On the Ear: An Audiology Podcast

Dr. Alexander provides a clear explanation of auditory processing disorder (APD), including its evolved definition, assessment, and treatment. Her discussion with Dr. Sharp covers the Buffalo Model for APD, and her focus on incorporating qualitative measures into her quantitative evaluations. She also includes tips for beginners and a favorite case study.

Valli Gideons, better known online as MyBattleCall, discusses her journey as a parent of children with hearing loss with Dr. Sharp, including the professionals involved, how she feels families can be better supported, and how to help build children with hearing loss and their families into better self-advocates. Her insights are inspiring and challenging to clinicians of all backgrounds.

David Kemp joins Dr. Dakota Sharp to break down current trends where voice technology, wearables, and hearing healthcare meet. Their discussion encompasses what the future looks like for hearing aids in a world of new hearables, apps that patients can utilize to better tune in to the world around them, and exciting new innovations that are breaking down walls in hearing healthcare.

Guests: Ashley Hughes, AuD and Natalie J. Nelson, AuD - Dr. Hughes, Dr. Nelson, and Dr. Sharp trek through the often-unspoken world of job negotiations and debt, with a focus on students in the world of communication sciences and disorders. Dr. Hughes and Dr. Nelson share specific tips for navigating job offers and loan payments with fresh, exciting ideas for new graduates to consider.

Dr. Lindsay Cockburn joins Dr. Dakota Sharp to discuss her experience launching a website and social media brand to connect with parents of deaf and hard of hearing children and professionals. Their conversation spans the challenges of navigating modern social media, understanding ethical boundaries, and how clinicians can build their brand to better distinguish your clinical practice.

The presenters discuss their experiences in early intervention, and their roles on early intervention teams. Michelle’s expertise in pediatric feeding and swallowing, paired with Dakota’s expertise in newborn hearing, combine for an exciting conversation that spans how clinicians can connect with other professionals to create an early intervention team and better understand their role.

Dr. Sharp and Dr. Saperstein discuss the current model that families experience after their child is diagnosed with hearing loss, its flaws, and how it can be improved. They explore supporting these parents and families when discussing communication options, and how shared decision making can improve their emotional journey.

Guest: Dawn Heiman, AuD, FAAA - Dr. Heiman and Dr. Sharp discuss current trends in aural (re)habilitation for adults and children with hearing loss, including how audiologists approach strategies based on patient age. She offers strategies for how to improve the provision of these services, and explains how audiologists and SLPs can collaborate to make the process easier and better for patients.

Guest: Logan Faust, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA - Dr. Faust discusses her challenges navigating hearing healthcare as a biracial audiologist, including her experiences as an audiology student and student preceptor. She provides insights into the importance of discussions about race between clinicians of all backgrounds, and how these discussions impact patient success.

Guest: Maria Morrison, AuD, FAAA - Dr. Morrison discusses how audiologists who do not currently provide tinnitus evaluations and care can incorporate simple elements of best practice to meet the needs of a majority of patients with tinnitus. She includes tips for counseling and evaluations, and how she navigates providing tinnitus care and seeking reimbursement in the realm of her private practice.