This Week in Hearing

In  recent surveys , up to 60% of hearables users said they would find conversational enhancement desirable. Such large percentages mean people who do not measure as having hearing loss also wish to hear others better in noisy situations. Meeting this need calls for AI-based speech enhancement, but until the present time it has not been possible to incorporate effective, low-latency algorithm...

Guests: Kaila Howard, AuD & Riley DeBacker, AuD PhD Host: Ashley Hughes, AuD  In this week's segment of This Week in Hearing, host Ashley Hughes, AuD, chats with Kaila Howard, AuD, and Riley DeBacker, AuD, PhD – two recent Audiology graduates – about the importance of collaborative negotiations throughout one's career in hearing healthcare.   During this episode, the three discuss: &...

Guests: Jim Kothe, Head of Sales for Whisper Hearing; Dan Quall, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Fuel Medical Moderator: Dr. Bob Traynor, Consultant and Professor of Audiology Dr. Bob Traynor interviews Jim Kothe, Head of Sales for Whisper Hearing and Dan Quall, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Fuel Medical, on the growing popularity of offering lease or subscription plans for patients...

Guest: Alicia Spoor - Audiologist & Owner of Designer Audiology Moderator: Amyn Amlani - Audiology Professor and Consultant at Otolithic Consulting The Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (MAASA) is a bi-partisan-sponsored legislative bill—written and endorsed with a unified professional voice—that was introduced to the US House of Representatives on March 3, 2021, and to the US Senat...

Guests: Brent Edwards, Director of the National Acoustics Lab; Andy Bellavia, Director of Business Development at Knowles Corp Moderator: Dave Kemp, Director of Business Development at Oaktree Products For the inaugural episode of This Week in Hearing, Dave Kemp interviews Brent Edwards, Ph. D, director of National Acoustic Labs, and Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development for Knowles Corp....