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The Hearing Matters Podcast discusses hearing technology (more commonly known as hearing aids), best practices, and a growing national epidemic - Hearing Loss. The show is hosted by father and son, Blaise Delfino, M.S. – HIS, and Dr. Gregory Delfino, Au.D., CCC-A, who treat patients at Audiology Services in Bethlehem and Nazareth, PA.

Growing Up with Hearing Loss

On this episode, Blaise Delfino interviewed Nolan Gardner. Nolan was born profoundly deaf with bilateral profound hearing loss. He was diagnosed at six months old, received hearing aids at seven months, and because the hearing aids provided little benefit in helping him develop speech, his mom opted for him to get a cochlear implant when he was three.

Nolan competed on the hit show "American Ninja Warrior" in 2016. 

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What’s new in hearing aids? Which one is right for me? Can they relieve my tinnitus? And aren’t they all the same? Dave Fabry, Ph.D, Archelle Georgiou, MD, and Jamie Myers, Au.D. answer these questions and more in this special Better Hearing Month podcast.

While we know all hearing aids amplify sounds to help you hear them, Starkey Genesis AI uses cutting-edge technology designed to help you understand them, too.

Click here to find a provider near you and test drive Starkey Genesis AI!

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The Hearing Matters Podcast discusses hearing technology (more commonly known as hearing aids), best practices, and a growing national epidemic - Hearing Loss. The show is hosted by father and son, Blaise Delfino, M.S. – HIS, and Dr. Gregory Delfino, Au.D., CCC-A, who treat patients at Audiology Services in Bethlehem and Nazareth, PA.

On this episode, Blaise Delfino interview Dr. Hannah Galloway and Dr. Natalie Phillips from Audiology Center of Northern Colorado. 

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May is Better Hearing and Speech Month! Our team (and fellow audiologists/hearing care professionals) have the opportunity to GIVE the gift of hearing every day! On this episode, we celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month with Bob Burg! For our fellow hearing care professionals and private practice owners, this episode is for you! 

Can a subtle shift in focus really make that big of a difference in your business? And, when combining this shift in focus with five proven Laws of Success, can your business really become a lot more fun; a lot less stressful; and much more beneficial to your clients?

Our guest says, “Absolutely, yes!”

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President.

Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann, itself has sold over a million copies and it has been translated into 29 languages.

His and John’s newest parable in the Go-Giver Series is The Go-Giver Influencer.

Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. He is also an unapologetic animal fanatic, and is a past member of the Board of Directors of Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic & Ranch in his town of Jupiter, Florida.

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The Hearing Matters Podcast discusses hearing technology (more commonly known as hearing aids), best practices, and a growing national epidemic - Hearing Loss. The show is hosted by Blaise Delfino, M.S., HIS, and his father, Dr. Gregory Delfino, Au.D., CCC-A. Blaise Delfino and Dr. Gregory Delfino treat patients with hearing loss at Audiology Services in Bethlehem and Nazareth, PA.

On this episode, we interviewed Gail Ehrens, a first time hearing aid user and speech-language pathologist with 50+ years of working with patients! 

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About the Hearing Matters Podcast
 
The Hearing Matters Podcast discusses hearing technology (more commonly known as hearing aids), best practices, and a growing national epidemic - Hearing Loss. The show is hosted by Blaise Delfino, M.S., HIS, and his father, Dr. Gregory Delfino, Au.D., CCC-A. Blaise Delfino and Dr. Gregory Delfino treat patients with hearing loss at Audiology Services in Bethlehem and Nazareth, PA. In this episode, Blaise discusses a writer’s journey to better hearing with Audiology Services director of communications Merry Sue Baum, BA.

 The Journey Begins

Ms. Baum started wearing hearing aids at age 50. The audiologist fitted her with only one hearing aid, which wasn’t very helpful. After her husband passed away, she thought that perhaps she could have his hearing aids refitted to her needs. She called a number of audiologists, but they all told her buy new ones. Audiology Services was the only audiology practice willing to refit the used hearing aids. They put new receivers on them and reprogrammed them to her specific hearing needs.

 An Expansive Career

As a writer, Ms. Baum needed to be able to hear very well. Her career was mostly as a writer at a medical university. An interview with a physician would usually only last about 15-20 minutes, since doctors are busy, and being interviewed for an article is at the bottom of their list of priorities. You get on one chance to interview a physician, so you need to be able to hear.

 On the Go

When she wore only one hearing aid and went to a concert, a play or out to dinner, Ms. Baum would take it out. “It only amplified the noise around me,” she says. “I could hear better without it. Basically it was useless in those situations,” she says. “Now with two hearing instruments that can be adjusted in various environments, my hearing is enhanced, and the background noise is reduced. It’s absolutely wonderful.”

 Moving Forward with Hearing Technology

Ms. Baum says she has always wanted to hear and was not concerned what others thought about her needing hearing instruments. She advises anyone who is suffering from a hearing loss to get hearing instruments. As an avid concert goer, she loves having her iPhone synched to her hearing aids. At a concert she can put the instruments on the music setting. That tells the microphones in the hearing aid to focus on everything around the user, which enhances the sounds of the music.

 Fitting Your Brain with Hearing Technology

Most people don’t realize that we hear with our brains, not our ears. Without hearing aids, a person with hearing loss has to struggle to hear and to understand the sounds round him/her, which fatigues the brain. People with untreated hearing loss are also at higher risk for anxiety, depression, cardiac problems, diabetes, and a host of other chronic conditions.

 All About Comfort 

The first hearing aid Ms. Baum had was a custom in-the-ear model, which she didn’t like. “It felt like I had cotton in my ear,” she says. The behind-the-ear instruments she has now are so comfortable that she forgets they are in. She has gone in the shower or to bed with them still in her ears. There is a learning curve, however, Ms. Baum says it’s well w

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About the Hearing Matters Podcast

The Hearing Matters Podcast discusses hearing technology (more commonly known as hearing aids), best practices, and a growing national epidemic of hearing loss. The show is hosted by father and son, Dr. Gregory Delfino, Au.D., CCC-A, and Blaise Delfino, MS, HIS. They treat patients with hearing loss at Audiology Services in Bethlehem and Nazareth, PA.

In this episode, Blaise Delfino speaks with Dr. Achin Bhowmik, chief technology officer at Starkey Hearing Industries.  

Engineering Background

Dr. Bhowmik earned a doctorate in engineering and served as vice president and general manager of the perceptual computing group at Intel Corporation. When Starkey’s president Bill Austin asked Dr. Bhowmik if he wanted to create technology that help make people’s lives healthier, he jumped at the chance. He moved to Starkey.

Computers that Understand the World

At Intel, Dr. Bhowmik’s job was to create machines and computers that recognize a person’s face, his/her voice, the surrounding environment, people, and sounds and make sense of it all. Improving people’s hearing is and always will be the number one priority at Starkey. Improving people’s hearing is and always will be the number one priority at Starkey. He brough that technology and his expertise to Starkey to help people understand each other better and connect with the world. Starkey is tapping into the most advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to do a better job of amplifying sound. The newest hearing technology from Starkey makes 55 million adjustments every hour. The instruments decipher the cacophony of sound waves and turn them into what’s meaningful to the wearer. It also determines what should and shouldn’t be amplified. 

Keeping People Safe and Healthy

In addition to providing the best, most natural hearing possible, these new hearing aids act as a health monitor. Starkey’s newest hearing aids are the only ones that sense when a person falls and subsequently alerts his/her loved ones. It also tracks the wearer’s physical activity and his/her social engagement. Both of these activities help keep a person healthy and cognitive.  

A World of Information

The new hearing instruments can also translate between 27 languages and acts as a personal assistant. The wearer can ask the hearing aids questions and get answers spoken directly into his/her ears. It can also be set to remind the wearer that it’s time to take medication or other important tasks. Starkey is transforming hearing aids into multifunctional devices.

 Ears are the New Wrists 

With the increased awareness of the benefits of physical activity, many people are buying wrist watches that calculate the number of steps taken in a day. The new Starkey hearing instruments also tally the number of steps but there are no false positives. A person wearing a watch often moves his/her arm around and additional steps that weren’t really taken are added to the total.

 The Value of Hearing Healthcare Professionals

Dr. Bhowmik says getting OTC hearing aids is not wise. It takes a trained professional to properly fit hearing instruments. Even the patient’s facial expressions and reactions are important to the professional doing the fitting. It’s also important the wearer learn to use

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