This Week in Hearing

In this special presentation, Brent Edwards, Ph.D., explores innovations in treatment for so-called minimal hearing losses. He discusses whether hearing professionals should recommend hearing devices to people with minimal hearing loss, and what research actually tells us about how well people with minimal hearing losses can benefit from hearing devices. The presentation includes research findings from the National Acoustic Laboratories

The Giants of Audiology is a new segment where host Bob Traynor will be joined by some of the profession’s most influential figures. In this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Jerry Northern.   Dr. Northern is a Founding Member of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and served the organization’s third President. His professional activities have included clinical

In this week’s special episode, Dave Kemp catches up with Wade Colburn and Dr. Marlan Hansen of iotaMotion, a medtech startup spun out of the University of Iowa. The company was recently named ‘Innovator of the Year’ in the 2022 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards for its iotaSOFT Insertion System – a robotic-assisted insertion technology intended to aid surgeons in the

How will innovations in microchip technology influence the future of hearing and audio devices? This week, Dave Kemp is joined by Jonathan Russo of Femtosense and Andrew Bellavia of AuraFuturity. They talk about some of the latest innovations and trends in the industry, including different use cases and how this will help improve the lives of people with hearing loss –

Sony Corporation and WS Audiology recently announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement in the over-the-counter self-fitting hearing aid market. Through the partnership, Sony and WSA aim to combine their respective technological and medical expertise to create solutions that will shape the new field.   In this special episode, Amyn Amlani sits down with Maarten Barmentlo, Chief Marketing

Do you or your patients ever wonder why live music concerts are “so loud?” Live sound systems engineer, instructor, podcast host, technical writer/editor and author Michael Lawrence dives deeply into conversation with Laura Sinnott and Heather Malyuk. He describes life on tour, how he and his team at Rational Acoustics were awarded the 2022 Safe in Sound award by the

John and Chase Prieve are a father-son duo who also happen to be co-founders of the start-up mobile app, Hi There Solutions. They sit down with Brian Taylor to discuss their motivation for creating this suite of live voice to text apps and describe how it can be used by persons with a range of hearing losses to more effectively

Dr. Michael Valente returns to discuss how remote care and remote fine tuning can help address issues of accessibility and convenience for patients. He’ll explain the importance of why audiology practices should implement these options in their service offering to differentiate their clinic in a post-OTC era. Readers may also be interested Part 1 and Part 2 of this series

The recent release of the final FDA guidelines on over-the-counter (OTC) and prescriptive hearing aid categories is detailed and complex.  In this episode, Amyn Amlani is joined by David Akbari, Senior Medical Science, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs Liaison at Intricon Corporation, to help breakdown the new regulations.   Dr. Akbari provides the audience with an overview of the guidelines and

Battered and bruised, stuck in a cabinet for many months, then ready for action at a moment’s notice — think of all the loved ones, spouses and companions who shouted, “Can you hear me now?” into its bulbous black microphone, those ubiquitous pocket amplifiers had a great run. If you haven’t already, now might be a good time to ditch