CEU Courses

In the everyday practice of fitting hearing aids, we develop many beliefs, about both the technology and the fitting procedures. Some of these beliefs are based on things we think we have read, things we have heard from a rep, things from our fitting experiences, or things we just believe to be true because we always have. But for most of us, not all of them really are true. This presentation will reveal some of the most common misconceptions related to the fitting and operation of hearing aids.

This course will discuss diagnostic criteria for vestibular migraines and cover the diagnosis, treatment, and management of vestibular migraines.

This course will review venting effects in hearing aid verification. A new solution for including venting effects in test box verification will be described.

This course will provide information for preceptors, educational coordinators, and audiologists involved in audiology student training. Guidance will be provided for navigating difficult pandemic-related training issues including vaccination status, exposure protocols, and disruption in clinical skill development.

Audiologists have an opportunity to prevent or mitigate hearing loss in children and adults. This webinar (Part 1) focuses on the importance of applying sensitive and value-added tests in the diagnosis of hearing loss and related disorders (e g., auditory processing disorders and tinnitus).

Performing a streamlined first fit is an essential part of the hearing aid fitting process. Starkey’s Inspire fitting software is easy to use and has several automatic settings to ensure a successful first fit. Inspire allows providers to customize their fittings based on each patient’s specific hearing and healthy living needs. This course is designed to discuss the Inspire fitting software in its entirety, from the Pre-Fitting section to the Fitting screens, as well as highlight help resources built directly into the software.

Audiologists and school personnel serving students with hearing loss continue to face challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic due to dramatic changes to students’ learning environments and formats. Join Dr. Erin Schafer, of University of North Texas, to review key findings and the resulting recommendations to promote learning, engagement and educational access for K-12 students with hearing loss.

Persons with hearing loss often struggle with emotional challenges directly related to these hearing difficulties. Too often, these challenges are going unnoticed by the hearing care professional. This podcast will review recent research findings related to the emotional challenges associated with hearing loss in adults and provide a strategy for how clinicians can better manage and account for these emotional challenges patients face.

This presentation will cover a variety of important and relevant topics ranging from research-based theoretical causes of tinnitus, strengths and weaknesses of various tinnitus handicap questionnaires, evidence-based application of tinnitus-masking treatment approaches, and an overview of ReSound patient-focused tinnitus solutions. At the end of this presentation, participants will have a foundation and framework for implementing a tinnitus program into their clinic practice or strategies for complimenting an already established tinnitus practice.

Hearing loss is a barrier to patient-provider communication and contributes to sensory isolation. As such, hearing loss is associated with poorer health care outcomes and poorer experiences in the health care system. In this session, we will explore the latest research in this area and consider whether hearing care may modify outcomes.