Listen to the gripping story of a patient with hearing loss and a mysterious chronic cough. An ear impression sparked a coughing fit, revealing the ear’s auricular vagus nerve as the potential culprit behind the cough no antibiotics could cure. This short episode explores the ear-vagus nerve link, introduces auriculotherapy (more to come!), and calls for blending conventional and alternative medicine. Your ears are more powerful than you think!

Join me on the Earvangelism for a tale of ear miracles about how plastic the auditory brain is! In the 1970s, Michael Merzenich helped pioneer cochlear implants, restoring hearing for the deaf, and uncovered a game-changer: the auditory brain’s incredible plasticity. This discovery led him to found Posit Science, creating BrainHQ—a science-backed program to train your brain. In this episode, psychoaudiologist Priscilla Leigh reveals how his work changed how the world views hearing and auditory processing.

How does hearing shape concentration? Listen to the story of a boy whose unique hearing curve—super-sensitive to certain pitches—added complexity to his ADHD. Learn what auditory scene analysis is, how brilliant your ears are at it and how auditory retraining and amplification devices can boost focus and transform learning!

It’s Fun Ear Fact Friday on Earvangelism! Join psychoaudiologist Priscilla Leigh for a quick, quirky tale of ear miracles. Did you realize hearing is the first sense fully formed in the womb? Discover how your ears start working before you’re even born, tuning into the world from inside. This mini episode unpacks just how they do it. Tune in!

Kick off Earvangelism with a dive into psychoaudiology! Join psychoaudiologist Priscilla Leigh to uncover how your ears shape your mind, behaviour, and even performance. What is psychoaudiology? It’s the science of how the auditory system connects to your brain, but the rest of your body too. Catch a glimpse of why your ears are the superheroes of your daily life. Tune in!

In this Earvangelism episode, we break down a misconception so many speakers, students and professionals struggle with: your accent isn’t the problem.
The real issue is how much work the listener’s brain has to do to keep up with what you’re saying.

We explore how accents influence listening effort, how the brain builds meaning from sound, and why audiences sometimes tune out — not because of how you speak, but because of the mental detours your accent triggers.

You’ll learn four practical strategies to get heard clearly with any accent:
• Address the elephant in the room
• Slow down for the listener’s auditory processing
• Ask the right people for feedback
• Use visuals that support, not distract

A short episode with a big message:
Don't fix your accent — minimise the cognitive noise around it and let your message come through clearly.

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