Educational Seminars of Hoglund Family Hearing and Audiology Centers

Dr. Katz has 36 years of clinical experience, including comprehensive diagnostic audiology at a speech and hearing center, as well as an ENT practice, with strong emphasis on product training and research. Dr. Katz will offer insight into the remarkable advancements in hearing aids in the past several years including digital technology, directional microphones, wireless and Bluetooth applications, extended wear devices and the invisible solutions for dealing with hearing loss. He will help sort through the many questions concerning hearing loss, consumer reports and hearing aid prices and answer all questions about the often confusing features and benefits of hearing aids. He will also discuss the new and exciting device made for iPhones called HALO, which gives patients who have Apple devices more control over their hearing aids than ever before.

Tinnitus Expert Dr. Susan De Bondt Au.D is coming to Southwest Florida for a series of lectures concerning remarkable breakthroughs in the field of Tinnitus Treatment! She will be showcasing the works of famed Tinnitus researcher Dr. Robert Sweetow, Clinical Research Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at University of California San Francisco. Dr. Sweetow's pioneering work in music therapy led to the creation of the Widex ZEN Tinnitus Treatment protocols that have helped tens of thousands of people suffering with Tinnitus. Dr. De Bondt has over 30 years experience ranging from working with Tinnitus Patients in Ear, Nose and Throat clinics, Private Practice Audiology clinic's, and VA medical centers.

John is nationally board certified in hearing instrument sciences and is also certified by the American Conference of Audioprostology. John has been taking care of the needs of the hearing impaired throughout Florida for the past 24 years. John offers insight into the often confusing symptoms of hearing loss, especially when noise exposure is involved. He also covers the advancements into the treatment of nerve deafness and presents information concerning the recent findings from Johns Hopkins that untreated hearing loss dramatically increases the probability of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia. John has lectured throughout Florida since 1985, and will be available for a question and answer period at the conclusion of the lecture.

Denise A. Pancyrz, acclaimed author, lecturer, and Diabetes Coach, will share how Diabetes has personally affected her health. She will share methods and strategies that she has personally used to “Reverse her Diabetes,” and she will offer insights on how she has helped others to improve their quality of life through holistic lifestyle changes and proper nutrition. You will learn how Diabetes affects your circulation, and how your hearing, your cognitive health and memory can be affected by this condition. If you or any of your loved ones have been diagnosed as Diabetic or “PreDiabetic,” you owe it to yourself to learn how Denise has succeeded in reducing her dependency on pharmaceuticals and dramatically improved her quality of life! Attendees will have an opportunity to win a copy of her fascinating book, The Virgin Diabetic, at each of the Seminars!

Angel C. Duncan has an extensive background in counseling psychology and dementia forms. She is at the Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida as a cognitive scales rater in clinical research trials and provides research education in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias throughout Southwest Florida. In addition, Angel is a consultant for GE Healthcare and speaks globally. She is an adjunct professor in New Haven, Connecticut at Albertus Magnus College and visiting instructor at the University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa. Angel is a contributing author and regularly publishes in medical journals and other publications. She has been interviewed in The Los Angeles Times, The New Jersey Star Ledger, CBS, ABC News, WGCU-Gulf Coast Live! and Google Hangout, among others.

Alex Hogg from Starkey Hearing Technology will offer insights into the incredible Livio Al that Time magazine selected as one of the top 100 Inventions of 2019. This amazing new “Hearable” device brings Artificial Intelligence and Health Monitoring features to hearing aids and will monitor heart rate and body and brain fitness. It also has a “Fall Detector” feature which will notify three family members or health care providers if a Patient suffers a fall! It will even translate 27 different foreign languages so that you will hear them in English through your hearing aids. He will also discuss invisible solutions for hearing loss, and the recent success with Lithium Ion rechargeable devices that have made a tremendous difference for hearing-impaired patients with dexterity problems. You never have to change batteries again.