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VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON — Audigy has announced the launch of a joint venture with Cliff Olson, Au.D., owner of Phoenix-based Applied Hearing Solutions and founder of HearingUp Provider Network. The industry-first partnership, announced this week in Nashville during Audigy’s flagship event, Summit 2022: Elevate, represents the next level of innovation to support, sustain, and improve the patient journey by delivering both

CLEVELAND, OHIO – A new Cleveland Clinic study is highlighting the lack of awareness about hearing loss among adults between the ages of 50 and 80 here in the United States. According to the results, only 10% are able to properly identify what’s considered a “normal” range of hearing. “Unfortunately, the results of the survey really weren’t that surprising. They

This week, host Heather Malyuk sits down with Lisa Tannebaum to discuss how she came to specialize in music audiology. Tannenbaum has more than 30 years’ experience providing ear protection and hearing devices for thousands of clients. She established Musician’s Hearing Services in 1993—the first practice on the West Coast to focus on the audiological needs of musicians, sound engineers,

The long-awaited Over the Counter (OTC) hearing aid regulations appear to have taken a step closer to reality this past week. On August 5th, the White House Office of Management and Budget’s OIRA department (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs) completed its review of the final rule. According to OIRA, the final OTC rule was found to be consistent with

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA — Scientists from the Salk Institute and the University of Sheffield co-led a study that shows promise for the development of gene therapies to repair hearing loss. In developed countries, roughly 80 percent of deafness cases that occur before a child learns to speak are due to genetic factors. One of these genetic components leads to the

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jacob Winter as Vice President of Marketing. In his new role, Winter will lead Oticon’s product strategy, digital strategy and communication and campaign strategy. He joins Oticon, Inc. from Demant headquarters in Denmark, where he served as Director, Commercial Operations. Winter brings more than 10 years of marketing and

Envoy Medical® Corporation recently announced that the FDA has approved its Investigational Device Exemption application to begin a clinical trial with its fully implanted Acclaim® cochlear implant. The single-center Early Feasibility Study for the Acclaim will take place at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.    In this week’s episode, Brian Taylor sits down with Envoy Medical CEO, Brent Lucas

In this episode, Ashley Hughes is joined by Riley DeBacker with a discussion on LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the audiology profession. They discuss how clinicians can be more inclusive with their patients and co-workers.  Be sure to subscribe to the TWIH YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter. Prefer to listen on the go? Tune into the TWIH

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – New University at Buffalo-led research shows how earbuds may soon be able to detect common ear infections and other ailments. A study published in June by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) describes what the research team is calling EarHealth. The system pairs Bluetooth earbuds with a smartphone that’s equipped with a deep learning platform. (Deep learning is

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey is proud to serve as the exclusive global supplier of hearing instruments for the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® Healthy Hearing program at the 2022 Special Olympics Unified Cup, presented by Toyota and modelled after the FIFA World Cup™. The competition, which began July 31 and runs through August 6, is being held in Detroit, Michigan, and welcomes over