Bone Conduction & Middle Ear Implants/Aids CEU Courses

The course describes the Ponto 3 SuperPower device, and how the increased dynamic range can benefit BAHS patients. The course will also include details on outcomes with its FreeFocus directionality system, fitting aspects as well as introduce the DSL-BC fitting rationale and Flogram view, which is similar to SPLogram in hearing aid fittings.

The course will describe the struggles in a child’s life due to unilateral hearing loss and how a parent can help overcome. The course will also explain how the technology of the Ponto System can benefit a child with hearing loss.

This presentation will reveal new bone conduction solutions for treating single-sided deafness (SSD) and mixed hearing loss. Details include patient identification, programming and specifications of an off the ear and behind-the-ear sound processor, revolutionizing the Power and SuperPower category by accommodating sensorineural hearing losses up to 65dB HL.

An overview of the Ponto System will be presented with focus on pediatrics. This presentation will talk about concepts of osseointegration plus an overview of the MIPS surgical procedure and a description on the newly FDA cleared abutment extender and its impact on pediatric patients. The application of signal processing and research findings on the impact of noise reduction and compression characteristics on speech intelligibility in the pediatric population will also be reviewed. The relationship between this research and the signal processing options implemented in the Ponto processors will be discussed.

This course will introduce the Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery (MIPS), a new technique for placing bone anchored hearing implants. The course will go through the background, how this surgery is performed, and what the patient benefits are.