288 - Improving Hearing Care Access in Underserved Regions Through Community-Based Training

288 - Improving Hearing Care Access in Underserved Regions Through Community-Based Training

What does it take to build sustainable hearing care infrastructure in underserved regions of the world? In this inspiring interview, Andrew Bellavia is joined by Richard Brown, Chairman and President of the Starkey Hearing Foundation, and Alfred Mwamba, Executive Director of the Starkey Hearing Institute in Zambia, to explore the foundation’s evolution from mission-based outreach to a scalable, community-empowered model of hearing healthcare.Brown and Mwamba detail how the Starkey Hearing Institute is training local healthcare workers to become hearing care providers, especially in regions where audiologists are scarce or non-existent. They share the foundation’s efforts to ensure long-term care, improve professional recognition, and work in partnership with local governments and universities to expand services across Africa and beyond. Their conversation highlights the importance of dignity, respect, and community-rooted solutions in tackling global hearing loss.Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).- https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing- https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing- https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/

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136 - Preventing Hearing loss Through Genetic Screening: Exploring Genedrive's Game Changing Technology

136 - 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,...

2 Mai 202322min

135 - Auditory Mirror Therapy for Tinnitus with Clas Linnman, PhD

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...

27 Apr 202311min

134 - Audiology in the Age of AI: How Chat GPT and Related Technologies Will Transform Hearing Healthcare

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 th...

24 Apr 202343min

133 - Racing Beyond Barriers: Keenan Tully's Journey with Hearing Loss and Inspiring Others

133 - 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...

19 Apr 202320min

132 - Breaking Through the Traditional: JLab CEO Discusses Vision to Revolutionize the Hearing Aid Market

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 audi...

17 Apr 202336min

131 - Audiologist, Inventor and Private Practice Owner: Interview with Dr. Dan Schumaier

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 St...

13 Apr 202330min

130 - Better Hearing for Better Learning. Roundtable Discussion: Improving Auditory Assessment in Schools

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 childre...

11 Apr 202354min

129 - Dr. Cliff Olson on Future of Audiology Private Practice and New Partnership with Audigy on HearingLoss.com

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 ...

4 Apr 202331min

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