This Week in Hearing

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

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