This Week in Hearing

This week, host Amyn Amlani interviews Antonio Esteban, a hearing professional in the Dominican Republic. He describes how his son’s hearing loss diagnosis inspired him and his wife to begin a foundation to help other families. Nearly two decades later, their foundation has helped change the lives of thousands of people with free hearing aids and hearing care services. Antonio

In this week’s episode, host Andrew Bellavia offers his thought on attending the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) 2022 AuDacity Conference as a non-audiologist. The conference was held from October 20-23, in Grapevine, Texas. In addition, we hear from practice owner, Dr. Yasmin Battat, SADA President Shannon Kim, and ADA Executive Director, Stephanie Czuhajewski, on what made this year’s

Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly investing in the development of therapeutics to treat hearing disorders. In just the past few months, the industry has witnessed the FDA approval of Pedmark, a new drug to treat ototoxicity associated with pediatric patients 1 month or older, as well as the acquisition of Akouos by Eli Lilly for nearly $500M dollars. In

Dr. Michael Valente returns to make that case that audiologists should consider introducing remote microphones and TV listening devices routinely for their hearing aid patients as add-on accessories. Regular use of remote mics and TV listening devices help address the biggest complaints by hearing aid users, even in spite of being well fitted with their devices – difficulty hearing in

An early disruptor to the direct-to-consumer (DTC) hearing technology segment, Eargo is more than a technology company. In this edition of This Week in Hearing, Eargo President and CEO, Christian Gormsen, sits down with Amyn Amlani to discuss the state of the hearing industry and his company’s attempt to reimagine what hearing wellness looks like from A to Z –

In this special presentation, Brent Edwards, Ph.D., explores innovations in treatment for so-called minimal hearing losses. He discusses whether hearing professionals should recommend hearing devices to people with minimal hearing loss, and what research actually tells us about how well people with minimal hearing losses can benefit from hearing devices. The presentation includes research findings from the National Acoustic Laboratories

The Giants of Audiology is a new segment where host Bob Traynor will be joined by some of the profession’s most influential figures. In this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Jerry Northern.   Dr. Northern is a Founding Member of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and served the organization’s third President. His professional activities have included clinical

In this week’s special episode, Dave Kemp catches up with Wade Colburn and Dr. Marlan Hansen of iotaMotion, a medtech startup spun out of the University of Iowa. The company was recently named ‘Innovator of the Year’ in the 2022 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards for its iotaSOFT Insertion System – a robotic-assisted insertion technology intended to aid surgeons in the

How will innovations in microchip technology influence the future of hearing and audio devices? This week, Dave Kemp is joined by Jonathan Russo of Femtosense and Andrew Bellavia of AuraFuturity. They talk about some of the latest innovations and trends in the industry, including different use cases and how this will help improve the lives of people with hearing loss –

Sony Corporation and WS Audiology recently announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement in the over-the-counter self-fitting hearing aid market. Through the partnership, Sony and WSA aim to combine their respective technological and medical expertise to create solutions that will shape the new field.   In this special episode, Amyn Amlani sits down with Maarten Barmentlo, Chief Marketing