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 4:
Identifying hearing disorders, the role of audiology players
Jean Michel Klein, President of the ENT training organization – moderator
Pr Paul Avan – Problems and solutions, research
Guillaume Baugin – Lecturer in public affairs. Member of ARDDS, patient needs
Arnaud Coez – audioprosthetist, the first step
Pr Hung Thaï-Van, CHU de Lyon, President of WCA 2024, tools
Pr Vincent Couloigner – Vice-president of the ENT NPC, screening and detection
Devices and societal solutions
Shelly Chadha, WHO Program Manager for Prevention and Deafness and Hearing Impairment – WHO proposals
Jean-Michel Klein – The “Ascolta” manifesto
