Dr. Joseph-Ford isn’t just helping to solve the problems of others like her, who have suffered from hearing loss. She’s also cooked up the secret sauce for developing ear impressions for folks growing tired of the headphones falling out of their ears while doing strenuous activities.

“My job went from being the doctor who tested hearing and eventually to the doctor who’s literally recommending earphones and not just hearing aids,” she told AfroTech.

Eventually, Dr. Joseph-Ford had enough experience under her belt to begin tapping into creating her own brand of wearable ear devices, Jrumz.

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“After listening to everyone have all of these different complaints about earphones and the quality of them, I said, ‘Well okay, you know, maybe there’s something that I can do to customize the experience to deliver the same high-quality experience that I’ve been providing our hearing aid patients to everyone else.'”

With roughly 20 percent of the population suffering from some sort of hearing loss, Dr. Joseph is aware of how this can affect one’s quality of life.

“It’s an invisible disorder. So, I think there are so many misconceptions, but the biggest one is that everybody can hear,” she shared. “And we try to put everyone in this box because we can’t see it.”

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