This Week in Hearing

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Dec. 21, 2021

No News Might Be Bad News: An Analysis of Under-reported Hearing Aid Problems with Bec Bennett, PhD

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Hearing aids have never been so sophisticated, yet uptake and consistent daily use often lag behind technological innovation. In this episode of This Week in Hearing Bec Bennett, PhD, researcher at the Ear Science Institute in Perth Australia sits down with Brian Taylor to discuss her research on under-reported hearing aid problems and how they can be handled by clinicians.   Be sure
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Dec. 16, 2021

Improving Clinical Training in Audiology and Hearing Healthcare: Interview with Rob Koch of AHead Simulations

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In this week’s technology spotlight, Dr. Bob Traynor speaks with Robert Koch, the President and Founder of hearing healthcare startup, AHead Simulations. Koch’s company has developed and commercialized CARL, a simulator used widely in audiology training programs across the US and Canada. The pair discuss how simulators, like CARL, can help enhance and improve the clinical training process and how
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Dec. 14, 2021

Early Identification of Hearing Loss in Adults and the Limitations of the Audiogram: Interview with Courtney Coburn Glavin

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Age-related hearing loss is a common problem in adults and it might be starting earlier than we think. Courtney Coburn Glavin, a PhD candidate, at Northwestern University sits down with Brian Taylor to review her research using DPOAEs to identify hearing loss of early onset in young adults and the clinical implications of her work. They also discuss the limitations
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Dec. 09, 2021

The Round Table: Exploring Key Insights on the Changing Hearing Health Landscape

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This Week in Hearing co-hosts, Dave Kemp, Bob Traynor, Amyn Amlani, and Brian Taylor, reflect on insights they’ve gained and key takeaways they’ve learned from more than 25 interviews with industry experts on the latest developments in the hearing industry. The lively discussion centers around the evolving landscape of hearing health – from hearing care delivery, to regulations, changing technology
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Dec. 07, 2021

Role of the Audiologist in Cognitive Screening: Interview with Dr. Fred Ma and Dr. Ardeshir Z. Hashmi

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This special edition of This Week in Hearing offers a candid discussion on the health care landscape, as provided by two accomplished and distinguished physicians: Dr. Ardeshir Z. Hashmi, Endowed Chair of Geriatric Innovation and Section Chief of the Center for Geriatric Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, and Dr. Fred Ma, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President at Cognivue, Inc.
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Nov. 30, 2021

Cognitive Screening in Audiology Practice and ADA Panel Discussion

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The role of cognitive screenings in audiology practice has been and continues to be a topic of discussion. In this special edition of This Week in Hearing, HHTM is partnering with the Academy of Doctors of Audiology to bring our viewers a recording of the Panel Session entitled, “Understanding the Relationship between Cognitive Decline and Hearing Loss,” that occurred during
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Nov. 23, 2021

Digital Therapeutics in Hearing Healthcare: Interview with Nancy Tye Murray and Chris Cardinal of Amptify

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The benefits of aural rehabilitation (AR) for people with hearing loss has been well established for decades. Yet, for a variety of reasons, very few people diagnosed with hearing loss today receive any kind of AR training or support. In this issue of This Week in Hearing, host Amyn Amlani has a conversation with one of the leading voices in AR,
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Nov. 16, 2021

Democratizing Access to Better Hearing: Interview with Sarah Voice of Mimi Hearing Technologies

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Ever wish you could fine-tune the frequency response of your favorite electronic devices? Well, Mimi Hearing Technologies allows you to do this in products that license their software development toolkit (SDK). In this issue of This Week in Hearing, host Amyn Amlani has a conversation with Chief Research Officer, Sarah Voice, about their technology to test hearing sensitivity, their SDK
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Nov. 10, 2021

Breaking Down the FDA’s Proposed OTC Hearing Aid Regulations and Panel Discussion with Dr. Tom Tedeschi

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In this special edition of This Week in Hearing, Dr. Tom Tedeschi breaks down the FDA’s draft proposal for Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aids. The presentation and subsequent panel discussion was part of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, AuDacity 2021 conference in Portland, Oregon. We would like to thank Dr. Tedeschi and ADA for allowing us to publish this
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Nov. 08, 2021

Exploring the the FDA’s Newly Proposed OTC Hearing Aid Rule and the Medicare Hearing Benefit

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Brandon Sawalich, President and CEO of Starkey, returns to This Week in Hearing to follow-up with Dr. Bob Traynor to discuss the FDA’s latest decision to release the draft OTC hearing aid rule, as well as the new Medicare Hearing Benefit currently under consideration in Congress – part of a much larger spending bill the White House hopes to pass