Be Your Own Celebrity!
Last month I read an article in the Huffington Post about who was standing up for hearing loss. When I first read it I felt I had been out of the loop as I learned for the first time that Nelson Mandela, Jodi Foster and Malala Yousafzai all have/had hearing loss. My first thought was along…
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The eardrum is like a brick wall (but only for higher frequency sounds)
Marshall Chasin, Back to Basics (previously published in Hearing Review) Whenever I start to read about the impedance of structures, my eyes tend to glaze over. I understand that impedance is an important part of audiology and I certainly remember the formulae that we needed to learn in school which explains why stiffness and mass…
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Anthropologist at Intel? Meet Genevieve Bell
The last in the series of the Keynote speakers from the Women’s Presidents Organization from late April is Genevieve Bell. She is an Anthropologist who works at Intel. Yes, you read correctly, an Anthropologist. She is a perfect example of working outside of traditional career roles. It took Intel about a year to coax Ms.…
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What is the best musical instrument for my child who is hard of hearing?
By Marshall Chasin, AuD (Previously published in Hearing Review) This is a common question that I am asked and without further hesitation (since I have kept you waiting long enough), the answer is not as complex as you may think it is. And the answer is… the clarinet. I should point out that I…
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Girls Who Code: Why It is Important
This is the second in the series of three which started a couple of weeks ago. The Women’s Presidents Organization focuses on propelling women forward in all fields for equality in jobs and pay. Reshma Saujani was a Keynote speaker who drove my thinking in this area. She is the creator of the non-profit…
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What I Learned from Popeye’s Chicken
One of the groups I belong to is the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO). This group held its 18th annual conference in Phoenix at the end of April. It was very inspirational, as WPO conferences often are. Among the keynote speakers were Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeye’s Chicken; Reshma Sujani, developer of “Girls Who Code”; and…
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