This Week in Hearing

This week, Andrew Bellavia is joined by Simin Soleimanifar, a research scientist and product specialist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. They explore Simin’s research on voice perception and speech production in cochlear implant (CI) users. The study involved recording the voices of 13 individuals with bilateral CI devices and analyzing their ability to control volume variations during sustained vowel

Bennett Griffin is the executive vice president of research and development for Lucid Hearing. He recently sat down with Brian Taylor to discuss Lucid’s unique approach to the market – a strategy that includes both OTC and prescription hearing aids, diagnostic equipment and hearing protection devices. Along with Lucid’s vertically integrated strategy, Bennett discusses ADRO signal processing –another unique aspect

In case you missed it at this year’s Future of Hearing Healthcare Conference, Chuck Sabin, the Senior Director of Market Development at Bluetooth SIG, presented an excellent overview of Auracast™ broadcast audio, offering important take-aways for hearing professionals and the patients they serve. Auracast™ broadcast audio is a new Bluetooth® capability that is set to be the next generation of

Can valid clinical testing be done outside the traditional sound booth in the audiology clinic? This week, Bob Traynor sits down with Renée Lefrançois of SHOEBOX to discuss this question. They explore the benefits of web-based audiometry and use of portable clinical audiometers for testing outside sound-treated environments. In recent years, validation studies by highly respected institutions like the Mayo

This week, Dr. Amy Sarow sits down with Nell Rosenberg, National Director of Teleservices for the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech, to discuss the role of telehealth services in supporting children with hearing loss and their families. The discussion highlights the importance of early intervention and the role of various professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss.

Amyn Amlani is joined by Jackie Phillips, Mark Campbell-Foster, and Rob Koch, to share their perspectives on offering cerumen management in the hearing healthcare clinic, live from the 2023 Future of Hearing Healthcare Conference. They discuss various options available to providers, tools and training required, as well as how these services can not only help patients, but also improve a

In this episode, Bob Traynor sits down with Dr. Annie Duchen from WS Audiology to take a closer look at the WSA-Sony partnership and what it means for consumers with hearing loss. They discuss the latest products that have emerged from their collaboration: the CRE-C10 and the CRE-E10. They explore some of the key features found in Sony’s OTC devices

On World Hearing Day, the WHO launched a new initiative to enable local healthcare professionals to deliver primary ear care including treatable conditions such as cerumen buildup and otitis. This could resolve up to 60% of ear issues directly. Practitioners would be trained to screen for hearing loss but not to treat it. Yet there are many regions of the

The idea of manufacturing auditory neurons that can be used to replace those damaged by disease is closer to reality that you may think. This week, Brian Culley, CEO of Lineage Cell Therapeutics returns to discuss a collaboration with the University of Michigan with an initial focus of studying cell therapy for auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders, a condition that affects

This week, Amyn Amlani explores the consumer perspective on over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, live from the Future of Hearing Healthcare 2023 virtual conference. A thought-provoking panel discussion features three distinguished guests, Gael Hannan, Shari Eberts, and Blake Cadwell, who provide unique and insightful perspectives on the topic of OTC hearing aids and their impressions so far on the impact the