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Episode: Dr. Katherine Sternasty - The Barriers to Entry for Hearing Aids
Description: Dr. Katherine Sternasty is a Research Audiologist at Bose Corporation. She is working on an upcoming cloud-based system that can collect data and perform studies on hearing technology. During her time at Northwestern University, she helped develop an app titled hearScreen USA. During her doctorate studies, she focused on easing access to hearing aid and lowering barriers to entry. In this episode… Hearing aids, along with other audiological treatment, are typically seen as either unimportant or stigmatized. While hearing is an essential part of day-to-day life, people are reluctant to get the treatment they need. Th...