Dr. Carol Flexer is an audiology expert who lectures and workshops on the development of listening and literacy skills in children, especially those with hearing loss. She has authored more than 150 publications and worked at The University of Akron for 25 years as a Professor of Audiology.

Dr. Flexer received her doctorate in audiology from Kent State University in 1982. She is licensed as an audiologist and holds the CCC/A and the LSLS Cert. AVT.

Hearing aids have been underutilized for many generations now, and the care and refinement that should come after a prescription are often inadequate. Audiologists are aware of this gap in care but may not be aware of just how prevalent it is.

Dr. Carol Flexer is an audiologist who has researched and published on the topic of hearing aid programming. Her findings have been both helpful and troubling, highlighting the reality of hearing aid usage in the United States. So what does the research have to say on the subject?

In this episode of the ListenUp! Podcast, Dr. Mark Syms has an informative interview with Dr. Carol Flexer on the programming pitfalls of hearing aids. They discuss the articles she helped write, their findings, and how it applies to modern audiology. They also go over how audiologists need to care for their patients, the issue of price, and the complications many patients experience.