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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128 - Hearing Health from the Comfort of Your Home: Lucid & Independa Launch Smart TV-Based Assessment

128 - Hearing Health from the Comfort of Your Home: Lucid & Independa Launch Smart TV-Based Assessment

Lucid Hearing and Independa have announced the launch of a smart TV-based hearing assessment on LG Smart TVs. This week, Bennett Griffin, executive vice president of research and development for Lucid...

30 Mars 202313min

127 - How AAVAA's Innovative Technology Platform Could Revolutionize Hearing and Wearable Tech

127 - How AAVAA's Innovative Technology Platform Could Revolutionize Hearing and Wearable Tech

This week, host Dave Kemp sits down with AAVAA's Chief Technical Officer, Naeem Komeilipoor. The Montreal-based startup recently completed a $2.0 million Seed Round which will fund the continued devel...

28 Mars 202328min

126 - Inside Starkey's Genesis AI Hearing Aid Technology: A Closer Look with Dave Fabry, Ph.D.

126 - Inside Starkey's Genesis AI Hearing Aid Technology: A Closer Look with Dave Fabry, Ph.D.

This week, host Andrew Bellavia is joined by Dave Fabry, the Chief Innovation Officer of Starkey Hearing Technologies. In this episode, the pair discuss the development of the newly launched Genesis ...

22 Mars 20231h 4min

125 - Giants of Audiology: Interview with Richard Tyler, Ph.D.

125 - Giants of Audiology: Interview with Richard Tyler, Ph.D.

The Giants of Audiology is a segment where host Bob Traynor is joined by some of the profession’s most influential figures. In this week's episode, we are joined by Dr. Richard Tyler - considered one ...

20 Mars 20231h 1min

124 - The Power of Hearing Loops: A Conversation with Juliette Sterkens and Susan Taulia

124 - The Power of Hearing Loops: A Conversation with Juliette Sterkens and Susan Taulia

This week, Dave Kemp sits down with Juliette Sterkens, AuD, and Susan Taulia, AuD, to about hearing loops. Dr. Sterkens is the HLAA National Hearing Loop Advocate and Dr. Taulia is a private practice ...

14 Mars 202330min

123 - Direct to Consumer Hearing Care: Interview with Orka Co-Founder, Xinke Liu

123 - Direct to Consumer Hearing Care: Interview with Orka Co-Founder, Xinke Liu

This week, host Andrew Bellavia is joined by Xinke Liu, co-founder of direct-to-consumer hearing aid company, Orka. The company was founded in 2018 with the aim of creating a more user-friendly and ac...

9 Mars 202339min

122 - Trends in Auditory Regenerative Medicine: Spiral Therapeutics Novel Drug Delivery System

122 - Trends in Auditory Regenerative Medicine: Spiral Therapeutics Novel Drug Delivery System

Meneire's disease is one of the toughest conditions for otolaryngologists to successfully treat. In this episode, Hugo Peris, CEO of Spiral Therapeutics and their Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Charles Li...

6 Mars 202318min

121 - Talking Tinnitus: Interview with Gemma Gray, AuD, of HearUSA

121 - Talking Tinnitus: Interview with Gemma Gray, AuD, of HearUSA

According to the Hearing Health Foundation, tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, affects over 25 million Americans and 90% of cases occur with an underlying degree of hearing loss. In this episode, Dave...

1 Mars 202327min

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