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Hear Here Podcast

Hear Here Podcast

Archie's Cochlear Implant Lab 22 Episodes Jun 25, 2025

The Hear Here Podcast is produced by the Archie's Cochlear Implant Lab at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Hosted by audiologist Karen Gordon and co-hosted by Dr. Sharon Cushing and Dr. Blake Papsin, the show explores new ideas to help people use devices like cochlear implants to hear. Each episode features discussions on hearing science and technology.

Episodes

#4: Hearing Loss at Home and in the World: Daily Realities Jun 25, 2025 00:51:17 In this final episode of season 4, members of the Hear Here Podcast take a heartfelt walk down memory lane, reflecting on early childhood experiences and the initial stages of recognizing or being diagnosed with hearing loss. As the members share their stories, they express the social and emotional impact of growing up with hearing loss and how their families best supported them. Finally, the memb
#3 Part 2: Fitting In While Tuning Out: Hearing Loss in High School Jun 25, 2025 00:34:54 Picking up from part 1, members of the Hear Here Podcast continue the conversation about high school. The team chats about their experiences with technological support such as FM systems, both the easy and the challenging. They also look back to how virtual schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their social lives and academics. To end off the second half of episode 3, the team share pivo
#3 Part 1: Fitting In While Tuning Out: Hearing Loss in High School Jun 25, 2025 00:29:29 In this episode, members of the Hear Here Podcast dive into the high school experience. The team chats about supports in the classroom and how, and why their preferences changed from their days in elementary school. The team shares their experiences of independence and how self-advocacy about their hearing loss played a role as they navigate high school. We continue this riveting conversation in p
#2: Turn Up the Volume Please: Hearing Devices in Elementary School Jun 25, 2025 00:33:31 In this episode, members of the Hear Here Podcast share their diverse personal experiences on the use of assistive hearing devices, such as the FM system, and other accommodations and strategies they have found effective in improving the learning experience as they navigated the classroom environment as young children. Throughout the conversation, members shed light on the benefits and limitations
#1: The Invisible Exhaustion: Let's Talk Hearing Fatigue Jun 25, 2025 00:44:27 In this episode, members of our team share their personal experiences living with hearing fatigue. Hearing fatigue is the mental and physical exhaustion that can come from the simple act of listening. From the constant effort to follow conversations to the toll it takes by the end of the day, we unpack what hearing fatigue feels like and why it happens. Through honest conversation, we explore how
Hear Here Podcast Season 4 Introduction Jun 25, 2025 01:02:04 In previous seasons of the Hear Here Podcast, we had conversations with ENT surgeons, audiologists and researchers to understand the science behind hearing loss. In season 4, our listeners can expect something a little bit different and very exciting! Our host, Hanne Bartels, PhD Candidate in the Archie's Cochlear Implant Lab chats with Dr. Karen Gordon, Senior Scientist and Director of Resear
Hear Here Podcast Season 4 Highlights Jun 25, 2025 00:14:18 Welcome to the season 4 of the Hear Here Podcast! We are turning the microphones inward to our Hear Here Podcast team to hear their very valuable insights and thoughts! Here are some of the best highlights from the season and a little sneak peak to an amazing season!Produced by Hanne BartelsTheme music composed and performed by Dr. Blake Papsin
#5: Early Intervention and Beyond: Connecting with childhood Speech Language Pathologist from India Nov 25, 2024 00:25:37 In this final but heartwarming episode of season 3 of the Hear Here Podvcast, Nimrat Chani connects with her former Speech Language Pathologist from India, Dr. Gurinder Kaur. She explores and explains the unique challenges and triumphs in the field of speech therapy across cultural backgrounds. Dr.Kaur shares her journey from early career inspiration about 30 years ago to creating memorable moment
#4: Behind the Scenes in the World of Sales in the Hearing Loss Industry Nov 25, 2024 00:28:09 In this episode, Annika Gasee interviews Angela Bottley, a clinical sales manager related to electroneurophysiology from Vivosonic. Angela discusses the technical aspect of the program that is used to diagnose hearing loss, which consists of an infant screening program and the recording responses from babies. Additionally, we learn about the work she does with Audiologists and customers worldwide
#3: From Patient to Audiologist: A Thoughtful Discussion with Dana Song Oct 29, 2024 00:30:30 In this episode, we dive into the inspiring journey of a paediatric audiologist who was once a patient herself. Sofia Olaizola sits down with Dana Song, audiologist, who offers a unique perspective on how her personal experiences shaped her career, discusses common concerns about wearing hearing devices, and reflects on how her shared experiences with families foster deep connections and trust. Sh
#2: Exploring the Student World of Audiology with Masters-PhD Student Danielle DiFabio Oct 29, 2024 00:37:33 In the second episode, we are exploring the what is it like to study Audiology. Maria Khan is joined by Danielle DiFabio, a Combined MClSc-PhD student in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorder at Western University. Danielle discusses her PhD thesis, developing a clinical framework to enhance caregiver participation in family-centered virtual care, looking at the methodology, results so
#1: A Unique Perspective to the Field of Medicine with Audiologist-Otolaryngologist Dr. Renee Michelle Banakis-Hartl Oct 29, 2024 00:33:19 In the first episode of season 3, May Wang joins Dr. Renee Michelle Banakis Hartl, an otolaryngologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Banakis Hartl sheds light on the pivotal moments that influenced her unique career journey, starting with her earlier experiences that inspired her to study speech-language pathology in university and become an audiologist,

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