The Hearing Aid-Hearable Crossover: Interview with Thomas Lang, PhD, Vice President of Marketing for Phonak
Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry. This week, HHTM President and CEO, Kevin Liebe, connected with Thomas Lang, PhD, the Vice President of Marketing for Phonak and Unitron US, to discuss the motivation behind the recently launched Virto Black…
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Biotech and the Future of Hearing Healthcare: Interview with Carl LeBel, PhD, Chief Development Officer, Frequency Therapeutics
Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry. While much of the recent discussions surrounding disruption in hearing healthcare and the broader hearing industry have been focused on issues like OTC and self-fitting hearing aids, very little attention has been focused…
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It’s Not Just Chit-Chat
I typically dislike euphemisms. For an excellent primer on how euphemisms can subtly change the meaning and impact of language, look at the late, great George Carlin’s brilliant comedic essay on how “shell shock” eventually became “PTSD”. His point is that euphemistic language can sometimes soften and “tame” difficult concepts. Perhaps we would do well…
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Hearables and the Future of Hearing Healthcare: Interview with Nuheara Co-Founder, David Cannington
Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a regular column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry. This week, HHTM President and CEO, Kevin Liebe, connected with David Cannington, co-founder and Executive Director of Nuheara, to discuss the future of the hearable industry and how Nuheara has managed to…
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Customization is the Antidote for Automation
by Brian Taylor, AuD, Editor-at-Large If you followed the unveilings at CES 2020, there’s really no doubt hearing aids continue to morph into consumer audio devices, as a growing number of consumer audio devices transform into hearing aids. Obviously, a greater number of choices, spread across a wide range of price points, is a positive…
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Ask the Next Question – A Fable
Once upon a time, a man had a home repair job to do and went to his local hardware store. He said to the salesman at the hardware store, “I have a job to do at home and I need a tool for the job.” The salesman said, “I have just the thing for you!” …
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