Hearing Matters Podcast: Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
Welcome to the #1 Hearing Aid & Hearing Health Podcast with Blaise M. Delfino, M.S. - HIS! We combine education, entertainment, and all things hearing aid-related in one ear-pleasing package!
In each episode, we'll unravel the mysteries of the auditory system, decode the latest advancements in hearing technology, and explore the unique challenges faced by individuals with hearing loss. But don't worry, we promise our discussions won't go in one ear and out the other!
From heartwarming personal stories to mind-blowing research breakthroughs, the Hearing Matters Podcast is your go-to destination for all things related to hearing health. Get ready to laugh, learn, and join a vibrant community that believes that hearing matters - because it truly does!
Episodes
240 episodes
Advocacy, Access, And Modern Hearing Tech with Bridget Dobyan
Policy shifts, lived experience, and modern tech meet in a conversation that makes hearing health feel urgent, hopeful, and actionable. We sit down with HIA executive director Bridget Dobyan to connect the dots between 2026 advocacy priorities,...
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36:27
OTC Hearing Aids - Smart Start Or Detour?
Struggling to catch every word or feeling like voices are loud but still muddy? We unpack the real differences between over-the-counter hearing aids and prescription fittings, focusing on when each path makes sense and how to get results you ca...
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7:40
OTC Hearing Aids, Clearly Explained
Buying hearing help shouldn’t feel like guesswork. We break down over-the-counter hearing aids with plain talk: what they are, who they’re designed for, and how to know whether self-fit amplification is a smart starting point or a detour that d...
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26:21
Why Hearing Aids Get Returned
Most tech works instantly. Hearing care doesn’t, and that gap can turn hope into frustration if we don’t name it and guide it. We take you inside the real reasons hearing aids get returned and share a practical playbook for turning the first tw...
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7:43
Reducing Hearing Aid Returns in 2026
The fastest tech in the world can’t outpace human change, and that tension shows up as hearing aid returns. Blaise digs into a process-first approach that keeps patients engaged, supported, and satisfied without chasing the latest hardware. Dra...
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28:41
Hearing Health, Brain Health
Stop treating hearing aids like a scare tactic and start seeing them as tools that support your brain. We unpack how evidence-based counseling replaces fear with clarity, why correlations matter in the hearing–cognition conversation, and how a ...
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7:12
Your Ears Called; Your Brain Wants A Word feat. Madison Levine, BC - HIS
Your brain doesn’t just benefit from hearing well—it depends on it. We sit down with Madison Levine of Levine Hearing to unpack the ear brain connection, the growing body of research linking untreated hearing loss to increased dementia risk, an...
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36:34
How Omega AI Turns Hearing Aids Into Everyday Assistants
What if your hearing aid could listen to you, read the room, and fix the problem before your next appointment? We explore Omega AI’s newest leap—Telehear AI—and how on‑device intelligence lets people request help in real time when noise, wind, ...
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9:53
From Clinic To Capitol: Elevating Hearing Care with Dr. Amit Gosalia
In this conversation with Dr. Amit Gosalia, we connect the clinic to the Capitol and show how small, consistent actions can unlock direct access, fair recognition, and better outcomes for patients.We start with the spark: early licensur...
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42:58
Friday Audiogram: Who Counts As A Professional Degree?
Jill Desjean, Director of Policy Analyss at the NASFAA joins us as we unpack how a legacy definition of professional degrees now shapes graduate loan limits and why that affects the pipeline for licensed clinicians. We map the rulemaking timeli...
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9:36
Making Sense of the Student Loan Changes and Professional Degree Definition
Policy just moved the goalposts on graduate borrowing. We invited Jill Desjean, Director of Policy Analysis at NASFAA, to break down the new federal definition of “professional degree,” why it leans on a le...
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23:47
Friday Audiogram: The Day A Mother's Voice Turned Her Baby’s Head
A whisper can change an entire family’s future. When Ally was born with microtia and aural atresia, her parents were told she wasn’t a candidate for a cochlear implant—and they left the hospital thinking that was a good thing. In this Friday au...
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Microtia, Atresia, and Hearing Loss with Melissa Tumblin, Founder of EarCommunity
A birth surprise. A scramble for answers. And a mother who refused to accept “good enough” when her daughter’s hearing—and future—were on the line. We sit down with EarCommunity.org founder Melissa Tumbli...
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48:33
Friday Audiogram: Starkey Omega AI's DNN 360 Explained
What if your hearing tech could tell who you want to hear—even while you’re walking—and lift their voice above the crowd? We dive into Starkey Omega AI's DNN 360, a new approach that blends deep neural network noise management, intelligent dire...
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2:39
When Effortful Listening Ends, Relationships Heal
The quiet slide from “Huh?” to “I can hear” is rarely a straight line. Jerry—a veteran, entrepreneur, and university instructor—opens up about years of coping with a high-frequency hearing loss that turned restaurants into noise walls and class...
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26:37
Saturday Spotlight: A Modern Path To Better Hearing
Waiting years to get help for hearing loss isn’t a character flaw—it’s a sign the system still feels risky and confusing. Dr. Melanie Hecker set out to change that with a path that honors courage, leverages smart tech, and puts real choice in t...
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Friday Audiogram: Your Glasses Are Fun—Why Are Hearing Aids Still A Secret?
We dig into how Bluemoth reimagines the path to better hearing by pairing prescription hearing aids with a modern, direct-to-consumer experience that respects privacy, reduces stigma, and preserves clinical outcomes. Born from years of brick-an...
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9:46
How BLUEMOTH is Redesigning Access to Hearing Health
Stigma keeps more people from hearing help than price does, and we’re tackling that head on with a model that puts privacy, speed, and clinical integrity at the center. Blaise sits down with Dr. Melanie Hecker, founder of
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48:12
Friday Audiogram: Pivot, Protect Your Peace, Serve Patients Better
Stuck in a month where nothing clicks and every push feels like quicksand? We unpack a better way with Dr. Brad Stewart, who built a mobile audiology practice, scaled a high-volume vestibular clinic, and then made the hardest call of all: shut ...
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10:31
He Brought Hearing Aids To Bingo Night And Built A Practice
Imagine programming hearing aids while the TV is actually on, or fine-tuning a patient’s settings in the middle of a lively social hour—with high ceilings, echo, and live music. That’s the power of mobile audiology, and it’s where our conversat...
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24:27
How A Dentist’s Tech-Forward Practice Can Transform Hearing Healthcare Patient Care
What if your patients could watch quality take shape right in front of them? We sat down with a tech-forward dentist, Dr. Michael Walker, to map the playbook hearing clinics can use...
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38:49
Friday Audiogram: Real Ear Measurement (REM) with Dr. Steven Taddei
Ever wonder why some hearing aids feel too loud yet somehow still muddy? We dig into the exact method that fixes that mismatch: real ear measurement. By placing a tiny microphone in the ear canal, we verify whether amplification reaches prescri...
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9:08
From Recording Studio To Audiology Clinic feat. Dr. Steven Taddei
What happens when a seasoned audio engineer becomes a doctor of audiology? You get a refreshingly clear path from “that sounds tinny” to real, measurable improvements in speech clarity. We sit down with Dr. Steven Taddei to unpack how studio sk...
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Friday Audiogram: Patient First, Technology Second
Start with a person, not a feature list. That’s the thread that runs through our conversation with Brandon Sawalich and Dr. Dave Fabry about how hearing technology actually improves lives: by putting the patient first, then letting smart tools ...
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