empowEar Audiology

Carrie Spangler, Au.D.

Communication is connecting. Join Dr. Carrie Spangler, a passionate audiologist with a personal hearing journey, as she interviews guests who are navigating their own professional or personal journey in the deaf/hard of hearing world. If you want to be empowEARed or just want to hear some great hearing and listening advice, this podcast is for you!

About PodLP

PodLP is the leading podcast app for feature phones. With 10M+ installs in nearly every country, PodLP is available for KaiOS on the KaiStore and JioStore, as well as Cloud Phone and Android. If you're interested in promoting "empowEar Audiology" on PodLP, contact sales@podlp.com.

Screenshots are mockup renders of PodLP for KaiOS. Actual design may vary based on platform, operating system, and app version.

empowEar Audiology

Episodes (81)

Mar 3rd Cochlear Implants, Hearing Aids, and a Whole Lot of hEARt: A Mom’s Journey Raising DHH Boys
Jan 31st Single-Sided Deafness & Cochlear Implant Journey: A Teen and Parent Perspective
Nov 8, 2025 Episode 78: Bouncing Forward: Embracing My Second Cochlear Implant Journey

empowEar Audiology

Mar 3, 2026
33 minutes
23 MB

Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! When hearing loss enters a family with no history, everything shifts. In this episode of the EmpowEAR Audiology Podcast, Dr. Carrie Spangler sits down with Makaela, a mom of three boys — two of whom are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. One son has bilateral cochlear implants, and the other wears bilateral hearing aids. She shares what diagnosis felt like, how her family navigated early decisions and intervention, and the emotional journey that followed. Out of her lived experience, Makaela founded hEART to hEARt CLE, a pa...

empowEar Audiology

Cochlear Implants, Hearing Aids, and a Whole Lot of hEARt: A Mom’s Journey Raising DHH Boys

Carrie Spangler, Au.D.

00:00 -32:43