This episode features a conversation with Amy Spencer who is the coordinator of early intervention and family services at the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Amy will be talking about the critical decisions families of deaf or hard of hearing children face in the weeks and months after diagnosis and how health care providers, early interventionists, audiologists and others can provide meaningful support. You won’t want to miss this practical and insightful discussion.

The Earworm podcast features conversations with a wide array of professionals, family members, advocates, and scientists whose experiences, ideas, curiosities, and activities are committed to ensuring that all children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can thrive. The Earworm podcast is available for streaming anywhere you listen to podcasts, as well as on www.earwormpodcast.org.

Previous Earworm podcasts include:

Episode 5: The Potential of Preventing the Most Common Non-Genetic Cause of Hearing Loss with a Vaccine/ Interview with Dr. Lori Panther

Episode 4: New Frontiers in Universal Hearing Screening: Genetic Screening / Interview with Dr. Eliot Shearer

Episode 3: Diagnosing Why? The importance of knowing the cause of a child’s hearing loss / with Dr. Eliot Shearer

Episode 2: Newborn Screening Isn’t Enough: A parent’s perspective on late identified hearing loss / with Valerie Abbott

Episode 1: Newborn Screening Isn’t Enough: Monitoring Hearing Status Throughout Early Childhood/ with Dr. Dylan Chan

New Episodes are released each month and feature conversations with a wide array of professionals, family members, advocates, and scientists whose experiences, ideas, curiosities, and activities are committed to ensuring that all children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can thrive. The Earworm podcast is available for streaming anywhere you listen to podcasts, as well as on www.earwormpodcast.org.