In this episode, Dr. Barbara Weinstein and Julia talk about the Audiologist’s responsibility when treating individuals with hearing loss and Dementia. The spotlight for this episode surrounds the topic of what Audiologists can do ‘here’ and ‘now’ – highlighting the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach, and any ‘red flags’ that should be included in case-history taking. You can find out more about Dr Weinstein’s work here. You can explore more about the disease by looking at the Alzheimer’s website here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

This is the first episode in a new mini-series, dedicated to exploring Dementia and its links with hearing loss and brain health. We’ve made this series to coincide with Alzheimer’s Awareness month, as we know that many people living with Dementia may also be suffering from hearing problems, as they share very similar characteristics. It is estimated that by 2030, the number of people with Dementia in the UK alone will be more than 1 million, so it’s vital that we (as Audiologists) understand the issues and how support can be offered.    Throughout this series, Julia is joined by the ..read more

This is the final part of a 4 part mini-series about the UK’s earwax crisis. Throughout the series industry experts have been talking about the innovative ways their clinics have for addressing the earwax problem. In this episode, we’re finding out first hand what it’s like using the Earways Pro tool. It’s been put into practice at the Southeastern Health and Social Care Trust. Nora McDonald is the Acting Adult Lead Audiologist at the trust and is Julia’s guest. For more information about Earways Pro head to their website Contact Nora at Nora.Macdonald@setrust.hscni.net Got a topic you think w ..read more

Welcome to part 3 of our 4 part mini-series about the UK’s earwax crisis. We’re speaking to industry experts who have come up with innovative ways in their clinics for addressing the earwax problem. In this episode, Julia speaks to Nicola Phillips, who is the Principal Clinical Scientist and Head of Primary Care Audiology at Swansea Bay University Health Board.  Nicola and the team have come up with a system that enables patients with hearing, tinnitus or wax problems to be triaged directly to the Audiology Department – which then acts as the first point of contact, freeing up other ..read more

This is the second episode of our mini-series looking at the UK’s earwax crises. Across 4 episodes you’ll hear from specialists who have come up with innovative ways of treating patients.  In this episode, Julia who is the Head of Audiology for Signia, speaks to Mark Newman, Head of Audiology at the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust. Mark has managed to form an agreement with his CCG to fund their wax management through reimbursement, allowing his trust to have a full Audiology-lead wax care pathway.  Got a question for Mark? Email him mark.newman7@NHS.net Got a topic ..read more

In episode 1 of this mini-series, Julia is joined by Frankie Oliver, Audiology Advisor at RNID to talk in more detail about their brand-new report from the national RNID charity (Royal National Institute For Deaf People) which outlines that people’s hearing health is at risk due to the axing of wax services in UK primary care provisions. Not only do these changes to primary care provisions potentially put people’s health at risk, but Covid has also had a real knock-on effect for wax management across the board - and the Audiology industry is now desperately trying to play catch up. Please find ..read more

Coming soon - Sounding it Out is back for a second series and this time we’re discussing the wax management crisis here the UK. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf is so concerned they’ve issued a report warning that people’s hearing health is at risk due to the axing of wax services. Over the next 4 episodes, join Julia van Huyssteen as she hears not only what the main issues are but also get some amazing tried and tested ideas of how to tackle the challenge. Hear from inspirational guests who share Julia’s passion for audiology who have come up with really creative ways of helping pati ..read more

We believe that fitting a hearing aid/s correctly is so important that we’re dedicating the first podcast series to it. We’ll ask why we are still having the conversation about Hearing Aid fitting standards in 2022? We will reflect on the Audiology profession’s commitment to providing evidence-based clinical practises that lead to optimal patient outcomes. Standard of practice documents outline basic services that audiologists are expected to include in the provision of quality healthcare. They reflect the values and priorities of the profession, providing direction for professional practice a ..read more

This is the 2nd episode of the miniseries dedicated to hearing aid fitting standards. In these podcasts we’re reflecting on the Audiology profession’s commitment to providing evidence-based clinical practises that lead to optimal patient outcomes. Julia van Huyssteen is joined once again by Dr Gus Mueller, a US based consultant for WSAudiology and Founder of the American Academy of Audiology.  In this episode we talk about pre-fitting considerations including ‘self assessment pre-fitting questionnaires’, ‘uncomfortable loudness levels’, speech recognition tests and ‘speech in noise’ tests ..read more

This is the 3rd and final episode of the mini series dedicated to hearing aid fitting standards. In these podcasts we’ve been reflecting on the Audiology profession’s commitment to providing evidence-based clinical practises that lead to optimal patient outcomes. Julia van Huyssteen is joined once again by Dr Gus Mueller, a US based consultant for WSAudiology and Founder of the American Academy of Audiology. In this episode, we mostly talk about hearing aid verification including using a validated fitting formula, the application of AutoREMS and In-Situ Audiometry and we also discuss how much ..read more