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20Q: Combining Electric and Acoustic Hearing - Hearing Preservation and Bimodal Listening

René Gifford

July 10, 2017

1. It’s been a while since we last spoke here at 20Q. We were last talking about hybrid cochlear implant systems, if I recall correctly? Yes, it’s been over 6 years since we last sat dow...   Read More

   


Vanderbilt Audiology Journal Club - Research Examining Benefit of Hearing Aid Features

Todd Ricketts, PhD

June 26, 2017

Dr. Todd Ricketts from Vanderbilt University discusses recent key journal articles regarding evidence for the benefits of select hearing aid features, and their implications for audiology clinical pra...   Read More

  


Vanderbilt Audiology Journal Club - Bilateral Peripheral Vestibular System Impairment

Gary Jacobson, PhD, Devin L. McCaslin, PhD, Kelsey Hatton, AuD

June 19, 2017

A review of articles on the topic of bilateral vestibular hypofunction and failure.   Read More

  


20Q: Acoustics 101 with a Dash of 201

Marshall Chasin, AuD

May 8, 2017

A discussion of common acoustics terms, principles and phenomena and their relationship to audiology clinical practice, in an engaging Q & A format.   Read More

  


20Q: A Shot of Prevention - Hearing Loss from Recreational Firearm Noise

Deanna K. Meinke, PhD

March 13, 2017

How many people shoot recreational firearms? Approximately 46% of adult males and 13% of adult females reported firing a gun at some point in their lifetime on the 2007 U.S. National Health Interview...   Read More

   


20Q: Clinical Education and Precepting - Training the Next Generation of Audiologists

Joanne E. Schupbach, MS, MA

February 13, 2017

1. Is there one specific thing that is critical to ensuring high quality clinical training of students? Well this may sound a little too simple, but communication is fundamental to student training an...   Read More

   


20Q: Hearing Loss and Dementia - Association, Link or Causation?

Piers Dawes, PhD

January 9, 2017

1. I think I pretty much know what dementia is, but what is your definition? ‘Dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that include memory problems, language problems, personality changes or thinking...   Read More

  


20Q: Frequency Lowering Ten Years Later - Evidence for Benefit

Ryan McCreery, PhD

October 10, 2016

1. How would you describe the current state of clinical research about frequency lowering? Highly variable and changing rapidly. As highlighted in Josh Alexander’s 20Q of last month, all of the majo...   Read More

   


20Q: Frequency Lowering Ten Years Later - New Technology Innovations

Joshua M. Alexander, PhD

September 12, 2016

Since all the initial hoopla, I really haven’t paid too much attention to frequency lowering in hearing aids. Has much really changed? Most certainly. You might recall that back in the 1990s, AVR So...   Read More

   


20Q: CAPD - Diagnosis and Intervention

Gail Chermak, PhD

August 8, 2016

1. Thanks for joining me for another session. Do you remember exactly where we left off? Oh, yes. We were talking about services in the schools. I think you became a bit overwhelmed when within two pa...   Read More

  


20Q: CAPD - Fundamentals

Gail Chermak, PhD

July 11, 2016

Let’s start with the basics. What is your definition of a central auditory processing disorder (CAPD)? This isn’t just my definition, but one that has been agreed upon by several experts. CAPD is...   Read More

  


Chronic Subjective Dizziness (or Persistent, Postural-Perceptual Dizziness)

Gary Jacobson, PhD

June 20, 2016

Today, I am going to discuss Chronic Subjective Dizziness (CSD). As we find out more and more about diseases and disorders, sometimes their names change. The title of this presentation is Chronic Subj...   Read More

 


20Q: Predicting the Future of Audiology

Ian M. Windmill, PhD

April 11, 2016

So can we forecast the future of audiology? We certainly can try. In this case, we take what we know or understand about the past and current state of the profession, and then consider what will happe...   Read More

  


20Q: Tinnitus and Hyperacusis - Beyond the Ear

Richard Salvi, PhD

March 14, 2016

As auditory neuroscientists, we are mainly concerned with the way in which the different dimensions of sound (e.g., intensity, frequency and time) activate specific regions of the peripheral or centra...   Read More

  


Vanderbilt Audiology's Journal Club: The Value of Cohort Studies in the Study of Vestibular System Function and Balance

Gary Jacobson, PhD, Devin L. McCaslin, PhD, Kaylee Todd, AuD

March 8, 2016

Today we are going to talk about the power of cohort studies. We know it is impossible to read everything in the literature, and we will demonstrate that there is value in paying attention to what are...   Read More

  


20Q: Tinnitus and Hyperacusis - Reassessment of an Old Problem

Richard Salvi, PhD

February 8, 2016

I seem to be hearing more and more about tinnitus research. Is there really that much more to learn?It’s certainly true that tinnitus has been studied for some time, but yes, there still is much mor...   Read More

  


Vanderbilt Audiology's Journal Club: Noise Reduction, Directional Microphones, and Listening Effort

Erin Margaret Picou, AuD, PhD

January 25, 2016

Dr. Gus Mueller: Our presenter today for our Vanderbilt Journal Club is Dr. Erin Picou. We are fortunate to have someone talking about current hearing aid research who also is conducting and publish...   Read More

  


20Q: Auditory Brainstem Implants - Continued Advancements for Both Adults and Children

William H. Shapiro, AuD

November 9, 2015

1. Auditory Brainstem Implant? Isn’t that just another name for a special cochlear implant?No, not at all. Auditory brainstems implants (ABI) are actually are quite different. A cochlear implant (CI...   Read More

    


A Clinician's Guide to OAE Measurement and Analysis

James W. Hall III, PhD

August 24, 2015

This is the first course in a three-part series. At the end of this course, you will be able to define criteria for normal otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). You will be able to identify three measurement...   Read More

 


20Q: Instruction and Precepting in Clinical Audiology

Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD

August 10, 2015

1. I guess you and I are going to talk about the supervision of audiologists and audiology students, right?Well, yes and no. Terminology is important, because it defines your role. The definition of...   Read More

   


Dilemmas for Audiologists: Scenarios for Ethical Decision Making