This Week in Hearing

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Mar. 14, 2023

The Power of Hearing Loops: A Conversation with Juliette Sterkens and Susan Taulia

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This week, Dave Kemp sits down with Juliette Sterkens, AuD, and Susan Taulia, AuD, to about hearing loops. Dr. Sterkens is the HLAA National Hearing Loop Advocate and Dr. Taulia is a private practice owner in Lafayette, Indiana. A hearing loop is a technology that wirelessly transmits audio signals directly to a hearing aid’s telecoil, providing clear and high-quality sound
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Mar. 11, 2023

Direct to Consumer Hearing Care: Interview with Orka Co-Founder, Xinke Liu

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This week, host Andrew Bellavia is joined by Xinke Liu, co-founder of direct-to-consumer hearing aid company, Orka. The company was founded in 2018 with the aim of creating a more user-friendly and accessible hearing aid experience. Liu explains that a convergence of factors made it the right time to start Orka, such as the passage of the OTC legislation, enhanced
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Mar. 06, 2023

Trends in Auditory Regenerative Medicine: Spiral Therapeutics Novel Drug Delivery System

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Meniere’s disease is one of the toughest conditions for otolaryngologists to successfully treat. In this episode, Hugo Peris, CEO of Spiral Therapeutics and their Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Charles Limb, shed light on their company’s clinical trials involving a new drug delivery system for treatment of Meniere’s disease. Be sure to subscribe to the TWIH YouTube channel for the latest episodes each
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Mar. 01, 2023

Talking Tinnitus: Interview with Gemma Gray, AuD, of HearUSA

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According to the Hearing Health Foundation, tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, affects over 25 million Americans and 90% of cases occur with an underlying degree of hearing loss. In this episode, Dave Kemp sits down with Gemma Gray, AuD, the Director of Learning and Development for Hearing Care Professionals at HearUSA. They discuss the science behind tinnitus, its prevalence
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Feb. 27, 2023

World Hearing Day – Making Ear and Hearing Care Accessible to All: Interview with Dr. Shelly Chadha

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The theme for this year’s World Hearing Day, which takes place annually on March 3, is ‘Ear and hearing care for all!’. The annual event put on by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a way to bring global awareness to the importance of hearing health. In this week’s special episode, host Amyn Amlani is joined by Dr. Shelly Chadha,
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Feb. 22, 2023

Improving Hearing Aid Education and Patient Care – A Closer Look at Maudey

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In this episode, Bob Traynor explores Maudey, an internet-based solution for hearing aid education and remote patient care. He is joined by Alan Letzt, CEO of Maudey, Maureen Wiskerchen, the Director of Audiology, and Dr. Tom Powers, the Executive Audiology Consultant. They discuss how Maudey is designed to benefit hearing aid users, their families, and hearing professionals by providing a
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Feb. 20, 2023

Neuroplastic Promoting Medications for Cochlear Implant Recipients

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Dr. Rene Gifford, professor in the hearing and speech science department at Vanderbilt University and MD/PhD student, Ansley Kunnath, join Brian Taylor for a wide-ranging conversation on how auditory regenerative medications could change the way Audiology is practiced. They also share the details of a clinical trial involving donepezil, a drug that improves cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients, in adult
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Feb. 14, 2023

Enjoying Music Again After Implantation – Cochlear Implant Recipients Discuss Experience

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Last October, the Sound Sensation Music Festival took place in Vienna, Austria, with deaf and hard of hearing musicians from around the world participating in performances and workshops. Roy Smith, a 74-year-old local musician from Chapel Hill, represented the USA in the festival. In this episode, Shari Eberts sits down with Roy Smith and Johanna Boyer, a musicologist and research
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Feb. 07, 2023

Xander’s Smart Glasses Bring Real-Time Captioning to Daily Life for People with Hearing Loss

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MIT spinout, Xander, recently unveiled its first product at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. XanderGlasses are powered by Vuzix smart glasses that display real-time captions of in-person conversations to help people with hearing loss. In this augmented reality experience, captions are displayed seamlessly right in the field of view of the wearer. In this episode, host Amyn Amlani talks with
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Jan. 31, 2023

Healthy Hearing, Healthy Aging and the 5M’s of Geriatric Care with VA Audiologist, Steve Huart, AuD

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VA Audiologist Steve Huart, AuD, sits down with Brian Taylor to talk about the collaborative 5 M’s approach to geriatric care and what it means to age healthily. Dr. Huart describes how audiology is part of a multi-disciplinary approach at the VA and provides background on the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC). Mentioned in the article: 5Ms of
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