Episode 115 – AudiologyTalk Gets Lonely

John and Jenne discuss new research in auditory preferences, how sound affects learning and development in children and more audiology news.

John and Jenne discuss granting credentials without earning them and whether this is harmful to the profession.

John and Jenne discuss the latest news in OR noise, a real life example of why we have to practice to standards, a new discovery for a cochlear protein and AAA statements.

John and Jenne are joined by esteemed guest Kirsten Coverstone with the Minnesota Department of Health to talk about universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, a common cause of congenital hearing loss and vestibular disorders.

John and Jenne tackle a news episode with discovery on autism, equal opportunity for those with hearing loss, cold ORs and more.

Dean and Jenne take the podcast in new directions without John holding them down this episode.

We discuss recent news regarding cytomegalovirus policy, an online hearing aid company's shamefully deceptive practices, and recent information released for people with tinnitus.

We discuss recent research on the effect of retracting scientific papers. How it was shown to not work and the effects of erroneous research when published.

We end the podcast year by discussing the latest news in the audiology world and ending with a dramatic reading of an original audiology poem for Christmas.

John, Dean, and Jenne talk about the abrupt change in course of the CH-AP and our lack of transparency in our profession.