Innovations In Hearing

In conjunction with the American Academy of Audiology’s annual meeting, Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) planned to post several short articles this week from well-respected thought leaders within the profession. Although meeting plans have been derailed, we still felt it would be beneficial to read the thoughtful views from some of our esteemed colleagues during this time of great

I hope that everyone within the reach of this essay feels that what they do is important.  But if you are on the fence, just read the press release below (and if you want to really dig into it, read the full article by clicking the link at the end of the article citation).   To my mind, our sense of

Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry. This week, HHTM President and CEO, Kevin Liebe, caught up with Patricia Trautwein, AuD, Vice President, Product Management & Marketing at Cochlear Americas to discuss issues surrounding auditory implant technology. KL: Some studies have indicated that perhaps less than

As we enter into the next decade, we as an industry are facing a wide variety of changes due to impact the profession of hearing care. While change can often be scary and be perceived as threats, it’s important to also consider the various ways that these changes can actually benefit you as the provider and be perceived as opportunities.

Much of what we do with our customer is education.  Most of our patients have little or no knowledge of hearing, hearing loss or hearing aids – it is a black box.  Hearing aids are particularly mysterious. Our patients don’t know what they can and cannot do, may never have experienced them, and may not have even touched one.  It

Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry. This week, HHTM President and CEO, Kevin Liebe, connected with Thomas Lang, PhD, the Vice President of Marketing for Phonak and Unitron US, to discuss the motivation behind the recently launched Virto Black hearing aid — a device

Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry. While much of the recent discussions surrounding disruption in hearing healthcare and the broader hearing industry have been focused on issues like OTC and self-fitting hearing aids, very little attention has been focused on the potential impact of

I typically dislike euphemisms.  For an excellent primer on how euphemisms can subtly change the meaning and impact of language, look at the late, great George Carlin’s brilliant comedic essay on how “shell shock” eventually became “PTSD”.  His point is that euphemistic language can sometimes soften and “tame” difficult concepts.  Perhaps we would do well to not hide the pain

Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a regular column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry. This week, HHTM President and CEO, Kevin Liebe, connected with David Cannington, co-founder and Executive Director of Nuheara, to discuss the future of the hearable industry and how Nuheara has managed to find success where many other

by Brian Taylor, AuD, Editor-at-Large If you followed the unveilings at CES 2020, there’s really no doubt hearing aids continue to morph into consumer audio devices, as a growing number of consumer audio devices transform into hearing aids. Obviously, a greater number of choices, spread across a wide range of price points, is a positive development for consumers with hearing