This Week in Hearing

Feb 06 2025 268 ep. 33 mins 57
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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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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

260 - Exploring ReSound Vivia Hearing Aids: AI-Powered Sound, Bluetooth LE Audio, and More

Feb 04 2025 26 mins  
GN’s new ReSound Vivia hearing aids integrate advanced AI to deliver a more adaptive and personalized listening experience. The devices leverage a deep neural network (DNN) trained on 13.5 million spoken sentences, enabling it to differentiate speech from background noise more effectively than previous models. Alongside ReSound Vivia, GN also launched ReSound Savi, a new essentia

259 - Inside the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss: Cutting-Edge Science and Innovation

Jan 30 2025 25 mins  
Hearing loss affects millions worldwide, but could a cure be within reach? Researchers at Stanford’s SICHL are making significant strides in regenerative medicine and innovative therapies to address one of the most common sensory impairments. Dr. Tina Stankovic, Chair of Otolaryngology at Stanford University, discusses the latest advancements in hearing loss research and the coll

258 - Exploring the Relationship between Hearing Loss and Musicality: Insights from the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab

Jan 28 2025 30 mins  
How are hearing loss and musicality connected? In a recent conversation, Brian Taylor spoke with Dr. Srishti Nayak, a researcher at the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab, to explore the relationship between hearing and musical abilities. Dr. Nayak discussed emerging research on how musical engagement may support hearing health and introduced the MAPLE framework, which suggests that mu

257 - Transforming Aural Rehabilitation: AI-Powered Auditory Training with LACE AI Pro

Jan 13 2025 32 mins  
With auditory training gaining renewed attention, Neurotone’s revitalized LACE AI Pro is emerging as a powerful tool for improving hearing outcomes. In this discussion, Dr. Miles Aron, COO of Neurotone, explores how the company is modernizing auditory training through AI technology, gamification, and an expansive library of customizable exercises. LACE focuses on synthetic audito

256 - Can Cell Therapy Reverse Hearing Loss? Latest Update on Development of the ReSonance™ Program

Jan 06 2025 16 mins  
Can cell therapy revolutionize hearing loss treatment? In this follow-up discussion, Brian Culley, CEO of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, shares exciting updates on the ReSonance™ (ANP1) program, a pioneering preclinical study exploring auditory neuron cell transplantation. Culley explains how lab-grown auditory neurons are being delivered to the inner ear to potentially restore damag

255 - Exploring the Role of Neuroimaging in Diagnosis and Management of Auditory and Vestibular Disorders

Dec 23 2024 15 mins  
Neuroimaging is an essential tool in diagnosing and managing complex auditory and vestibular conditions, and the new textbook 'Neuroimaging of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems: A Clinician’s Guide' is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge needed to excel in this field. In this discussion, Dr. Matthew Bush, otolaryngologist and department chair at the

254 - Creating a Tinnitus Learning Health Network

Dec 20 2024 31 mins  
Can a unified network of patients, clinicians, and researchers finally transform tinnitus care? The team at Stop The Ring presents an ambitious plan to do just that with the creation of a Tinnitus Learning Health Network. Originally presented at the 'InFocus: Rethinking Tinnitus Symposium' and moderated by Dr. David Holcomb, this discussion brings together Jeffery Reagan, a tinnitu

253 - AI-Powered Sound Bubbles: Transforming How We Hear in Noise

Dec 16 2024 37 mins  
Shyam Gollakota, a professor at the University of Washington and digital health innovator, is pioneering a revolutionary solution to the 'cocktail party problem,' a longstanding challenge in hearing technology. His team has created a groundbreaking "sound bubble" device that enables users to amplify voices within a specific range while minimizing external noise and distractions. De

252 - Mimi and Knowles Team Up to Personalize Your Listening Experience

Dec 09 2024 31 mins  
The integration of hearing health into mainstream consumer audio technology is gaining momentum, driven by innovative collaborations like that of Mimi Hearing Technologies and Knowles Corp. Florian Schneidmodel and Mehul Kochar explore how Mimi’s personalization technology and Knowles’ balanced armature receivers are transforming devices like true wireless earbuds, making tailo