The Wright Center, Tinnitus Support Group to host Nov. 6 meeting featuring local Audiologist

The Tinnitus Support Group of Northeast Pennsylvania will meet Friday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Mid Valley, 5 S. Washington Ave., Jermyn. A virtual attendance option will be available for those who cannot attend in person.

The support group welcomes individuals living with tinnitus, their family members and friends, and anyone interested in learning more about this complex audiological and neurological condition. Participants can connect with others who share similar experiences, exchange practical coping strategies, and find encouragement in a compassionate, confidential setting.

At the November meeting, featured presenter MarieAnn Zumpone-Weibley, AuD, CCC-A, will discuss hearing aid assistance for those with tinnitus. Zumpone-Weibley is licensed in New York and Pennsylvania and is a certified audiologist in audiology and speech-language pathology with over 30 years of practice.

Zumpone-Weibly earned her Bachelor of Arts in speech pathology and audiology from St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York, and her Master of Science in education of the deaf and hard of hearing from CUNY Hunter College in New York. She also earned her Master of Science in audiology from Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and her Doctorate of Audiology from Salus University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.