Where Hearing, Language, and Processing Meet with Cynthia Chan

In this episode of the Psychoaudiology Podcast, Priscilla is joined by Cynthia Chan, an experienced speech and language therapist with training in both speech therapy and audiology.They explore the overlap between hearing, listening, language, and processing — and why being able to hear doesn’t always mean being able to understand. Together, they discuss listening fatigue, auditory processing challenges, assessment limitations, and when referrals between audiologists and speech and language therapists matter most.The conversation highlights how environment, language complexity, and acoustics shape communication, especially in classrooms, and why closer collaboration between professions can lead to better outcomes for clients.A thoughtful, interdisciplinary look at what it really means to support listening and communication.