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I can hear, I just can't understand." If that sentence sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Most people walk into an audiology clinic thinking hearing care is about hearing aids. Melissa Baker and Dr. Libby Benson of Baker Audiology in Sioux Falls explain why hearing is a brain, body, and timing problem, and why women in their twenties, thirties, and pregnancy years are some of the most underdiagnosed patients in the country. In this conversation with host Melissa Goodwin, you will learn: What changes during pregnancy that can affect hearing, including pulsatile tinnitus from rising blood volume, hormonal shifts that can accelerate otosclerosis, and the rare but serious risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss. What otosclerosis is, why it most often surfaces in women between 15 and 45, and what family history should signal. Why a baseline hearing test is the most valuable test you will ever take, and how it changes insurance access, ENT referrals, and the speed of every future intervention. Why "I can hear but I cannot understand" is a high frequency hearing problem, and why your brain is reading vowels without the consonants. Why hearing aids alone hit a wall in restaurants, and what LACE auditory training does that hearing aids cannot. Baker Audiology is the only practice in the region offering this UCSF developed program. Published outcomes show roughly 40 percent improvement in listening in noise. What to do if you wake up with sudden hearing loss, and why the 72 hour window for steroid treatment matters more than most people realize. Plus a rapid Myth Busters round on whether you are too young for a hearing test, whether pregnancy tinnitus can wait, whether hearing aids actually fix the problem, and what the link between untreated hearing loss and dementia really looks like. FEATURED GUESTS Melissa Baker, M.A., Audiologist and Owner, Baker Audiology and Hearing Aids Dr. Libby Benson, Au.D., Audiologist, Baker Audiology and Hearing Aids VISIT BAKER AUDIOLOGY 429 W 69th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Phone: 605-306-5756 Web: https://siouxfallshearing.com [https://siouxfallshearing.com] CHAPTERS 00:00 I can hear, I just can't understand 01:24 Welcome to Dialed In Health 02:37 Meet Melissa Baker and Dr. Libby Benson 06:22 Hearing versus understanding explained 08:03 Hearing changes during pregnancy 09:36 Otosclerosis and the bones of the middle ear 17:45 Stepping into the audiology booth 19:55 Insurance and patient advocacy 23:48 Screener versus full diagnostic exam 30:00 Sudden hearing loss: the 72 hour window 31:48 What is LACE auditory training 39:39 Myth Busters 43:01 Dementia and untreated hearing loss 45:44 Where to find Baker Audiology SPONSORED BY VITALITY GROWTH LABS Dialed In Health is the conversation. Vitality Growth Labs is the engine. The health and wellness marketing company that optimizes everything for AI search, traditional search, and human trust at the same time. Web: https://vitalitygrowthlabs.com Provider directory: https://www.dialedin.health/the-directory [https://www.dialedin.health/the-directory] ABOUT THE PODCAST Dialed In Health is where regular people go for real health information from real practitioners. No influencers. No famous doctors. Just the people who do this work every day. Host Melissa Goodwin asks the questions you would ask if you were sitting across from them. Are you a provider who wants to be on the show? Contact melissa@vitalitygrowthlabs.com [melissa@vitalitygrowthlabs.com]. DISCLAIMER This episode is general education and is not medical advice. Consult a licensed audiologist or physician for treatment.
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