In the context of the “Sound and Policies” theme of the 2025 edition, hearing health is concerned in more ways than one, the first being the policy of environmental control in the face of increasing noise pollution, linked not only to levels but also to the electronic processing of sound. Hearing health itself is undergoing a transformation, with the imminent advent of genuine hearing therapies. If patients are to benefit, three policy areas will need to evolve: hearing prevention, screening for deficits, and precision audiology for the right choice of rehabilitation strategy, with the challenge of offsetting unfavourable demographic trends within the audiology professions.
These themes and their interactions will be the common thread running through the “hearing health” evening.
Part 2: Age-related hearing loss
What scientific advances have been made? What are the medical prospects?
Prof. Christine Petit, head of the “Innovation in hearing therapies” laboratory
