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May 09, 2023138 - The Under-Treatment of Hearing Loss and Continuum of Care with Dr. Meredith Holcomb
Meredith Holcomb, AuD, Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director of the Hearing Implant Program at the University of Miami Ear Institute discusses the under-treatment of hearing loss and new cochlear implant guidelines that support the continuum of care.
Contact information: [email protected]
Links mentioned in this interview:
CI Task Force Guidelines: https://adulthearing.com/living-guidelines/

60-60 CI Guidelines: https://adulthearing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Zwolan-Development-of-a-
60-60-Guideline-for-Referring-Adults.pdf
American Cochlear Implant Alliance: https://www.acialliance.org/page/CochlearImplant
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20 min
May 04, 2023137 - The Social and Emotional Consequences of Hearing Loss and How Clinicians Can Better Address Them with Bec Bennett, PhD, Brain and Hearing Research Lead, Ear Science Institute Australia
Researchers are beginning to better understand the lived experiences of persons with hearing loss. In this episode of This Week in Hearing, Bec Bennett reviews various coping strategies associated with untreated hearing loss, the limitations of amplification for improving overall well-being and how clinicians can better address the emotional and social consequences of hearing loss with her newly developed AIMER approach.
Articles discussed in this interview:
*Bennett, R.J., et al., Coping with the social challenges and emotional distress associated with 685 hearing loss: a qualitative investigation using Leventhal’s self-regulation theory. 686 International Journal of Audiology, 2022. 61(5): p. 353-364.

*Bennett, R.J., et al., How do audiologists respond to symptoms of mental illness in the 698 audiological setting? Three case vignettes. Ear and Hearing, 2020. 41(6): p. 1675-1683.

*Bennett, R.J., et al., Perspectives on Mental Health Screening in the Audiology Setting: A 722 Focus Group Study Involving Clinical and Nonclinical Staff. American Journal of Audiology, 723 2021. 30(4): p.
980-993*Bennett, R.J., et al., Knowledge, beliefs, and practices of Australian audiologists in addressing 728 the mental health needs of

adults with hearing loss. American journal of audiology, 2020. 729 29(2): p. 129-
142. 730 21.

*Bennett, R.J., et al., Addressing emotional and psychological problems associated with 731 hearing loss: Perspective of consumer and community representatives. American Journal of 732 Audiology, 2021.
30(4): p. 1130-1138.

*Bennett, R.J., et al Evaluation of the AIMER intervention and its implementation targeting the provision of mental wellbeing support within the audiology setting: a RE-AIM analysis. Submitted for publication
39 min
May 02, 2023136 - Preventing Hearing loss Through Genetic Screening: Exploring Genedrive's Game Changing Technology
This week, Dave Kemp takes a closer look at how innovations in genetic screening technology are having a clinical impact to preserve the hearing of at-risk infants. He is joined by Dr. John McDermott, Dr. Nicola Booth and Dr. Gino Miele, to discuss how Genedrive's point-of-care genetic testing device is allowing clinicians to determine whether a child is at increased risk of permanent hearing loss from aminoglycoside use due to a genetic variant.
This type of analysis has traditionally taken days, or even weeks to obtain, can now be done in under an hour on-site. The Genedrive test is rapid, portable, and cost-effective, making it an attractive option for hospitals and clinics. With this technology, doctors can quickly identify at-risk babies and take action to prevent hearing loss.
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22 min
April 27, 2023 135 - Auditory Mirror Therapy for Tinnitus with Clas Linnman, PhD
Mirror therapy has been used with amputees for many years. This scene from a 2009 episode of Dr House demonstrates the effects of mirror therapy for amputees. In this episode of TWiH. Dr. Clas Linnman, assistant professor at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital discusses his patent-pending auditory mirror therapy device for tinnitus patents.
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12 min
April 24, 2023 134 - Audiology in the Age of AI: How Chat GPT and Related Technologies Will Transform Hearing Healthcare
This week, host Dave Kemp explores the potential impact of AI on the future of hearing care - and what that means for clinicians and the patients they serve. He sits down with two leading voices in this area in audiology: De We Swanepoel, PhD and Jan-Willem Wasmann, MSc.
They discuss the potential benefits and risks of technologies like ChatGPT for the audiology community and in healthcare in general.They discuss the need for a more community-driven approach to Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, where clinicians and researchers can train the model on specific parameters important for audiology and compile a database of best practices. This approach can help disseminate clinical approaches, provide better access to information for patients, and improve clinical workflows.
Overall, the conversation highlights the potential for LLMs to create a new era in healthcare and audiology.
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44 min
April 19, 2023133 - Racing Beyond Barriers: Keenan Tully's Journey with Hearing Loss and Inspiring Others
This week, Shari Eberts sits down with Keenan Tully, a professional race car driver and founder of unDEAFeated. Keenan grew up with hearing loss and was bullied throughout his schooling in England. In 2021, he moved to the US to chase his dream of becoming a professional race car driver
In 2022, he launched unDEAFeated to raise awareness about hearing loss and inspire people of all ages to follow their dreams. Despite facing stigma and opposition, Keenan chose not to let his hearing loss hold him back. Keenan hopes to break down the stigma surrounding hearing loss and empower others to see it as a potential strength.
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21 min
April 17, 2023 132 - Breaking Through the Traditional: JLab CEO Discusses Vision to Revolutionize the Hearing Aid Market
Win Cramer, CEO of JLab, a growing top-5 headphone brand globally, joins host Andrew Bellavia to discuss their hearing health products launched at CES in January. JLab is the first major consumer audio brand to focus on hearing loss prevention and treatment. Given their sheer size and popularity with a younger demographic than that of traditional hearing aid companies, JLab’s entry into the hearing space has the potential to make a big impact.
JLab's focus on hearing care started about 10 years ago when Cramer's daughter needed headphones for school, and he discovered the lack of hearing protection standards for children. As a result, JLab developed a kids' headphone which was well-received by the market. From this beginning JLab developed the suite of initiatives announced at CES including a line of hearing protection products for adults and children, commitment to include an unsafe listening alert in all new products, and two new OTC hearing aids at consumer price points to be released over the course of the year.
In this episode Cramer shares more on JLab’s journey into the hearing space, offers details on their design thinking as they developed hearing devices for the mass-market, and shares his vision for the future as hearing devices and earphones converge.
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37 min
April 13, 2023 131 - Audiologist, Inventor and Private Practice Owner: Interview with Dr. Dan Schumaier
This week, Bob Traynor sits down with Dan Schumaier, PhD, the founder of Ear Technology Corporation. He is the inventor of several products in use today in the hearing industry, including the Dry N Store hearing aid dryer and he currently holds about 400 patents worldwide. Dr. Schumaier was one of the very first audiologists in the country to dispense hearing aids and has run a successful private in Johnson City Tennessee for over 40 years.
He got interested in audiology after serving as a medic during the Vietnam period and studying with renowned audiologist, Dr. Jerry Northern. He received his master's from Washington University in St. Louis and his PhD from Michigan State University. Dr. Schumaier helped start the graduate audiology program at East Tennessee State University but soon realized he did not like the bureaucracy of academia and went into private practice. He started doing diagnostics, hearing aids, and industrial hearing conservation, which was still a rare combination at the time. He decided to break the norms and took the risk of doing what he believed was right. Over the years, his private practice has grown to be one of the largest in the country. Today, he continues to innovate and contribute to the industry with his inventions and expertise.
Dr. Schumaier has also recently begun a podcast series, Boost Your Own Business (BYOB) to provide tips and strategies for audiologists to improve their practice, specifically in increasing sales and bringing patients back into the office and help nurture a strong lasting relationship.
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31 min
April 11, 2023 130 - Better Hearing for Better Learning. Roundtable Discussion: Improving Auditory Assessment in Schools
This week, Dave Kemp interviews Dr. Jacqueline Scholl, Dr. Nina Kraus, and Oklahoma State Representative Meloyde Blancett to discuss the shortcomings of the current hearing testing methods for children in schools.
Dr. Scholl shares her personal experience with her son who was initially misdiagnosed with ADHD but later found to have a significant auditory processing disorder. She also talks about her shock upon discovering that the state of Oklahoma did not require hearing screenings in schools.
Dr. Kraus offers her insights into the development of the auditory brain and how hearing deficits can affect reading ability.
The panel emphasizes that a significant number of children with auditory pathway problems are being diagnosed and medicated for various conditions, while auditory issues are frequently overlooked.
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55 min
April 04, 2023 129 - Dr. Cliff Olson on Future of Audiology Private Practice and New Partnership with Audigy on HearingLoss.com
This week, Bob Traynor sits down with Cliff Olson, AuD, who is best known as 'Dr. Cliff' on his popular YouTube channel where he has been providing consumers with information about hearing health and hearing technology since 2017. Dr. Olson is a private practice owner and founder of the HearingUP Network and recently announced a partnership with Audigy to launch a new online consumer resource: Hearingloss.com.
The pair discuss the current state and future of private practice audiology, and what motivated Dr. Olson to team up with Audigy to launch hearingloss.com and how he believes it will help both consumers and practitioners.
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32 min

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