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371 - How Audiologists Make Hearing Aid Selection Decisions: Insights from New Research

October 22, 2026 · 35 min

How do audiologists decide which hearing aids to recommend to their patients? And how much of that decision is guided by scientific evidence versus clinical experience, patient listening needs, and traditional technology-tiering…
370 - Inside Starkey Omega AI+ Hearing Aids: Quad DNN, Better Speech and New Health Features

October 13, 2026 · 50 min

Starkey's new Omega AI+ hearing aids introduce a Quad DNN processing architecture, enhanced speech-in-noise technology, improved feedback management, and new sleep-tracking capabilities. But what do these advancements mean for hearing aid…
369 - We Value Hearing — So Why Is Hearing Loss Still So Misunderstood?

October 7, 2026 · 27 min

Nearly half (48%) of U.S. adults say society doesn’t know enough about hearing loss — even though people overwhelmingly recognize the importance of good hearing.In this conversation, Shari Eberts speaks with Dr. Patrick D’Haese, Corporate…
368 - Listen Up: A New Push to Make Hearing Screening Routine at 50

September 29, 2026 · 16 min

Hearing loss often develops gradually, which means many people may not recognize changes until they begin interfering with everyday communication. A new national initiative is looking to change that by making hearing screening a routine…
367 - Oticon Reveal Hearing Aids: Inside the New Dual AI Technology

September 16, 2026 · 36 min

Oticon’s new Reveal hearing aid platform introduces a Dual AI approach designed to manage speech and contextual sounds while preserving the broader sound environment around the listener. Andrew Bellavia visits the Oticon Reveal U.S. launch…

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366 - FDA Expands Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidacy: What’s Changed?

September 10, 2026 · 25 min

Pediatric cochlear implant candidacy has expanded significantly in recent years, creating opportunities for earlier intervention and opening the door to implantation for children who may not have been considered candidates in the past.Dr…
365 - Beyond the Audiology Appointment: How HLAA Supports People with Hearing Loss

September 8, 2026 · 24 min

For people with hearing loss, many of the biggest challenges happen outside the clinic—from navigating difficult listening situations to managing the emotional and social impact of hearing loss.Shari Eberts is joined by Dan Reiner…
364 - Inside Fortell’s Push Into the Prescription Hearing Aid Market

September 2, 2026 · 38 min

Fortell is taking an unusual path for a hearing aid startup: entering the prescription hearing aid market with proprietary AI technology, its own clinics, and a care model built around audiologists.Shari Eberts speaks with Fortell…
363 - Phonak EON Hearing Aids Deep Dive: Smaller Sphere, Smarter AI and Auracast

August 31, 2026 · 49 min

Phonak’s new EON hearing aid platform brings a smaller Sphere design, a new HYPERSONIC AI chip, expanded Spheric Speech Clarity, improved wind noise management, and Auracast connectivity.Andrew Bellavia visits the Phonak EON hearing aid…
362 - From Captions to Context: Rylo’s Vision for AI-Powered Communication

August 27, 2026 · 20 min

AI-powered captions are becoming increasingly common, but Rylo CEO and co-founder Tomer Aharoni believes accessible communication needs to go much further than simply converting speech into text.Shari Eberts speaks with Aharoni about the…
361 - Inside Signia MaX Hearing Aids: Four DNNs and a New Approach to Sound Processing

August 24, 2026 · 33 min

What changes when a hearing aid uses four specialized deep neural networks at the same time? Andrew Bellavia travels to Munich for an early look at Signia MaX, the company’s new hearing aid platform built around what Signia calls Acoustic…
360 - Inside ReSound Sensia: Automatic AI and Smarter Hearing in Noise

August 18, 2026 · 32 min

GN’s new ReSound Sensia hearing aids build on the AI and Deep Neural Network (DNN) technology introduced with ReSound Vivia, with a major change: advanced speech-in-noise processing can now engage automatically. At the center of the new…

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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.