This Week in Hearing

Mar 20 2025 277 ep. 33 mins 98
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The place where subject matter experts across the "World of Hearing" come together to discuss all things hearing health, hearing aids, hearables, consumer audio, and everything in-between.

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270 - Exploring Widex Allure Hearing Aids: W1 Chip, Cloud Fitting, and Advanced Sound Control

Mar 20 2025 27 mins  
Widex has introduced the Widex Allure, a new hearing aid platform designed to enhance speech clarity and improve awareness in various listening environments. Featuring the W1 chip and 'Precision Hearing Technology', the platform focuses on delivering clearer speech while maintaining natural sound awareness. In this conversation with Shari Eberts, Dana Helmink, Doctor of Aud

269 - How Personalized Audio is Making Hearing Care More Accessible with Audeara CEO, James Fielding

Mar 17 2025 27 mins  
How will personalized audio solutions shape the future of hearing health? Dr. James Fielding, CEO of Audeara, discusses how integrating personalized sound is transforming both hearing care and consumer audio.In this conversation, Fielding takes us through Audeara’s journey, from its early days of custom audio devices to its expansion into hearing aid solutions. Audeara’s innova

268 - The Brain's Adaptive Mechanism for Hearing Loss: Modulation of Cochlear Nerve Fibers

Mar 14 2025 24 mins  
A deeper understanding of how the brain regulates sound perception through inner ear nerve fibers could transform the way hearing loss is diagnosed and managed. In this conversation, Dr. John Oghalai explores groundbreaking research that uncovers the brain’s role in modulating cochlear nerve fibers to adjust sound levels in response to hearing loss. These findings provide new ins

267 - Giants of Audiology: Interview with Barry Freeman, PhD

Mar 10 2025 80 mins  
Dr. Barry Freeman has had a distinguished career that spans academia, private practice, industry and global audiology education. As a past president of the American Academy of Audiology, Dr. Freeman has been instrumental in shaping the profession, advancing the recognition of audiologists, and promoting access to quality hearing care.Dr. Freeman has been at the forefront of transfo

266 - The New Signia Pure Charge&Go BCT IX: Taking a Closer Look

Mar 04 2025 28 mins  
The Signia Pure Charge&Go BCT IX hearing aids bring several advanced upgrades designed to enhance the user experience. Powered by a newly redesigned chip, these hearing aids offer improved sound quality and extended battery life, providing up to 36 hours of use, including five hours of streaming. New features, such as a convenient LED light indicator and a tactile button for be

265 - InnoCaption Connect: Bridging the Communication Gap for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Inmates

Feb 25 2025 21 mins  
Access to communication is a fundamental right, yet for many individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing in the prison system, it remains a significant challenge. In this discussion, Paul Lee, COO of InnoCaption, joins Shari Eberts to discuss InnoCaption Connect, a program designed to bring real-time captioned calls to incarcerated individuals.With an estimated 10% of the prison po

264 - FemtoSense Brings AI-Powered Innovation to Hearing Devices: Discussion with CEO, Sam Fok

Feb 20 2025 32 mins  
AI is rapidly transforming hearing technology, and Femtosense is at the forefront of this shift. Sam Fok, co-founder and CEO of FemtoSense, discusses the company’s AI-driven chip technology and its applications in hearing aids, earbuds, and other audio devices. FemtoSense, founded in 2018 out of Stanford University, specializes in neuromorphic engineering, a method that mimics th

263 - Regulation, Innovation, and the Road to Fully Implantable Hearing Devices

Feb 17 2025 24 mins  
Hearing technology is evolving, and fully implantable devices are becoming a reality. In this discussion, Brent Lucas, CEO of Envoy Medical, joins Shari Eberts to talk about the company's fully implantable hearing solutions, including the Esteem active middle ear implant and the Acclaim fully implantable cochlear implant, which is currently in clinical trials. Unlike traditiona

262 - Can Genetic Research Unlock a Cure for Hearing Loss? Exploring the Future of Personalized Treatment with Dr. Christo Bester

Feb 11 2025 26 mins  
Will genetic therapies revolutionize hearing loss treatment? Dr. Christo Bester, Head of Implant Innovation at Ear Science Institute Australia, discusses the emerging role of gene therapy and personalized medicine in hearing restoration. He highlights the Aussie Earbank initiative, a pioneering effort to collect genetic samples and audiometric data, helping researchers develop targ

261 - Hearing Therapeutics in 2025: Where Are We, and What’s Next?

Feb 06 2025 58 mins  
Hearing therapeutics are advancing rapidly, but how close are we to real breakthroughs? That was the focus of The State of Hearing Therapeutics, a panel discussion held during the 2025 Hearing Therapeutics Summit on February 4. Moderated by Brian Taylor, AuD, the panel featured Hugo Peris (Spiral Therapeutics), Tony Ricci, PhD (Stanford University School of Medicine), Jian Zuo, Ph