Hearing Innovations with Charlotte Yeh

Highlighting the importance of addressing auditory health across all age groups including aging populations, and its significant impacts on quality of life. Awareness and routine hearing checks are essential to address this universal issue effectively.

Recorded on October 10, 2024, this episode is part of the Fitness and Wellness Series. Speakers are listed in order of appearance.

Dr. Charlotte Yeh, Founder, Yeh Innovations pointed out that over two-thirds of individuals aged 75+ experience significant hearing loss and stressed the importance of addressing the "silent epidemic" of auditory health to improve life quality.

Kerri Conn Haresign, Senior Director at Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has played a pivotal role in developing standards to transform the hearing technology landscape, and continues her work to advance auditory wellness solutions.

Bill Schiffmiller, Founder, Akoio Corporation, discussed auditory wellness as a crucial aspect of holistic health, advocating for proactive care and innovative solutions to enhance hearing health.

Debbie Howard Summary of this show.

Useful resources:

Charlotte Yeh MD, Founder, Yeh Innovations and Chief Experience Officer, Cherish
Hearing Loss Association of America - HLAA
AARP Hearing Solutions
National Institute for Deafness and other Communication Disorders - NIDCD
Hearing Loss for Dummies - book

Kerri Conn Haresign, Sr. Director, Technology & Standards at Consumer Technology Association
CTA Guide to Standards, including further articles

Bill Schiffmiller, Founder & Chief Development Officer, Akoio Corporation, Inc.
Akoio Hearing Loss and Soundscape Guide

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page

LinkedIn Show Post

Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman, Debbie Howard and Steve Ewell

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Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman