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Emerging treatment approaches for age-related hearing loss include alternative interventions aimed at ameliorating symptoms and slowing down or even preventing hearing loss, in contrast with current treatment approaches, which focus primarily on amplification and communication strategies. This session will explore up-and-coming approaches, such as pre-clinical investigation of hormones (e.g., Aldosterone) correlated with auditory function; medicinal-related interventions; and challenges to timelines to bring new treatments to market.

This course is a recorded session from the online conference “Audiology 2017: Cutting-Edge Perspectives in Service Delivery for Older Adults.”

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Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Describe current best practices regarding interventions for age-related hearing loss and the potential for new targeted treatments via device and medicinal interventions
• Discuss the difficult course of drug development
• Describe currently available and upcoming medicinal treatments for hearing loss

Presenter Information

Victoria Sanchez, AuD, PhD, CCC-A, F-AAA, earned a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of California - Santa Barbara. She earned her AuD and PhD from the University of South Florida (USF). Currently, Sanchez is a research assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at USF, where she teaches, performs clinical services, and leads several research studies. She is an investigator in the Auditory Rehabilitation & Clinical Trials Laboratory, and her research areas of interest are speech perception, auditory cognitive neuroscience, auditory rehabilitation, evidence-based practice, and the effects of various disorders and interventions on the auditory and vestibular systems. Prior to joining the faculty at USF, Sanchez was a clinical and research audiologist at the Bay Pines Veteran Affairs (VA) Healthcare System.

Financial Disclosures:

• Research assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Florida and director of the Auditory Rehabilitation & Clinical Trials Laboratory (ARCT Lab)
• Research funding and financial support for consulting services from Autifony Therapeutics
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• No nonfinancial relationships to the content of this presentation

Ann Clock Eddins, PhD, MBA, CCC-A, FAAA, is an associate professor and associate chair in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. She holds degrees from Northwestern University, University of California at Santa Barbara, University at Buffalo, and the University of Rochester. She is co-director of the Auditory & Speech Sciences Laboratory and a core member of the Global Center for Hearing and Speech Research at USF. Her research and clinical interests are aimed at understanding the neural correlates of auditory perception in normal hearing adults and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing, with a particular focus on neural plasticity with aging, tinnitus, and rehabilitative intervention. She also has expertise in small business development, health care economics, and clinical management decision-making.

Financial Disclosures:

• Associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Florida and associate chair of the Auditory and Speech Sciences Laboratory
• Research funding from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Aging (NIA) and National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• No nonfinancial relationships to the content of this presentation

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Online conference dates: October 11–23, 2017
End date: November 29, 2026

This course is offered for 0.05 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).