Category: Inside Hearing

Inside Hearing

Turn-Taking AI Lets Smart Headphones Focus on the Voices That Matter

The system’s developers think the technology could one day help users of hearing aids to filter their soundscapes without the need to manually direct the AI’s “attention.”

Inside Hearing

Research Sheds Light on Selective Attention and Subcortical Processing

A new study from finds that humans’ ability to focus on a single voice in noisy environments—known as selective attention—appears not to originate in subcortical structures like the brainstem or auditory nerve.

Inside Hearing

MarkeTrak 2025: Hearing Aids in the Age of OTCs and Wearables

HIA's MarkeTrak 2025 study of the U.S. hearing loss market provides new data on prescription hearing aids, OTC devices, and emerging technologies.

Industry News

FDA Expediting Review of Regeneron Drug to Treat Genetic Hearing Loss

Regeneron’s DB-OTO gene therapy for genetic hearing loss is one of nine drugs to receive expedited review under FDA's new CNPV program.

Organizations

APSO Opening Tinnitus Standard for Public Review and Comment

The Audiology Practice Standards Organization is inviting public review and comment on its new draft standard to ensure profession-supported best practices in tinnitus evaluation.

Legislation, Regulation

Audiology Australia Applauds Regulation Under Ahpra

Audiology Australia welcomes the federal government’s decision to register audiology under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.

People

AAO-HNS Names New President

Gene Brown, MD, RPh, has been elected president of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and its foundation.

Research

Researcher Studies How Children with CIs Learn to Speak

A University of Oklahoma researcher is studying how children with cochlear implants use sensory feedback from their mouths and tongues to develop speech, exploring whether enhancing oral motor training could improve language outcomes.

Events

Future Audiologists Gather for 2025 Oticon Summer Camp

Doctoral students in Audiology from across the U.S. attended the 2025 Oticon Summer Camp for real-world clinical practice and career development.