Earvangelism

Priscilla Leigh
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Discover the miracles of your auditory system with Earvangelism! Join psychoaudiologist Priscilla Leigh for tales of ear wonders—stories, science, and quirky facts that prove your ears are truly mind boggling. From vocal control to emotional regulation to gut function, each episode reveals why ears are the best thing since sliced bread. Tune in to discover how auraculous you are!

  1. VOR 1 TAG

    The Brown Note: Can a bass guitar trigger diarrhoea?

    Can a bass really trigger diarrhoea? In this episode of Earvangelism, I explore a patient’s startling experience of needing to rush to the loo every time a specific low-frequency bass played, and nowhere else. We unpack the “brown note,” the science of low-frequency sound, and the powerful connection between the ear, the vagus nerve, and the gut. Sound doesn’t just enter your ears but with your body too.

    10 Min.

  2. 4. FEB.

    Sound as a remedy to Alzheimer's?

    Alzheimer’s disease remains one of the hardest conditions to treat, with most therapies offering only modest benefit. In this episode, I explore a fascinating new study published in Brain Communications that investigates whether ultrasound (sound beyond human hearing) can safely change brain activity in people with Alzheimer’s disease. I break down what focused ultrasound is, why it’s different from drug-based treatments, what the researchers found in humans, and why subtle changes in behaviour and brain dynamics may matter more than headline cognitive scores. This episode highlights sound as not just something we perceive but as a tool to actively shape the brain.

    10 Min.

  3. 28. JAN.

    Can Earwax Cause Fainting?

    Can blocked ears really cause fainting? This episode explores a striking clinical case involving recurrent fainting, dizziness, and long-standing earwax impaction (blocked ears). While fainting is usually linked to the heart or brain, this episode sheds light on two lesser-known ear-related mechanisms that could play a role: vestibular disruption and auricular (vagal) syncope. We unpack how pressure changes in the ear can affect balance, how a branch of the vagus nerve runs through the ear canal, and why chronic stimulation of this pathway may trigger light-headedness or loss of consciousness in some individuals.

    9 Min.

  4. 21. JAN.

    Meta AI Glasses: How do you hear through them?

    In this episode, Priscilla explores the auditory setup behind Meta AI glasses, unpacking how you can hear an AI voice clearly without anything being in your ears. Spoiler: it’s not bone conduction, but near-field, directional air-conducted sound aimed straight at the ear canal. Beyond the tech, this episode asks a bigger question:What happens when external voices begin to sound as close as our internal dialogue? We explore how Meta AI glasses blur the line between inner voice and external input, and what that means for attention, silence, and auditory load. A short, accessible look at hearing, technology, and what it means to live in an increasingly 'audibly integrated' world.

    9 Min.

  5. 14. JAN.

    The Auditory Memory You Didn’t Know You Had

    In this episode of Earvangelism, Priscilla explores echoic memory — the brief but brilliant auditory system that holds sound just long enough for meaning to emerge. Through everyday moments like multitasking conversations, hearing your name called, or processing fast speech, this episode reveals why listening isn’t as instantaneous as we think. Echoic memory sits quietly between sound and understanding, acting as a rolling auditory buffer that allows the brain to stitch syllables into words, separate speech from noise, and make sense of sound after it’s already stopped.

    7 Min.

  6. 7. JAN.

    How to Be a Better Listener in 2026!

    As a new year begins, we all resolve to be better: better partners, friends, colleagues. In this episode of Earvangelism, Priscilla explores one of the most overlooked yet valuable ways to do that: becoming a better listener. Drawing on 3 simple habits, this short episode looks at how listening well can start through eye contact, fewer interruptions, and ...becoming a trampoline. Small shifts can make a big difference to how people feel heard, valued, and understood. A gentle invitation to start 2026 by listening differently and offering more value to the people around you.

    8 Min.

  7. 24.12.2025

    How Your Ears Shaped Your Year

    As the year comes to a close, this short episode of Earvangelism is a moment of reflection — not on what you achieved, but on what quietly supported you all year long. Your ears helped you learn, filtering and forming new auditory pathways. They protected your attention by tuning out what didn’t matter. And they kept you connected, to the sounds and people that matter most to you. Here's to savouring the sounds that shaped us in the past year, and our ears that made that possible!

    7 Min.

  8. 03.12.2025

    How Sounds Shape Your Hormones

    In this Earvangelism episode, we dive into one of the most fascinating intersections in auditory science: how the sounds we hear — especially spoken words — trigger powerful hormonal responses in the brain and body. We break down how hearing is not just a mechanical process but a deeply emotional and neurochemical experience, influencing everything from bonding and calm to motivation, stress and behaviour. From dopamine to oxytocin, cortisol to endorphins, this episode gives a mini highlight of each of these and how the meaning you make of what you hear affects them. Finally, we wrap up with a powerful message:Every sound you produce is shaping someone’s neurochemistry. So what experience do you want your words to create?

    12 Min.
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Discover the miracles of your auditory system with Earvangelism! Join psychoaudiologist Priscilla Leigh for tales of ear wonders—stories, science, and quirky facts that prove your ears are truly mind boggling. From vocal control to emotional regulation to gut function, each episode reveals why ears are the best thing since sliced bread. Tune in to discover how auraculous you are!

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  • Erstellt von
    Priscilla Leigh
  • Jahre aktiv
    2025 - 2026
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    38
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