May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. Debbie Howard provided an introduction to the hearing topic. Bill Schiffmiller highlighted the shift from traditional hearing aids to more inclusive designs, emphasizing the importance of auditory accessibility. Andy Bellavia spoke about Auracast, hearing aid fashion and the impact of Apple's FDA-approved hearing aid software. Brian Maguire introduced Lexi Hearing's self-fitting over-the-counter hearing aids and Eargo's nearly invisible CIC models that scan for issues like ear wax. Alex Westner added some illuminating commentary.

The discussion also covered the role of technology in reducing stigma and improving accessibility, with a focus on early detection and personalized solutions. The panel emphasized the need for better communication tools and the potential of AI in enhancing hearing care.

Recorded on May 22, 2025, this episode is part of our Hearing and Speech Support as well as our CES Highlights Series (13th in 2025). Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Bill Schiffmiller, Founder & Chief Development Officer, Akoio;
Board Member Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center; Forbes columnist

Andrew Bellavia, Founder and consultant, AuraFuturity; Contributor and co-host Hearing Health Matters Website, This Week in Hearing Podcast

Brian Maguire, Chief Commercial Officer (Lead Commercial Growth, Revenue Generation and Performance Marketing for LXE Hearing Brands: Eargo, Lexie, HearX

Special guest comment
Alex Westner, co-Founder and CEO, Xander

Resources:
Bellavia: Forbes, Apple’s AirPods, 9-11-24

PC Magazine, Tiny Eargo 8 Hearing Aids Scan for Issues Messing with Sound Quality (Like Earwax) 5-13-25

Akoio Complementary Research and Guides including: How to Talk to Someone Who Has Hearing Loss, Questions You Should Ask Your Audiologist, Managing Your Soundscapes in the Workplace and more.

We spoke about Hearing Self-care on our 5-20-25 News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club podcast with Ray Gordon's AARP article.

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page with additional resources related to this show and our speakers.

LinkedIn Show Post with carousel of photos of our speakers and products

Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman, Debbie Howard and Steve Ewell

Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman

We focused on Smart Home for our 12th CES 2025 Highlights show.

Zac Selmon from Brava Home introduced a smart countertop oven that uses coordinated pulses of infrared light for pinpoint fast cooking. Putting a great deal of intelligence in the app in order to make it accessible for low vision and blind users has set the stage for further development.

Melissa Kieling from hyve Security presented a smart delivery pod addressing $20 billion in package theft annually. “At the end of the day, the video doorbell is just going to capture the show of your package being stolen."

Gauve Batta from Glomensio discussed their Firefly smart house number that flashes red and blue when 911 is called, aiding community response during emergencies. Co-founder Drew Timler RN has a background in nursing and emergency services.

These products aim to enhance safety, convenience, and independence for aging individuals.

Recorded on May 15, 2025, this episode is part of our CES Highlights as well as our Smart Home Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Zac Selmon, Director of Product Management, Brava Home - Smart Countertop Oven
Brava Home is an AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP portfolio company

Melissa Kieling, Co-Founder and CEO, hyve Security - hyve smart home solar powered delivery pod

Gaurav (Gauve) Batta, Co-Founder, CEO and Mechanical Engineer,
Glomensio - Firefly home number lighting for emergency services

Debbie Howard's summary of this show.

Press:
Brava Smart Oven Review: A Game-Changer for Blind and Low Vision Cooks 4-19-25 The Blind Life (72K+ subs)

ATC 2-6-25 Brava Home by Mark Ogilbee

Entrepreneur for hyve Security 1-30-25

PC World Glomensio 1-8-25

Other Resources:
Linda mentioned ATC Summit May 7-8 in Washington DC. Her photographic post.

Drew Timler RN, Glomensio co-founder

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LinkedIn Show Post with photo carousel of speakers and products at CES 2025

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This episode featured three AgeTech Collaborative from AARP Portfolio Companies. Our theme was Wellness.

Sathya Elumalai from Aidar Health discussed MouthLab, a non-invasive health assessment device measuring 10 parameters in 30 seconds, aimed at long-term care facilities.

Devon Lodge from Wesper presented their clinical-grade at-home sleep testing system, which provides detailed sleep reports and customized treatment plans.

Camilo Barcenas from GOES Health introduced their freemium app, which offers offline medical protocols and weather risk assessments for outdoor activities, emphasizing self-reliance in health.

The speakers highlighted the importance of proactive healthcare.

Recorded on May 1, 2025, this episode is part of our Fitness and Wellness Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Sathya Elumalai, Founder and CEO, Aidar Health

Devon Lodge, Head of Growth (Marketing, Sales, Customer Success), Wesper

Camilo Barcenas, Co-Founder and CEO, GOES Health
Camilo’s Portfolio

Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.

Resources:

Aidar Health Press:
Daily News Network On a Mission with Sathya Elumalai 2-12-25

Wesper Press:
Biospace GLP-1 Sleep Apnea Screening 2-12-25
Novel Protocol 9-24-24

GOES Health Press
Denver’s Mile High Magazine Hurt in the Backcountry Now There’s an App for That 9-20-23
New York Times Best Wilderness Apps 7-27-23

GOES Health Mention and Serendipity:
Eric Lewis, MD, Founder, Marine Biology & Environmental Technologies (MBET): "I was the editor and one of the authors of the dermatology section of a book called Wilderness Emergencies."
Rethinking Aging Club Podcast Founder, Linda Sherman is an investor in MBET. Her Miracle of the Sea Mother's Day post on LinkedIn.

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This was our 11th CES 2025 Highlights show.

Brian Yang from Ceragem International explained their home health care platform, which includes massage bed and chair personalized wellness devices, available at Costco and through their 11 wellness centers, with plans to expand to 200. Ceragem won six product innovation awards at CES 2025.

Veronica Woodruff from Travelsist introduced a platform providing on-demand human assistance for travelers with disabilities, seniors, and families currently available in Atlanta and expanding to 12-15 airports.

Lewis Hornby from Jelly Drops presented his sugar-free, vitamin-boosted hydration treats for dementia patients, available through their website and select retailers. Lewis was recently recognised by Forbes 30 under 30 in the social impact category.

Recorded on April 24, 2025, this episode is part of our CES Highlights Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Brian Changyoul Yang, CEO, Ceragem International

Veronica Woodruff, CEO and Founder, Travelsist
Travelsist is an AgeTech Atlanta company

Lewis Hornby, Co-Founder and CEO, Jelly Drops
Jelly Drops is an AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio company

Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.

Press:
Ceragem
Press release with CES 2025 Innovation awards listed

Korea Times for Ceragem

Travelsist
Essence for Travelsist 10-13-24: From Flight Attendant To Founder: Meet The Woman Who Started A Company To Make Airport Travel More Accessible To Everyone by Rayna Reid Rayford

TechCrunch for Travelsist 12-8-23 by Anna Heim

Jelly Drops
Deutsche Welle broadcast news segment: Innovative treats help people living with dementia

Startups.co.uk: I wanted to help my Gran with dementia – now I’ve helped 60,000 others

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This was our tenth CES 2025 highlights show. This time we focused on brain health with two great speakers.

Amir Bozorgzadeh introduced Enhanced VR, a cognitive training app that uses VR to improve attention and concentration, and Cogniclear VR, a cognitive screening tool. Enhanced VR has shown therapeutic benefits in ADHD, mild cognitive impairment, and emotional regulation.

Monique Andrews, Doctor Natural Medicine and Neuroscientist presented cōpe, a subscription-based app that integrates biometric data to provide personalized resilience training. cōpe offers live coaching calls and dynamic practices based on users' physiological data, aiming to boost resilience and combat loneliness.

Recorded on April 17, 2025, this episode is part of our CES Highlights Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Amir Bozorgzadeh, CEO and Co-Founder, Virtuleap

Monique Andrews, CEO and Founder, cōpe

Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.

Resources:
Jim McMann of 1-800 Flowers interviews Monique

Functional Nutrition Podcast with Monique

Dr. Ed Osburn interviews Monique

Longevity Tech for Virtuleap

Venture Beat on Virtuleap Raise

Forbes on Virtuleap

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Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman

We honored World Parkinson’s Day (April 22, 2025) and Parkinson’s Awareness Month with this episode focused on Parkinson’s Advocacy and Speech Therapy. We also got an update on the Whispp app which provides AI Assistive Voice Technology but is not specifically intended for Parkinson's patients.

Follow PD Avengers on their social media links to learn the latest in what is going on in the world of Parkinson’s: X, IG, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook: @PDAvengers ; Linkedin.com/company/pd-avengers

The Speak Out!® Therapy Program, developed by Parkinson Voice Project
(PVP), helps people with Parkinson’s and related neurological disorders
regain and retain their speech and swallowing.

Recognized by Time Magazine and CES for their innovation, The Whispp app is a product to watch.We sincerely hope that Whispp will become part of the operating system of at least one smart phone manufacturer to bring another level of accessibility directly to users.

Recorded on April 10, 2025, this episode is part of our Parkinsons Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Larry Gifford, President and Co-Founder, PD Avengers

Hilary Byatt, Chief Operating Officer, Parkinson Voice Project; Speech-Language Pathologist

Joris Castermans, Founder and CEO, Whispp - AI Assistive Voice Technology but not specific to Parkinson's
An AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio company

Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.

RESOURCES:

April 26, 2025 Michael J Fox Parkinson’s Unity Walk in NYC

The Balancing Act - Effective Parkinson’s Speech Therapy 11-16-24 for Parkinson Voice Project

Healthy Debate Jan 2025 for PD Avengers by Indu Subramanian

Scripps for Whispp 2-13-25
Time Magazine for Whispp January 2025

Rethinking Aging Club Parkinson’s Podcasts 4-11-24 and 4-18-24

2-8-24 CES 2024 Highlights Rethinking Aging Club Podcast with Joris Castermans

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Our ninth CES 2025 Highlights show celebrated the National Month of Nutrition with special attention to Diabetes.

Jonathan Fitch introduced GlucoSense, a digital health app integrating CGMs, Apple Health, Peloton and more than 8 other devices to simplify diabetes management into a single glucose score, aiming to improve patient compliance. This free app can also analyze food photos. Inspired by Diabetes Type 1.

Ranjan Sinha discussed Digbi Health's precision biology approach, using genetic and microbiome tests to personalize nutrition and improve health outcomes particularly for diabetes type 2 and obesity. It is covered by several types of insurance.

Kavi Misri presented Hibiscus Health, a platform using facial biometric scans to detect metabolic risks, offering personalized care plans and early intervention. These solutions aim to enhance patient care, reduce employer healthcare costs, and improve overall health management.

Recorded on March 27, 2025, this episode is part of our CES Highlights Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Jonathan Fitch, CEO and Founder, GlucoSense
AgeTech Atlanta Pavilion Exhibitor

Ranjan Sinha, Founder and CEO, Digbi Health

Kavi Misri, Founder and CEO, Hibiscus Health
AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio company

Debbie Howard Summary

GlucoSense Resources:
GeorgiaTech Magazine featuring GlucoSense 6-4-24

Digbi Health Resources:
Ranjan Sinha spoke on CES 2025 Nutrition Panel video hosted by The Spoon

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Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard

We continue to record new Rethinking Aging Club podcasts live on Thursdays. How to join live.

Please follow both of our podcasts including News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club.

We are catching up with publishing historical Rethinking Aging Club podcasts, and hope to be current by the end of May 2025.

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Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman

Our eighth CES 2025 Highlights show. This time we featured AgeTech Atlanta with its co-Founder Jeff Gray and two exhibitors from the AgeTech Pavilion in the Venetian at CES.

Our discussions began with an overview of AgeTech Atlanta from Jeff followed with a discussion about AgeTech ventures that don’t make it. Jeff had several very useful things to say about that.

“Early stage founders in our space tend to be story led ventures with lots of passion and maybe not enough research into the problem to be able to make a go.”

‘Deep, deep, deep discovery with the customer is needed to really have a feeling that one is that you're solving a monster problem, and two, that you can find somebody who will pay you to solve that monster problem.’

Erika Tyburski shared Sanguina Inc’s background and offerings of AnemoCheck Home, a home test kit with an FDA approved pin prick for anemia monitoring and Ruby which is a digital app in beta covering hydration, menstrual tracking, circulation and anemia from a non-invasive-video-of your nail beds.

Tripp Tillery shared their CES experience with The Deadbook, the history and their decision to not go further.

Recorded on March 20, 2025, this episode is part of our CES Highlights Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Jeff Gray, Co-Founder, AgeTech Atlanta

Erika Tyburski, CEO and Co-Founder, Sanguina - AnemoCheck Home; Ruby

Tripp Tillery, Co-Founder and CEO, Deadbook
TikTok with 9000+ followers

Resources:
AgeTech Atlanta Press
Hypepotamus 12-13-25

Sanguina Inc Press:
NIH Announcement of the winners of the RADx® Tech

Deadbook Press:
Hypepotamus 2-11-25

Stacy Eisenberg mentioned during The Deadbook discussion: The Caregivers Key book by Kim and Mike Barnes

Tillery's leaving Deadbook
Tripp Tillery opportunity offer

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page with additional resources related to this show and our speakers.

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Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman