Phone: Asymmetrical Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Fitting Strategies
Course: #22430 1 Hour
Editor's note: There is a small cut in the audio at 9:38-9:39 but no information is lost. Although the typical hearing loss affects the thresholds in both ears in a similar manner, there are a significant number of patients for which the effect of hearing loss is different on one side than the other. These difference manifest themselves not just in terms of thresholds but also in terms of measures such a speech understanding in quiet and noise, psychoacoustic abilities, etc. Given that the etiologies that lead to asymmetrical hearing loss have a more complex effect on peripheral signal encoding, the approach to providing amplification also must be modified. In this seminar, alternative approaches to proving amplification for patients with asymmetrical hearing loss will be examined..
Please note: You may earn ABA Tier 1 credits for this course if you complete it as part of course 23346, "Digging into the Nature of Sensorineural Hearing Loss." Course 23346 contains recordings of three recent Expert Seminars presented by Don Schum, Ph.D. ABA Tier 1 CEUs can be earned only when all modules are completed as part of course 23346.
Course created on June 7, 2013
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schumao2013june.pdfLearning Outcomes
- After this course learners will be able to identify the etiologies and mechanisms that underlie asymmetrical hearing losses
- After this course learners will be able to categorize patients based on the most appropriate treatment approach
- After this course learners will be able to assess the effectiveness of a variety of different approaches to treating patients with asymmetrical hearing loss
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Assumptions of typical fittings |
| 10-20 Minutes | Causes and characteristics of asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss |
| 20-25 Minutes | Introduction to Case Examples |
| 25-30 Minutes | Types of asymmetrical hearing losses |
| 30-40 Minutes | Recommended Fitting Strategies |
| 40-50 Minutes | Case examples: approaches & results |
| 50-55 Minutes | Outcome Measures |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Course Presenter
Donald J. Schum, PhD
Vice President of Audiology and Professional Relations, Oticon
Don Schum currently serves as Vice President for Audiology & Professional Relations for Oticon, Inc. Previous to his position at Oticon in Somerset, Don served as the Director of Audiology for the main Oticon office in Copenhagen Denmark. In addition, he served as the Director of the Hearing Aid Lab at the University of Iowa, School of Medicine (1990-1995) and as an Assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (1988-1990). During his professional career, Dr. Schum has been an active researcher in the areas of Hearing Aids, Speech Understanding, and Outcome Measures. (B.S. in Speech & Hearing Science, University of Illinois M.A. in Audiology, University of Iowa Ph.D. in Audiology, Louisiana State University.)
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