68th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians

The 68th EUHA Congress and the Industry Exhibition will take place at the exhibition grounds of Deutsche Messe Hannover from 16 to 18 October 2024.

  • 16 Oct 2024 – 18 Oct 2024
  • Hanover
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Some nine thousand delegates from over 90 countries are set to attend the 68th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians and the accompanying industry exhibition. These events are the highlight of Europe’s hearing aid trade, with more than 130 exhibitors showcasing innovations from audiology on the most modern exhibition space. There will be an interesting, innovative, and broad-ranging conference programme featuring specialist lectures, several tutorials as well as internationally renowned presenters. The Congress will focus on the latest results from science, audiology, and diagnostics. Innovations from hearing aid fitting, measuring technology, and accessories will be presented. You will find the programme further down on this page.

What’s new in 2024?

The new EUHA-Live Area connects the Congress and the Industry Exhibition even more closely. A central meeting and networking area with a stage will be created in the exhibition hall. Via a headphone system, delegates can get information on the topics of partner country, training/young talent, hearing aid acoustics, and start-ups.

Friday is Future Friday

As a highlight of the third day, four exciting keynotes on important forward-looking topics of the hearing acoustics industry will start on 18 October at 14:00. This programme is open to all congress participants free of charge. Among others, Theresa Schleicher, renowned retail industry expert & futurologist, will speak about the future of retail and consumers. Prof Dr David Matusiewicz, digital health expert, Professor of Medical Management at the FOM University of Applied Sciences and Founder and CEO of the DXM Group, will speak on digital transformation in the healthcare sector. PD Dr Bernd Höing from Essen University Hospital will provide insights into AI in hearing aid research and ask: ‘For whom is a cochlear implant really effective?’ Sergi Rotger-Griful from the Eriksholm Research Centre in Snekkersten, Denmark, talks about the importance of understanding communication challenges for people with hearing loss. He will share insights and future directions for audiological applications.

These Future Friday highlights are not to be missed!

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Programme on Wednesday, 16.10.2024

  • Wednesday, 16 October 2024 09:00–17:00

    Industry exhibition

  • Wednesday, 16 October 2024 09:15–09:45

    Congress opening on the EUHA Live Area stage in the industry exhibition

  • Wednesday, 16 October 2024 11:00–11:30

    get-together before the beginning of the lecture programme

  • Wissenssymposium
    Wednesday, 16 October 2024 11:30–13:30

    Lecture: Prof. Torsten Dau, Lyngby (Denmark)
    „Emerging trends in technical compensation strategies for hearing aids“

    Award ceremony for the EUHA Sponsorship Award

    Award ceremony for the FDHA Awards

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  • Lecture
    Wednesday, 16 October 2024 13:30–14:00
    Dr. Hendrik Husstedt, Lübeck

    „Listening effort for soft speech in quiet“

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  • Wednesday, 16 October 2024 14:00–14:30

    Break

  • Lecture
    Wednesday, 16 October 2024 14:30–15:00
    Dr. Jan de Laat, Leiden (Netherlands)

    „Music experience by hearing impaired subjects“

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  • Lecture
    Wednesday, 16 October 2024 15:00–15:30
    Artjom Brikmann, Koblenz

    "Quality and efficiency thanks to digitisation: The new BVHI platform for digital product data catalogues"

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  • Lecture
    Wednesday, 16 October 2024 15:30–16:00
    Dr. Martin Kinkel, Burgwedel

    „How intelligent are "intelligent" hearing aids? An update“

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  • Lecture
    Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:00–16:30
    Tobias Gröbe, Neuss

    „Fitting of hearing aids with consideration of special requirements at the workplace (using the example of operating room employees in hospitals)“

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  • Lecture
    Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:30–17:00
    Daniel Rützel, Planegg

    „The SII – a simple tool for good speech intelligibility“

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  • Wednesday, 16 October 2024 17:00–18:00

    Rounding off the first day of the congress at the EUHA Live Area in the industry exhibition

  • Wednesday, 16 October 2024 19:30

    FGH evening

Programme on Thursday, 17.10.2024

  • Thursday, 17 October 2024 09:00–17:00

    Industry exhibition

  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 09:30–10:15
    Prof. Tobias Neher, Odense (Denmark)

    „Detection and prevention of rollover at above-conversational speech levels“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 10:15–10:45
    Dr. Matthias Latzel, Stäfa (Switzerland)

    „Noise reduction with AI: Just marketing or a real benefit for the hearing aid user?“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 10:45–11:15
    Christopher Slugocki Ph. D., Illinois (USA)

    „Using EEG to explore the benefits of signal processing towards communication success“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 11:15–11:45
    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. rer. med. Ulrich Hoppe, Erlangen

    „Unilateral vs bilateral evaluation of speech recognition in CI candidates“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 11:45–12:15
    Prof. Dr. Anke Lesinski-Schiedat, Hanover

    „Surgical and audiological outcome with an active transcutaneous bone conduction device in very young children“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 12:15–12:45
    Dr. Jakob Kümmel M. A., Dublin (Irland)

    „Navigating the complexity of tinnitus exacerbation: A scholarly approach“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 12:45–13:15
    Dr. Florian Schmidt, Rostock

    „Influence of tone decay on speech recognition in moderate to profound hearing loss“

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  • Thursday, 17 October 2024 13:15–14:00

    Break

  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 14:00–14:30
    Megan Quilter Au. D., Illinois (USA)

    „Enhancing patient outcomes with Ecological Momentary Assessment: Insights from a pre-market trial“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 14:30–15:00
    Dipl.-Ing. Siegrid Meier M. A., Krummesse

    „Optimised hearing aid provision for infants: Interdisciplinary collaboration focusing on paediatric audiology, paediatric acoustics and early intervention“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 15:00–15:30
    Andrew Bellavia M. A., Illinois (USA)

    „Understanding and addressing hearing loss stigma in context of larger cultural factors“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 15:30–16:00
    Dipl.-Ing. Horst Warncke, Hamburg

    „40 years of technical progress – is everything really new?“

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  • Lecture
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 16:00–16:30
    Dr. Birgitta Gabriel, Ellerbek

    „Decisive steps from store manager to manager with charisma“

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Tutorials on Thursday, 17.10.2024

  • Tutorial
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 09:30–11:00
    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Anke Lesinski-Schiedat, Hanover
    Presenter: tbd

    Tutorial 1: "40 years of CI - how complex is it?"

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  • Tutorial
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 11:30–13:00
    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerhard Goebel, Prien am Chiemsee
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    Tutorial 2: " Hyperacusis and misophonia: Two completely different and poorly understood symptom areas in audiology and psychosomatics"

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  • Tutorial
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 13:30–15:00
    Lecturers: Dr. Birgitta Gabriel, Ellerbeck; Corinna Ruhl B. Sc., Mainz-Kostheim
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    Tutorial 3: " Typical customers! Properly advising exceptional customers"

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  • Tutorial
    Thursday, 17 October 2024 15:30–17:00
    Lecturer: Dennis Alter, Dresden
    Presenter: tbd

    Tutorial 4: „Navigating in an era of uncertainty: The essence of modern leadership skills in the age of skilled labour shortage“

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Programme on Friday, 18.10.2024

  • Friday, 18 October 2024 09:00–17:00

    Industry exhibition

  • Lecture
    Friday, 18 October 2024 09:30–10:00
    Dr. Dirk Oetting, Oldenburg

    „Speech intelligibility in quiet noise and loudness perception for quiet signals“

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  • Lecture
    Friday, 18 October 2024 10:00–10:30
    Prof. Dr. Gregor Hohenberg, Hamm

    „A digital platform for the case management of patients with dementia and associated hearing loss“

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  • Lecture
    Friday, 18 October 2024 10:30–11:00
    Ing. Sascha Bilert M. Sc., Erlangen

    „An audiological journey towards hearing aids for conversational support“

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  • Lecture
    Friday, 18 October 2024 11:00–11:30
    Prof. Dr. Josef Kessler, Cologne

    „How to assess the cognitive status of people with hearing loss?“

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  • Lecture
    Friday, 18 October 2024 11:30–12:00
    Beat Graf, Zurich (Switzerland)

    „Bluetooth Auracast in practice“

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  • Lecture
    Friday, 18 October 2024 12:00–12:30
    Dr. jur. Bridget Dobyan B. A., Washington (USA)

    „State of the US market – 2024“

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  • Lecture
    Friday, 18 October 2024 12:30–13:00
    Sara Burdak Au. D. und Michelle L. Hicks Ph. D., Minnesota (USA)

    „Hearing technology as the gateway to living healthy, safe, and independent lives“

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Future Friday Keynotes

  • Future Friday Keynote
    Friday, 18 October 2024 14:00–14:30
    Theresa Schleicher, Berlin

    „Future Retail in the city center? The next generation for retail specialists“

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  • Future Friday Keynote
    Friday, 18 October 2024 14:30–15:00
    Dr. med. Benedikt Höing, Essen

    „Who benefits from a cochlear implant? Using artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict hearing outcome after cochlear implantation“

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  • Future Friday Keynote
    Friday, 18 October 2024 15:00–15:30
    Sergi Rotger-Griful, Ph. D., Snekkersten (Denmark)

    „Understanding Communication Challenges in People with Hearing Loss: Insights and Future Directions for Audiological Applications“

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  • Future Friday Keynote
    Friday, 18 October 2024 15:30–16:00
    Prof. Dr. David Matusiewicz, Essen

    „The digital transformation in the hearing acoustics industry“

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Tutorials on Friday, 18.10.2024

  • Tutorial
    Friday, 18 October 2024 09:30–11:00
    Lecturers: Dr. Melanie Krüger, Oldenburg; Christoph Stinn, Sugenheim
    Presenter: tbd

    Tutorial 5: „Measuring hearing effort with ACALES in practice - successful collaboration between science and hearing acoustics in specialised shops“

Subject to change without notice!