It’s Time for the Hearing Industry to Get Over Its Telehealth Hang Ups

Send us Fan Mail Audibel’s Global Director of TeleHear and Clinical Training, Kristy Lowery, Ph.D., joins Dave to discuss the evolution of telehealth in the hearing industry, explain how the pandemic made it mainstream, share real world telehealth success stories, and make the case for why every hearing professional should implement it. Link to full transcript

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