Series Suggestion
PLEASE consider a series on Osteoporosis (perhaps with Professor Belinda Beck who did her Post Doc Fellowship at Stanford). Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease, affecting one in three women and one in five men over the age of 50 worldwide and whose prevalence continues to increase in all age groups every year.
More about hearing?
Thanks for your AMA briefly addressing hearing concerns and episode 27 addressed balance and dizziness: I'd welcome another, perhaps with a head of one of the labs you mentioned in the AMA (thank you for dropping those names!) or with a noted audiologist such as Marshall Chasin. A lifelong musician, about five years ago I developed sudden low-frequent hearing loss as a result of Susac Syndrome (auto immune), perhaps with initial mild tinnitus but that seems to have resolved. I appreciate the challenges of studying and treating inner ear hair cells and am grateful for many things (I'm not currently suffering from tinnitus, my inflammation was treated before I reached profound deafness, I have hearing aids and an assisted listening device). Still, I tire of the same "protect your ears" and "wear hearing aids" public health announcements, as important as they are. Is there more that I could be doing with how I'm listening, maybe along the lines of https://auditoryneuroscience.com/. Is there more that could be done to advocate for research into for the variety of hearing losses (including auto immune and virus induced) and how they can effect human wellness? Is there more that could be done to bring together the auditory neuroscience wing with the audiology wing of research? Thanks for your consideration: I enjoy your podcasts! With appreciation, Liz Kramer