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Providing Amplification to the Aging Auditory System
January 24, 2011
This is an edited transcript of the live expert e-seminar. To view the course recording, click here. This course is part of a four-part series of seminars on AudiologyOnline entitled "Myths, Assumptio... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
The Audiology in Agil
April 19, 2010
More than anything else, hearing aid wearers want to count on their hearing in all of the situations that they encounter. As the person with hearing loss goes throughout the day, there will be many ch... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Standard Versus Special Fitting Approaches
November 2, 2009
Audiology, like other clinical sciences, strives to treat patients using consistent, evidence-based approaches. It is expected that caregiving professions ensure that all patients are managed using ve... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Advanced Technology Fittings - Customizing Features
June 22, 2009
Editor's Note: This is part of a series of six expert seminar presentations and articles on the human side of the fitting process. This series is being presented throughout 2009, and is designed to wa... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Managing Patient Expectations
April 13, 2009
Editor's Note: This is part of a series of six expert seminar presentations and articles on the human side of the fitting process. This series is being presented throughout 2009, and is designed to wa... Read More
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Motivating the Older Patient to Take Action
February 9, 2009
Editor's Note: This is part of a series of six expert seminar presentations and articles on the human side of the fitting process. This series is being presented throughout 2009, and is designed to wa... Read More
Hearing & Hearing Loss Hearing Aids - Adults
Negative Synergy: Hearing Loss and Aging
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June 23, 2008
Basic audiometric measures do not offer a comprehensive description of the speech understanding ability or difficulty of patients. Speech understanding is complex and complicated. Individual cognitive... Read More
Hearing & Hearing Loss
New Technology and Spatial Resolution
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August 20, 2007
We live in a complex world. We are constantly bombarded by stimulation. As humans, we have an amazing ability to sort through this onslaught and automatically and effortlessly make sense of the consta... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
T-Coils: Beyond the Telephone
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October 16, 2006
T-coils (also called induction pick-up coils, or magnetic induction systems) have existed within personal hearing aids since the late 1940s (Ross, 2004). T-coils can be thought of as mini-antennas, wh... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults
Amplification and Medically Complex Hearing Loss
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October 9, 2006
Hearing aids are generally fit based on the type and degree of hearing loss, not etiology. However, in medically complex cases, hearing loss is only one manifestation of an underlying and ongoing dise... Read More
Hearing & Hearing Loss Hearing Aids - Adults
FM Made Friendly
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August 28, 2006
Advanced technology hearing aids allow tremendous capabilities for people with hearing loss, providing benefits such as: improved signal-to-noise ratio, reduced background noise, high fidelity sound q... Read More
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Incorporating the Sound Activity Meter into Clinical Practice
April 24, 2006
The numbers are in and there is good news and bad news. Kochkin (2005) has presented the findings of the most recent industry study (MarkeTrak VII) on hearing aid use and satisfaction. First, the good... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Meta Controls and Advanced Technology Amplification
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March 27, 2006
One of the goals of an effective hearing aid fitting is to package the world of sound into the remaining hearing capability of the patient. From the patient's perspective, a successfully amplified sou... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Integrating New Technology: Addressing Old Problems
March 21, 2005
Processing speech in difficult listening environments to allow maximal word and sentence recognition is the single greatest challenge facing hearing aid researchers and manufacturers. Interference fro... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Artificial Intelligence: The New Advanced Technology in Hearing Aids
June 7, 2004
Vice President, Audiology & Professional Relations Oticon, Inc. I visited my favorite internet news site this morning and found a story about a new "smart" running shoe. The shoe has a computer chip o... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
SuperPower for Kids
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March 31, 2003
Abstract This study examines the performance of 15 school-aged children with profound hearing loss following an upgrade to an advanced multiple channel non-linear hearing instrument. Significant impro... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
Adapto: An Introduction to the New Generation of Digital Amplification.
December 30, 2001
Despite important advances in hearing aid technology over the past decade, the hearing aid fitting experience still tends primarily be a problem solving process. The discipline of hearing aid fitting... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Annoyance and Hearing Aids
January 17, 2001
Donald J. Schum, Ph.D. Vice President of Audiology & Professional Relations for Oticon, Inc Listening to amplified speech through hearing aids all day can lead to fatigue and annoyance. Although they... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
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