This Week in Hearing

Meneire'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 our YouTube channel for the latest episo...

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 and how it can b...

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, the Technical Lead for Ear & Hearing Care at the WHO....

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 providi...

Dr. Rene Gifford, professor in the hearing and speech science department at Vanderbilt University and MD/PhD student, Ansley Kunneth, 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 Alzhe...

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 asso...

MIT spinout, Xander, recently unveiled its first product at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. XanderGlasses are powered by Vuzix smart glasses and 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 Xander's C...

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).   References:   5Ms of Working with Older Adults: Impl...

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) recently took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, where companies across the globe had the opportunity to showcase a range of new and emerging technologies.    This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by Andy Bellavia, Founder of AuraFuturity, and Kevin Liebe, AuD, President and CEO of HHTM, to discuss their recent experience at CES, where a number of audio...

The Giants of Audiology is a 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. Frank Musiek - a renowned hearing researcher, scholar, teacher and clinical audiologist. His research career has contributed in a substantial way to our fundamental understanding of the anatomy, physiology and neurophysiology...

Over the past two decades, the audiology workforce has not been keeping pace with an aging population that is increasingly in need of hearing and balance services. When compared to the growth rates of other similar allied health professions during that time, audiology's lack of growth is troubling.   In this episode, host Dave Kemp talks with Dr. Victor Bray about the recently published audio...

This week, Tim Schnell, Founder and CEO of Lucid Hearing, sits down with Brian Taylor to discuss Lucid Hearing's wide range of products including both prescription and OTC hearing aids, hearing protection and other devices. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter:  https://www.linkedin.com/comp...

Nearly one year ago, Drs. Kevin Frank and Carl LeBel were on TWiH to discuss the exciting possibilities of regenerative medicine in hearing and the incredible progress, Frequency Therapeutics, has made on understanding the potential of applying it to clinical practice.    This week they joined Brian Taylor to update us on two clinical trials and how the results of these two trials could...

In November, GN announced that it was expanding the Jabra Enhance hearing offering to include Lively, a leading direct-to-consumer (DTC) hearing aid provider. Lively, which was acquired by GN in 2021, has now rebranded to Jabra Enhance and launched a new website, JabraEnhance.com, as an "online destination for better hearing enabling consumers to explore, purchase and receive hearing care from hom...

Today, as more audiology clinics expand their service offerings, an increasing number of practices are adding auditory processing evaluation services - both for adult and pediatric populations. In this special episode, live from the recently held AuDacity 2022 conference, an expert panel was assembled to explore the need for these services and how to implement them in your clinic.   The ABC's...

Last spring, Soundwave Hearing's CEO, Anthony Florek and company CTO, Chris Boven, were interviewed about their recently launched Sontro AI self-fitting hearing aids . This week, host Bob Traynor follows up with Anthony Florek about the progress his company has made over the past several months, including a new partnership with Amptify , and future plans now that the OTC legislation was finalized...

This week, host Amyn Amlani interviews Antonio Esteban, a hearing professional in the Dominican Republic, about 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 shares a number of i...

In this special episode, Andrew Bellavia sits down with the winners of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) student business plan competition: Pallavi (Pooja) Sobun, Au. D. and Camden Orologio, Au. D. Their business plan was nominated among a group of finalists who were selected to present at the 2022 AuDacity Conference, which recently took place in Grapevine (Dallas), Texas.    As...

In this special episode, host Andrew Bellavia offers his thought on attending the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) 2022 AuDacity Conference, as a non-audiologist, which took place last month in Dallas, 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 ADA even...

Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly investing in the development for therapeutics for hearing disorders. In this episode, Dr. Brian Taylor sits down with Celia Belline, CEO of CILCare and Peter Markham, CEO of CBSET, to discuss the future of pharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine in the identification and treatment of hearing disorders.   Learn more about CBSET: htt...

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, in spite of being well fitting with their devices - difficulty hearing in noise and diffic...

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, President and CEO, Christian Gormsen, sits down with Amyn Amlani to discuss how Eargo is reimagining what hearing wellness looks like from A to Z. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow Th...

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 res...

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 practice, teaching, medical-l...

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 Hospitals. 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 placement of coch...