This week, Amyn Amlani sits down with Audicus founder and CEO, Patrick Freuler, to discuss direct to consumer hearing care. His company, Audicus, has been providing hearing aids direct to consumers for over 10 years.

This week, Brian Taylor welcomes Professor Christina Roup from The Ohio State University to discuss adults with normal audiograms and self-reported hearing difficulty. The prevalence of this condition is estimated to be around 12-15% in younger and middle-aged adults, with a higher prevalence in older age groups and those with a history of traumatic brain injury.

This week, Gael Hannan sits down with Tiffany Storrs, a trilingual actress, advocate, and author of the memoir "Adaptability." She shares her transformation from pain to purpose through faith and determination and describes her experience with sudden hearing loss and two hearing implant surgeries.

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A new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August 2022. This week, we bring you the presentation by Dr. Vinaya Manchaiah, from this year's FHH 2023 conference, taking a closer look at what the data shows about how hearing professionals and consumers view OTC hearing aids and service delivery models.

This week, Andrew Bellavia sits down with Intel's Head of Accessibility, Darryl Adams. They discuss Intel's commitment to improve accessibility for individuals with hearing loss and other disabilities, and the initiatives currently underway at Intel.The company recently announced hearing health collaborations with organizations like 3DP4ME and Accenture, utilizing 3D printing technology to develop custom-fitted hearing aids in developing countries. This approach is faster and more cost-effective than traditional manufacturing methods, aiming to increase access to hearing aids globally. Additionally, Intel is working on integrating assistive technology with computers and improving the connection process for individuals using hearing aids and other hearing devices.

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In case you missed it at this year's Future of Hearing Healthcare Conference, Heather Malyuk, AuD, owner of Soundcheck Audiology and Head of Audiology at Tuned, presented an insightful look at hearing conservation needs in the modern workforce.