Dr. Harvey Abrams is a hearing aid expert and the Head of Audiology Research at Lively. The company works with the latest technology in hearing aids to provide personalized care for a fraction of the cost. Concurrently, he works as a research consultant for different facilities. He previously spent seven years of his career working as a Senior Research Consultant at Starkey Hearing Technologies, where he developed much of his specialization in research. 

Dr. Abrams initially started as an audiologist for the United States military during the Vietnam War. He then went on to work for Bay Pines Health Care System for 17 years, eventually leaving as their Chief of Audiology and Speech Pathology.

In this episode…

In previous episodes of the ListenUp! Podcast, we’ve discussed hearing aids and how they need to be accessible. While there are multiple solutions to this problem, Lively has come up with their own vision for better hearing care.

Lively is an online service that not only provides high-end hearing aids for half the price, but they also pair it with consistent treatment from certified experts to help with the adjustment. Their service has not only seen more people adopt hearing aids, but also helped people adapt to them as well. Dr. Harvey Abrams is now leading the research team at Lively, coming up with new ways to improve the technology and making it more accessible than ever. Now he explains exactly what that looks like.

On this episode of the ListenUp! Podcast, Dr. Mark Syms invites Dr. Harvey Abrams, the Head of Audiology Research at Lively, to discuss the future of hearing aid technology and the unique system that Lively has developed. They go over the current hurdles, using machine learning and AI, and leveraging feedback to optimize treatment. They also talk about Dr. Abrams’ long, storied career from the military to research. Stay tuned for all this and more!