Jane Madell

Jane Madell, PhD, has a consulting practice in pediatric audiology. She is an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, and LSLS auditory verbal therapist, with a BA from Emerson College and an MA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin. Her 45+ years experience ranges from Deaf Nursery programs to positions at the League for the Hard of Hearing (Director), Long Island College Hospital, Downstate Medical Center, Beth Israel Medical Center/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as director of the Hearing and Learning Center and Cochlear Implant Center. Jane has taught at the University of Tennessee, Columbia University, Downstate Medical School, and Albert Einstein Medical School, published 7 books, and written numerous books chapters and journal articles, and is a well known international lecturer.

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Audiologists Are Key for Kids with Hearing Loss in Schools

More than 80% of kids with hearing loss are educated in mainstream settings. For them to succeed, they need to be able to participate in every aspect of school activities. THEY NEED TO HEAR!!!! Newborn hearing screening has resulted in really early identification. Kids with hearing loss are identified within weeks of birth. But we all know that early identification

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Most Discussed Post of 2016

The Spoken Language vs ASL Debate is Back post, originally published 6/14/2016, got lots of discussion. It just seems to go on and on. Go back and read it – or not. Maybe we don’t need to think about this during the holiday season. Not a good time to fight with each other. Let’s have a New Year’s Resolution directed

Selecting Noise Limiting Earphones

The New York Times had an article on December 6, 2016 about volume-limiting earphones for children. They reported that half of children’s earphones tested did not meet the restricted volume to the promised limit and made some recommendations. Noise induced hearing loss is not a laughing matter. And, the more kids are exposed to loud noise or music, the more

The New York Times had an article on December 6, 2016 about volume limiting earphones for children (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/health/headphones-hearing-loss-kids.html?_r=0). They reported that half of children’s earphones tested did not meet the restricted volume to the promised limit. Noise induced hearing loss is not a laughing matter. And, the more kids are exposed to loud noise or music, the more their

Let’s Talk About Scoring Tests

The way tests are scored is what determines whether kids are eligible for services from school districts. So I think we really need to think about how tests are scored. When tests are standardized, results are considered “within normal limits” or “average” if they are within two standard deviations from the mean. What exactly does this mean? 68% of

Using an FM Microphone

I do a lot of school visits in which I see how teachers are working with children with hearing loss in their classrooms. One of the major things I get to look at is how they are using the remote microphones. Today I attended a book group meeting in which there was someone with a hearing loss who used a

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The Cochlear Implant As Opera

Bev Biderman wrote “Wired for Sound” about her experience receiving a cochlear implant. It was first published in 1998 and updated in 2016. She is not the only person who wrote about the experience of receiving a cochlear implant but her book has something that is quite unusual. Last week, her book was performed as an opera in Lisbon, Portugal

Please Don’t Minimize Conductive Hearing Loss

Last week I had the opportunity to evaluate a child who was having problems hearing. His mother reported the following history. John (not his real name), failed newborn hearing screening. Follow up testing indicated a mild hearing loss with middle ear fluid. He was retested several times by both the audiologist and the otolaryngologist who both told the parents that

Listening Out Of The Classroom

by Dr. Lisa Klop Dr. Lisa Klop is an audiologist and an educational specialist for Sivantos, Inc., the manufacturer of Signia hearing aids. Her areas of particular expertise include hearing assistive technology and the fitting of kids and teens. Children with hearing loss face various challenges inside and outside the school classroom. They require less reverberation, better

More Books About Kids and Hearing Loss

I’m the Boss of My Hearing Loss Author – Amy Kroll Illustrator – Tom Heimann I love the title because it gives the impression that managing hearing loss is in the child’s control. The book shows the child showing off his hearing aids, a hearing aid’s parts and controls, and talks about wearing the FM at school. It talks about