This Week in Hearing

This Week in Hearing
This Week in Hearing

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.

  1. 289 - Exploring Phonak’s Approach to Real-World Hearing Aid Testing

    JUL 7

    289 - Exploring Phonak’s Approach to Real-World Hearing Aid Testing

    Hearing care professionals often face challenges when trying to evaluate and compare performance claims across hearing aid brands. Andrew Bellavia speaks with Michael Preuss, Audiology Manager at Sonova, about Phonak’s approach to validating its claims through objective, lab-based methods designed to better reflect real-world listening environments.Preuss explains how Phonak uses a 12-speaker array and ambisonic sound recordings to simulate complex acoustic settings like cafés and dinner parties—scenarios where traditional test setups fall short. He also outlines the development of Sphere mode, powered by a deep neural network (DNN), and how it differs from directional microphone technology. The conversation underscores a broader call for industry-wide standardization to support more informed clinical decision-making. Paper: What is behind the numbers? Understanding how quality, robust evidence is achieved through realistic technical assessments. https://www.phonak.com/content/dam/phonak/en/evidence-library/white-paper/technical-paper/PH_Insight_StudySpotlight_210x297_EN_028-2716-02_V1.00.pdfBackground on how manikins are used in hearing aid performance assessments: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abellavia_hearingaids-hearingloss-audiology-activity-7224045390709321728-ZwGiExploring Phonak Audeo Sphere Infinio launch https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/2024/phonak-infinio-hearing-aids-review/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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