This Week in Hearing

It is widely believed that only 5% of the more than 2 million adults who are potential candidates for cochlear implant (CI) technology have been treated. There are several reasons for this low uptake rate, including the limited number of audiologists and clinics who work with cochlear implants. In addition, these limited resources create an aftercare burden, as many CI

This week, Amyn Amlani discusses over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids and their integration into hearing healthcare practices. Our guest is Annie Duchen, AuD, the Senior Manager of Customer Success for the OTC team at WS Audiology. They discuss the current OTC product offering now available through the Sony x WS Audiology partnership and the importance of personalized recommendations based on user

Meredith Holcomb, AuD, Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director of the Hearing Implant Program at the University of Miami Ear Institute discusses the under-treatment of hearing loss and new cochlear implant guidelines that support the continuum of care. Links mentioned in this interview:  CI Task Force Guidelines 60-60 CI Guidelines American Cochlear Implant Alliance Be sure to subscribe to

Researchers are beginning to better understand the lived experiences of persons with hearing loss. In this episode of This Week in Hearing, Bec Bennett reviews various coping strategies associated with untreated hearing loss, the limitations of amplification for improving overall well-being and how clinicians can better address the emotional and social consequences of hearing loss with her newly developed AIMER

This week, Dave Kemp takes a closer look at how innovations in genetic screening technology are having a clinical impact to preserve the hearing of at-risk infants. He is joined by Dr. John McDermott, Dr. Nicola Booth and Dr. Gino Miele, to discuss how Genedrive’s genetic testing device is allowing clinicians to determine whether a child is at increased risk

Mirror therapy has been used with amputees for many years. In this episode of TWiH. Dr. Clas Linnman, assistant professor at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital discusses his patent-pending auditory mirror therapy device for tinnitus patents. Dr. Linnman recently conducted a pilot trial with 18 participants who wore the headphone device for two hours per day for two weeks. Results showed

This week, host Dave Kemp explores the potential impact of AI on the future of hearing care – and what that means for clinicians and the patients they serve. He sits down with two leading voices in this area in audiology: De We Swanepoel, PhD and Jan-Willem Wasmann, MSc. They discuss the potential benefits and risks of technologies like ChatGPT

This week, Shari Eberts sits down with Keenan Tully, a professional race car driver and founder of unDEAFeated. Keenan grew up facing significant bullying and stigma due to his hearing loss during his school days in England. In 2021, he moved to the US to chase his dream of becoming a professional race car driver In 2022, he launched unDEAFeated

Win Cramer, CEO of JLab, a growing top-5 headphone brand globally, joins host Andrew Bellavia to discuss their hearing health products launched at CES in January. JLab is the first major consumer audio brand to focus on hearing loss prevention and treatment. Given their sheer size and popularity with a younger demographic than that of traditional hearing aid companies, JLab’s

This week, Bob Traynor sits down with Dan Schumaier, PhD, the founder of Ear Technology Corporation. He is the inventor of several products in use today in the hearing industry, including the Dry N Store hearing aid dryer and he currently holds about 400 patents worldwide. Dr. Schumaier was one of the very first audiologists in the country to dispense