This Week in Hearing

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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
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Nov. 05, 2021

Technology Spotlight: QuietTV Wireless Headset. Interview with Sandra Porps, AuD

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In this week’s technology spotlight. Dr. Bob Traynor speaks with Sandra Porps, Au.D., Head of Audiology for MDHearing. The pair discuss the company’s new QuietTV wireless headset – a device designed to address a common complaint encountered in the audiology clinic: difficulty hearing television. The new QuietTV Wireless Headphones are said to utilize MDHearing’s latest technology to enhance speech and
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Nov. 03, 2021

OTC Hearing Aids & Self-Fit Technologies: Interview with Intricon’s Delain Wright

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In this week’s episode, Dave Kemp interviews Delain Wright of Intricon – a company that has been a supplier to the hearing aid industry for decades.   In recent years, Intricon has shifted focus to the value segment of the hearing aid market, which has led to partnerships with UnitedHealthcare in 2012 with hihealthinnovations, and earVenture – a joint venture
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Nov. 02, 2021

Using Non-Custom Amplifiers and Telehealth in Audiology Clinical Practice: Interview with Lori Zitelli, AuD

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The practice of audiology is rapidly changing. It’s simply not enough to passively wait in your clinic for patients to show up looking for help; audiologists must become actively involved in providing care in places beyond the four walls of their clinic. One of the pioneers in the practice of interventional audiology is Lori Zitelli, AuD of the University of
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Oct. 28, 2021

Wax Removal with Push of a Button: Interview with Sahil Diwan and Jackie Phillips of Safkan Health

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Cerumen, more commonly known as earwax, is one of the leading causes of hearing aid breakdown and a hinderance to the service delivery model as some providers refer patients to other professionals for cerumen removal. In this week’s edition of our webcast, Sahil Diwan, Co-Founder and CEO of SafKan Health, and Jackie Phillips, Vice President of Sales for SafKan Health,
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Oct. 25, 2021

Addressing the Hearing in Noise Problem: Interview with Dr. Tim Trine, CEO of Noopl

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In this week’s episode, Dave Kemp interviews Dr. Tim Trine, CEO of Noopl. His company was recently named ‘Innovator of the Year’ by an international panel of judges in the 2021 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™ for it’s innovative iPhone accessory that works to provide better hearing in background noise.      The device, which clips onto the bottom of the
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Oct. 19, 2021

OTC Hearing Aids and Legislative Changes in Hearing Healthcare: Interview with Brandon Sawalich

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Brandon Sawalich, President and CEO of Starkey, sat down with Dr. Bob Traynor to discuss OTC hearing aids and other legislative initiatives impacting the hearing healthcare industry. They discuss the new advocacy initiative, Listen Carefully, which was recently launched by Starkey with the aim of “bridging the conversation between hearing healthcare providers and lawmakers in Washington, D.C.” Be sure to
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Oct. 19, 2021

Implantable Hearing Devices: What Clinicians Need to Know. An Interview with George Cire, AuD

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George Cire, AuD, is a true industry veteran with more than 40 years of experience, much of it involving implantable hearing devices. During his conversation with Brian Taylor, George reviews the three types of implantable hearing solutions and updates us on candidacy requirements, including the relatively new 60-60 criteria. Dr. Cire also gives us some compelling reasons why clinicians who