355 - Advancing Inner Ear Therapeutics: Research, Innovation, and the Future of Hearing Loss Treatment

What does the future of hearing restoration look like? Are we approaching a world where hearing loss can be treated with pharmaceuticals rather than simply managed with hearing aids?Originally presented at the Future of Hearing Healthcare (FHH2026) conference, this expert panel explores the latest advances in inner ear therapeutics and what they could mean for the future of hearing healthcare.Topics discussed include:

• The recent momentum in inner ear therapeutics and gene therapy
• Preventing chemotherapy-induced hearing loss
• New treatments for Ménière's disease, tinnitus, and age-related hearing loss
• Why better diagnostics and AI may transform hearing healthcare
• The challenges of drug delivery to the inner ear
• The role of small molecules versus gene and cell therapies
• How therapeutics may change the future role of audiologists and hearing care professionals
• What the panelists are most optimistic about over the next decade

Panelists:

• Dr. Brian Taylor (Moderator)
• Jonas Dürfjeld Johnsen – Acousia Therapeutics
• Hugo Peris – Spiral Therapeutics
• Jonathan Kil – Sound Pharmaceuticals
• Celia Belline – Cilcare

From breakthrough science to real-world clinical implications, this discussion provides a fascinating look at one of the fastest-evolving areas in hearing healthcare and what it could mean for millions of people living with hearing loss.

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