topical peptides and vitamin C really do for your skin
• How to use retinol without drying out your face
• Why your skin is suddenly so dry, and what helps
• How skin changes in menopause, and what genuinely works
• Which TikTok trends and at home devices to be careful with

0:00 Why your skincare might be burning your face 1:22 Meet Kaila Meier, esthetician of 17 years 2:46 How she healed her own cystic acne 3:40 Why she built a fragrance free medical grade line 5:03 What medical grade skincare actually means 6:01 The biggest mistake: over exfoliating and too many products 7:49 Are TikTok trends safe 10:05 What happens when you mix too many products 10:32 The right order to apply your skincare 14:08 What topical peptides actually do 15:33 How to use retinol without drying out your skin 17:48 The sunscreen mistake almost everyone makes 19:38 The one product you should never skip: vitamin C 21:28 Why your skin is suddenly so dry 22:23 How skincare changes during menopause 23:43 Red, blue, and orange light therapy explained 27:42 Skincare myths, busted 31:47 How to find Kaila and KJ Relaxin Medical Spa

Kaila Meier is the owner and lead esthetician of KJ Relaxin Medical Spa in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with 17 years in skincare. She formulated her own fragrance free, medical grade line. KJ Relaxin Medical Spa, 4700 South Technopolis Drive, Suite 2A, Sioux Falls, SD 57106. Website: kjrelaxinmedicalspa.com

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Metabolic health is how well your body turns food into steady energy, and in midlife it shifts when estrogen drops. Functional medicine nurse practitioner Jessica Morrell, CNP, IFMCP, MSN, founder of Radiant Health and Hormone Therapy in Sioux Falls, explains what metabolic health actually is, the numbers that measure it, and why belly fat shows up after 40, in plain terms anyone can use.

Host Melissa Goodwin talks with Jessica about the five markers that tell the truth about your metabolism, why insulin is rarely tested, how estrogen loss drives visceral fat and muscle loss, and the handful of habits that actually move the needle: protein, fiber, and resistance training. They also cover where hormone therapy and GLP medications fit, and how genetic testing personalizes a plan.

• What metabolic health means beyond weight
• The five numbers: fasting glucose, insulin, blood pressure, lipid panel, waist circumference
• What a carbohydrate challenge reveals about insulin resistance
• Why estrogen loss causes belly fat and a slower metabolism
• Whether you can be thin and still metabolically unhealthy
• How much protein and fiber a woman over 40 needs
• Why resistance training beats extra cardio in midlife
• Where hormone therapy and GLP medications fit, and who they are not for
• What to do this week with just fifteen minutes a day

0:00 What metabolic health really means 1:45 Meet Jessica Morrell and Radiant Health and Hormone Therapy 3:46 Why hormone therapy became her life's work 4:42 The midlife shift: when you stop feeling like yourself 5:59 What excites and worries her about functional medicine 9:44 Metabolic health explained in plain terms 11:08 The numbers that actually measure your metabolism 13:26 Why insulin is rarely tested (and the carb challenge) 15:16 Why estrogen loss causes belly fat after 40 16:35 Mitochondria and muscle: the energy connection 17:34 Can you be thin and still unhealthy? The skinny fat problem 19:10 Glucose monitors, cholesterol, and what to track 23:07 Protein, fiber, and muscle: what actually works 26:29 Where hormone therapy and GLP medications fit 29:12 How genetic testing personalizes your plan 31:44 What to do this week if you only have fifteen minutes 34:23 Myth busters: belly fat, cardio, and metabolism 37:55 The real danger of ignoring insulin 39:37 Why artificial sweeteners can backfire 41:11 One takeaway and where to find Radiant

Jessica Morrell, CNP, IFMCP, MSN is the founder of Radiant Health and Hormone Therapy, PLLC in Sioux Falls, SD. She was in one of the first cohorts in the nation to become an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and has more than a decade in bio-identical hormone therapy. Radiant Health and Hormone Therapy, 4928 E Rosa Parks Pl, Sioux Falls, SD 57110, (605) 604-0200, radiantht.com.

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POTS is not anxiety, and salt is not the fix. If you stand up and your heart takes off while every scan comes back normal, this episode names what is happening.

Host Melissa Goodwin sits down with Dr. Cooper Dykstra, DC, FIBFN-FN, CFMP, founder of Brain Health and Chiropractic in Sioux Falls and a Fellow of the International Board of Functional Neurology. He has worked with more than 1,000 complex neurological cases, with patients driving in from across South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. They cover what POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) actually is, why it is so often called anxiety, and what functional neurology measures that a normal MRI misses.

In this episode:

• What POTS is in plain English, and the 30 point heart rate rule
• Why POTS and dysautonomia get misdiagnosed as anxiety for years
• Why salt and fluids manage a symptom but do not fix the root
• How long COVID and old concussions can hide inside a POTS diagnosis
• The link between POTS, hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos, and mast cell activation
• What the 4-Day Brain Reset program looks like, and how to evaluate any POTS provider

About the guest: Dr. Cooper Dykstra, DC, FIBFN-FN, CFMP, founder of Brain Health and Chiropractic, Sioux Falls SD. Website: brainhealthandchiro.com. Phone: 605-799-7579. Free 15 minute Discovery Call available.

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What is spiritual health? It is the condition of your inner life, and two pastors say it shapes your mental health, your relationships, and your whole wellbeing. In this episode, Rev. Sara Nelson, Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, SD, and Pastor Brandon Dunham of Harrisburg United Methodist Church join host Melissa Goodwin for a plain language conversation about the dimension of health most people never check.

In this episode:

1. What spiritual health actually is and the signs yours is depleted
2. The difference between being spiritual and being religious
3. Why watching church online is not the same as being there
4. How to heal spiritually after loss, burnout, or being hurt by a church
5. How to start an honest prayer life when prayer feels performative
6. Whether Christians should see a therapist, and why the answer is yes when needed
7. Why midlife is so hard on faith and mental health
8. How to find a church without treating church like a restaurant
9. What a spiritually healthy person looks like: joy and peace, not perfection

Chapters: 0:00 Why spiritual health belongs on a health podcast | 4:11 What is spiritual health? | 7:04 Signs your spiritual health is suffering | 9:37 Spiritual vs religious | 12:03 Online church vs in person | 13:49 How do you heal spiritually? | 23:03 Does prayer actually do anything? | 37:04 Spiritual health and mental health | 39:32 Do Christians need therapy? | 43:29 How to find the right church | 50:30 What spiritually healthy looks like | 57:14 Connect with the pastors

About the guests: Rev. Sara Nelson, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Sioux Falls, SD. Worship Sundays 8:30, 9:45, and 11:01, in person or by livestream at sfumc.org. Pastor Brandon Dunham, Harrisburg United Methodist Church, Harrisburg, SD. Blended worship Sundays at 9:30. harrisburgumc.com

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Does menopause cause hearing loss — and can untreated hearing loss raise your risk of dementia? Audiologist Dr. Mandy Rounseville-Norgaard, who has worn hearing aids since age 3, says yes to both, and almost no one is connecting the dots.

On this episode of Dialed In Health, host Melissa Goodwin sits down with Dr. Mandy at Audiology Associates in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (she also practices in Miramar Beach, Florida) to explain the estrogen–inner-ear connection, why hearing often declines in perimenopause and menopause, the link between untreated hearing loss and dementia, the first signs to watch for, the right age to get a baseline test, and how over-the-counter devices compare to medical-grade hearing aids.

• Why you can have real hearing loss and not know it
• What estrogen does for your hearing — and what happens in menopause
• The hearing loss–dementia connection, and whether hearing aids reduce the risk
• The first signs: tinnitus and trouble understanding speech in noise
• The age to get a baseline hearing test
• Costco, Amazon, and OTC vs. medical-grade hearing aids
• What speech mapping is and why fit is everything

0:00 The audiologist who has worn hearing aids since age 3 0:48 The menopause and hearing connection no one warns women about 2:37 Dr. Mandy's story 5:08 Why she became an audiologist 7:35 Ears vs. the brain 8:25 Why people wait 20 years 11:55 The first signs of hearing loss 13:53 What you risk by waiting 14:44 Hearing loss and dementia 18:02 OTC vs. medical-grade 21:00 Speech mapping and best practice 22:09 Perimenopause, estrogen, and your hearing 24:33 Myth-busters 30:07 Your first hearing appointment 31:31 The AirPods rule for your kids 32:08 The one thing to know 32:55 How to reach Audiology Associates

Dr. Mandy Rounseville-Norgaard, AuD, is an audiologist and owner of Audiology Associates in Sioux Falls, SD, with a second practice in Miramar Beach, FL. Book a baseline hearing evaluation: [INSERT PHONE] · [INSERT WEBSITE].

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You don't need motivation to work out. You need discipline. Megan and Dirk Kool of Mega Strong Fitness explain why everybody wants it until the alarm goes off, and what actually keeps people training for years.

Around 90% of people who join a gym quit within 90 days. Megan Kool started Mega Strong Fitness eight years ago training a handful of women in her living room. Today she and her husband Dirk run live virtual workouts for roughly 1,900 members across the United States, Mexico, and Canada, every weekday at 5:30am and 6:30am Central time. In this episode of Dialed In Health, host Melissa Goodwin sits down with both NASM Certified Virtual Training Specialists to unpack the real reason people quit, and the simple, unglamorous habits of the people who don't.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

- Why motivation is the wrong goal, and what to chase instead

- The real difference between motivation, dedication, and discipline

- How long it actually takes to make working out a habit (hint: it's not 21 days)

- The six-alarms trick and the phone-away-from-the-bed rule that get you up

- How to get a real workout at home with just two dumbbells, a band, and a chair

- What training through pregnancy really looks like, and why you don't "bounce back"

- Why men talk themselves out of working out, and how to get out of your own way

- What the people who stick with it for years actually do differently

- How Dirk lost 70 pounds on camera, in front of the entire program

WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR

If you've been "starting Monday" for a year, if you join the gym every January and quit by February, if you're a busy parent who can't add a commute to a workout, or if you've convinced yourself you need the perfect diet, supplements, or equipment before you begin, this conversation is for you.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cold open: why 1,900 people keep showing up

01:54 How Mega Strong Fitness started

05:18 Dirk loses 70 pounds on camera

06:41 Why we never cancel a class

09:21 The cycle of quitting and the inflammation myth

13:24 What everyone gets wrong about motivation

16:22 Everybody wants it until the alarm goes off

19:24 How long until working out becomes a habit

22:02 Strong over skinny: what we teach our daughters

24:02 How we keep people coming back

28:07 What to do when you want to quit

30:00 Megan's story: you get to work out

33:18 What skeptical men need to hear

37:09 Working out and running a business as a couple

41:22 What the people who stick with it do differently

46:48 If you think you can't do it

49:26 The billboard quote: wake up next to a shovel

50:36 Where to start with Mega Strong Fitness

ABOUT THE GUESTS

Megan Kool and Dirk Kool are the co-founders of Mega Strong Fitness, a virtual strength and circuit training program based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Both are NASM Certified Virtual Training Specialists. Megan launched the program eight years ago; Dirk joined as a member, lost 70 pounds on camera, and now co-trains. Together they coach roughly 1,900 members across three countries with two live classes every weekday morning, daily emailed recordings, and modifications for every fitness level.

Website: https://www.megastrongfitness.com

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You do not have to hit rock bottom to get sober. Jon Sommervold runs a 30 night, 12 step immersion program in Sioux Falls with roughly a 50 percent success rate, when the national average is closer to 10 percent. In this episode he explains how recovery actually starts.

Jon Sommervold is the Executive Director of Tallgrass Recovery and Sober Living Homes in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He has been sober 28 years and has sponsored 40 to 50 people. Host Melissa Goodwin asks what a higher power actually means when you are not religious, the honest difference between heavy use and addiction, and what to say to someone who does not believe they have a problem.

• Why choose your bottom is safer than waiting for rock bottom
• How a 12 step immersion program reaches a 50 percent success rate
• What higher power really means, including for atheists
• The real difference between heavy drinking and addiction
• Why the opposite of addiction is connection
• How to help someone you love, and why family is hardest to hear
• What Al-Anon is and who it is for
• How to start at Tallgrass today

Jon Sommervold, Executive Director, Tallgrass Recovery and Sober Living Homes, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Phone 605-368-5559. Web tallgrassrecovery.org.

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