By COLlive reporter
When some 24,000 doctors tune in Wednesday, July 15, to the afternoon session on AudiologyOnline’s eLearning seminar they will see a white-bearded Lubavitch Chasid.
“I think it will be a refreshing Kiddush Hashem,” agrees Dr. Levi A. Reiter, a professor of Audiology and Head of the Audiology Program at Hofstra University and Long Island AuD Consortium.
Reiter, a Crown Heights resident, will be lecturing about his breakthrough discovery of a form of hearing loss that can be avoided. He calls it REKS: Reiter’s Ear Kiss Syndrome.
Titled “What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” he will explain how a loving kiss on the ear’s aperture can result in sudden sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusis.
This presentation explores the physiological mechanism underlying this ear-kiss syndrome.
Reiter was widely featured in national media outlets in June 2008 when a kiss by homemaker Gail Schwartzman’s daughter displaced her eardrum as well as paralyzed a trio of bones in her ear.
The Lubavitch expert was interviewed on Newsday, NBC’s Today Show, CBS News and CBS’ The Early Show.
Speaking to COLlive Sunday, Dr. Reiter said that only after his groundbreaking research, he understood why he Rebbe had insisted he pursue audiology.
“The Rebbe kept pushing me and I went with it,” says Reiter, who operates an audiology practice in Brooklyn, where he offers advanced diagnostic services and hearing aid dispensing.
As a complement to his classroom teaching, Dr. Reiter performs “Audiology Raps” which helps the difficult material go down more easily.
As a grandfather to 20 children and counting, all under the age of nine, he is keen on alerting parents of small children and even adults of the possible casualties of the innocent expression of love.
His online lecture on Wednesday is another step ahead in his mission.
I was present when this happened. Just two minor corrections. It was Shauous when Dr. Reiter was walking home from shul. The reporter was a CBS Television anchor woman together with a camera man. Dr. Reiter refused the interview as you stated, and also politely refused to shake the anchor lady’s hand. I also learned from what I saw that day. Yasher Koach!
as a shliach in the NY area I had heard from baalebatim when Dr. Reiter was originally interviewed by the various news outlets. BIG kiddush hashem – kiddush lubavitch! thank you COL for keeping us informed with GOOD news…
after he’s discovery, a reporter spoted him going to Shull on rosh hashana or Shabbos], and requested to begin interviewing, the Dr. just made a motion with his hand, so they should put aside their mikes ect. and said not now, come back another day.
this being in the early stages of his publicity.
may we all learn from this, at least I did.
Behatlsacha Meruba
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This is just what the young people in C.H need to see a proud unabashed chossid being respected by the velt as he is, no compromises.
What a kiddush Hashem!
As shluchim in a very remote area, these articles are what we need to inspire us in these times!
Frum, chassidishe Yidden who are successful too!
Yasher Koach to Dr. Reiter and his wife Raizel who are incredible people. I learn so much from them.
The Reiters are amazing people.
You should have much nachas!!
that’s amazing!!! awesome article!!!
Thank you Dr. Reiter for showing the world that you are a proud jew. People are always impressed to see a real looking chabadnick and a professor, doctor, researcher… at the same time. This is a very good example for us to share with our community, students.. etc. for those who are out on shlichus. You could be a frum jew, look like a jew, and make it to the top in any field.
we love you dr and mrs reiter
IT IS INSPIRING TO SEE A LUBAVITCHER CHOSID WITH THE REBBES BROCHA MAKE SUCH A KIDDUSH HASHEM IN THE WORLD OF MEDICINE. YASHER KOACH!
Indeed, a great expert in the field. We love you and Hatzlocho Rabbo!!