This Week in Hearing

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 of APD resource worksheet can be found here: https://www.audiologist.org/_resources/documents/conference/2022-audacity/resources/APD-Resources-Worksheet.pdf  

We would like to thank the Academy of Doctors of Audiology for allowing us to republish this presentation. For more information about ADA, visit: https://www.audiologist.org/  

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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 in August 2022.

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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 incredible stories that are sure to leave you feeling inspired.

HHTM would also like to offer a special thank you to Redux, who stepped up after this interview to donate one of their professional hearing aid dryers to Antonio's clinic. Due to the high humidity in the Dominican Republic, hearing aids are much more susceptible to breakdown. Redux's unique approach to moisture removal can help prevent moisture related repairs and allow Antonio to better serve his patients: https://www.redux.com/hearing-instruments/  

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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 winners, the pair received a $5,000 ADA cash grant to be used to advance business objectives and enhance business and leadership skills.  

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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 event unique and plans for future conferences.  

For more details on this year's event, visit https://www.audiologist.org/events/past-conferences/audacity-2022-archive 

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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.  

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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 difficulty hearing at a distance.  

In the presentation Dr. Valente reviews some of the research surrounding remote microphones, even evidence that shows how remote mics can provide a patient with hearing loss when listening in noise, the ability to hear better than a person with normal hearing!   He also shares how audiologists can counsel patients, reluctant to invest money to try hearing aids, to convert Air Pod Pro2’s into hearing aids and add an inexpensive Bluetooth adapter ($80) to their TV to achieve a very effective TV streamer.    

Viewers may also be interested in previous presentations by Dr. Valente: *Part 1 -Running a Successful Audiology Clinic: Is a Bundled or Unbundled Approach Best? https://youtu.be/yLs3BSa5qG4 * Part 2 - Successfully Integrating OTC Hearing Aids into an Audiology Practice: https://youtu.be/x9jBamvIyKY * Part 3 - Successfully Integrating Remote Care into an Audiology Practice: https://youtu.be/13FH3rQ7eiA  

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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.

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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 research findings from the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), where Dr. Edwards serves as Director, into these questions and into the potential use of emerging technology innovations.  We would like to thank the European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) for allowing us to republish this presentation. For more information about EUHA, visit: https://www.euha.org/en/

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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-legal consultation, research activities, as well as extensive writing and lecturing. A prolific author, he has written, edited and co-authored more than a dozen textbooks including several reprinted in multiple editions and translated into foreign language editions. 

His textbooks are widely used in colleges and universities and include Hearing in Children (6th Edition, 2014), Hearing Disorders (3rd Edition, 1996), Probe Microphone Measurements: Hearing Aid Selection and Assessment (1992), and Infants and Hearing (1996). He has written more than 35 chapters in other textbooks and authored more than 65 scientific journal articles. Dr. Northern created Seminars in Hearing and served as editor-in-chief from 1975-2000. He is known nationally and internationally for his efforts on behalf of children with hearing loss.

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