The Hearing Journal by D'Anne Rudden

Dr. Rudden and Dr. Scholl continue the conversation on the Aftershow with lessons learned from a meeting with legislators, how to avoid burnout, and ways to stay educated on the top issues affecting audiology. Learn more about SoundWrx.

Dr. Scholl is the Founder and Executive Director of SoundWrx, a non-profit in Tulsa, Okla., with the goal to educate, inspire, and demonstrate the unlimited abilities of people with hearing loss and give them the opportunity to live inclusively and to their full potential. She is also the Head of Pediatrics for Tuned, an online platform providing audiology care. Dr. Scholl joins the podcast this month to talk about her passion for advocacy and how audiologists can get involved. Learn more about SoundWrx.

The conversation continues on the Aftershow with Drs. Swanepoel and Rudden. Listen to their discussion on a community-based, public health approach to patient care, as well as the ethics around teleaudiology.

Dr. De Wet Swanepoel joins Dr. D’Anne Rudden this month to discuss how audiologists can meet their patients in more accessible ways through teleaudiology. Dr. Swanepoel is Professor of Audiology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and an adjunct professor in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Audiology and founder of a digital health company called hearX group.

The conversation continues on the Aftershow with Drs. Zwolan and Goldstein. Listen to their discussion on the challenges of coding and reimbursement, speech-in-noise testing, and the MTSB-3 guidelines. For more on the MTSB-3 guidelines, visit www.cochlearimplanttraining.com.

Dr. Terry Zwolan is the Director of Audiology Access and Standards of Care at Cochlear Americas. Dr. Mary Rose Goldstein is an audiologist at the Ear and Hearing Center in the Center for Neurosciences in Tucson, Arizona. They join Dr. D’Anne Rudden on the podcast this month to decode cochlear implant candidacy guidelines, the MTSB, and “best aided condition.”

The conversation continues on the Aftershow with Amy Badstubner, AuD, on how to optimize employee energy levels and finding professional fulfillment. Dr. Badstubner and her business partner, Dr. Morganstein Dermer, host a free support group called "Hear Together." Register today at: https://forms.gle/KPVMUikghKaajbBL6. To learn more, contact Info@DBCoachingGroup.com.

Amy Badstubner, AuD, is an audiologist, certified professional coach, and co-owner of dB Coaching Group. She joins the podcast to discuss professional coaching, leadership strategies, and how to hold your team accountable. Dr. Badstubner and her business partner, Dr. Morganstein Dermer, host a free support group called "Hear Together." Register today at: https://forms.gle/KPVMUikghKaajbBL6. To learn more, contact Info@DBCoachingGroup.com.

The conversation with Jenna Vallario, AuD, continues on the Aftershow where she and Dr. Rudden discuss the training program and Dr. Vallario’s hopes for hearing health care in Malawi. Learn more and how to become involved at https://www.africanbiblecolleges.com/ and https://hearmalawi.causevox.com/.

Jenna Vallario, AuD, is helping educate the next generation of audiologists at African Bible College (ABC) in Malawi. ABC is the home of the only audiology degree program as well as the first audiology clinic in the country. She joined The Hearing Journal Podcast to share her journey and her pride in her students in Malawi. Learn more and how to become involved at https://www.africanbiblecolleges.com/ and https://hearmalawi.causevox.com/.

As the Executive Director of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, Stephanie Czuhajewski, CAE, is someone who has had a courtside seat to audiology’s relationship with over-the-counter (OTC) devices and the fight for audiology’s place in the health care conversation. She returns to the podcast this month to dissect the impact of OTCs on the one-year anniversary of the FDA’s Final Rule going into effect.

The conversation with Stephanie Czuhajewski, continues on the Aftershow where she and Dr. Rudden look at the why behind some of the results of The Hearing Journal’s original survey of readers about the OTC market’s impact on audiology.

Dr. Judy Huch, a rare combination of business and give-back, leadership and humbleness, advocacy and activism, ethics and fearlessness, joins Dr. Rudden to talk about the necessity of sharing hearing health care with low-income patients and how to trust the right staff to keep your practice running healthfully.

The conversation with Judy Huch, AuD, continues on the Aftershow with stories of how to manage the dark situation of employee embezzlement and how to prevent theft in your practice.

Dr. Weinstein and Dr. Blustein discuss the usefulness and practicality of cognition screenings at the audiology clinic. They address the need for a more positive narrative around hearing loss and dementia instead of a fear-based call to action. Read more in the June 2023 cover story, “A Closer Look at Hearing Loss, Dementia, and Stigma.”

Dr. Barbara Weinstein and Dr. Jan Blustein interpret the results of the ACHIEVE study recently published in The Lancet and address common misunderstandings of the data. The experts explain the difference between risk and risk factor, as well as correlation and causation.

Dr. Sarah Curtis continues the conversation on hearing health care inequality on our Aftershow. She shares tips to keep your clinic profitable while still serving patients with Medicaid, discusses why over-the-counter hearing aids didn’t solve the cost problem for many folks, and explains how socioeconomic factors influence cochlear implant care.

Dr. Sarah Curtis shares what to keep in mind when treating a low-income patient. Dr. Curtis is the owner of Sounds of Life Hearing Center in Concord, Ohio. She also operates the nonprofit Hearing the Call - Northeast Ohio (hearingthecall.org).

Dr. D’Anne Rudden speaks with Dr. Gabrielle Saunders about some of the gray areas of audiology, such as the nuanced relationship between hearing aids, dementia, and hearing loss. Dr. Saunders is a Senior Research Fellow at the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness at the University of Manchester and is affiliated with the VA Rehabilitation R&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) in Portland, Oregon. For more on this topic, check out Dr. Saunders’s feature in the May 2023 issue of The Hearing Journal: Do Hearing Aids Reduce Dementia, or Does Dementia Reduce Hearing Aid Use?

Dr. Rudden and Dr. Saunders continue the conversation by tackling the tough question of whether the audiology clinic is the appropriate place for cognitive screening in patients with suspected dementia. For more on this topic, check out Dr. Saunders’s feature in the May 2023 issue of The Hearing Journal: Do Hearing Aids Reduce Dementia, or Does Dementia Reduce Hearing Aid Use?