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Season 1, Episode 2

Release Date: 03/21/2022

Amplified Podcast

Maria share her struggles with accepting Eduardo’s diagnosis and his journey to his first cochlear implant. Guest Dr. Beth Tournis discusses her career as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist. Episode Transcript Katie Colella [00:00:00] You're listening to Amplified presented by Lurie Children's. Transcripts of this and all episodes can be found at LurieChildrens.org/amplified. Welcome back to Amplified presented by Lurie Children's. The podcast about growing up with hearing loss. My name is Katie Colella, a pediatric audiologist at the Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of...

Season 2, Episode 2

Amplified Podcast

Esteban is born. Maria begins the cochlear implant evaluation again, but it goes differently than expected. Guest Dr. Nancy Young discusses how she became a pediatric otolaryngologist who specializes in cochlear implants and her impressive career as a pioneer for pediatric cochlear implantation. Episode Transcript Katie Colella [00:00:00] You're listening to Amplified, presented by Lurie Children's. Transcripts of this and all episodes can be found at LurieChildren.org/amplified. Last episode, Maria Venalonzo, shared her emotional journey about her son Eduardo, being diagnosed with hearing...

Season 2, Episode 3

Amplified Podcast

Maria shares her experience raising kids with multiple communication modalities and her own language journey. Guest Tatum Frtiz, aural rehabilitation therapist, discusses the benefits of therapy and how the field has evolved regarding culturally and linguistically diverse patients. Episode Transcript Katie Colella [00:00:00] You're listening to Amplified presented by Lurie Children's. Transcripts of this and all episodes can be found at Lurie Children's.org/Amplified. Katie Farnsworth [00:00:12] Over the season, Maria has openly shared her journey of parenting her two sons with hearing...

Season 2, Episode 4

Amplified Podcast

Maria discusses advocating for her boys in the educational system, including through the Covid-19 pandemic. Esteban gets on the mic to share about life as a teenager with hearing loss. Episode Transcript Katie Colella [00:00:00] You're listening to Amplified presented by Lurie Children's. Transcripts of this and all episodes can be found at LurieChildren.org/Amplified. Katie Farnsworth [00:00:12] Due to childhood hearing loss being a relatively low incidence in the general population, many schools do not always have the resources or understanding of what it takes to provide proper...

Season 2, Episode 5

Amplified Podcast

Eduardo chats about college life and his journey with identity. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter Marijo Fiacchino, interprets for Eduardo and offers her perspective on being a professional ASL interpreter. Episode Transcript Katie Colella [00:00:00] You're listening to Amplified presented by Lurie Children's. Transcripts of this and all episodes can be found at LurieChildren.Org/Amplified. Katie Farnsworth [00:00:12] For our final episode of season two we are excited to share our interview with Eduardo, the older son who Maria calls her teacher. Eduardo chose to share with us...