Course Details

Course # 20866
The Telecoil: The Lonely Transducer that Can Be a Big Producer

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:00 am CDT

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Preview Exam

Course Abstract

With the promotion of "Looping America" through the efforts of AAA and HLAA, the performance of the telecoil in hearing aids has taken on greater importance. This presentation will review the operation of the t-coil and present some information relative to looping homes and businesses, importance of orientation of the t-coil within the hearing aid case, objective measures of t-coil performance and programming of the t-coil for optimum performance. The presentation will also present some ideas of current research projects relative to t-coil performance.

Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

Course Learning Outcomes

Preview Exam

After this course learners will be able to explain the initiative Looping America
After this course learners will be able to describe the importance of t-coil orientation
After this course learners will be able to explain why and how to measure t-coil performance

Time-ordered Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Looping and home business
10-15 Minutes	Examples of t-coils
15-20 Minutes	t-coil orientation
20-40 Minutes	Measuring t-coils
45-50 Minutes	Tools to assess t-coil performance
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q & A

Course Information

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Course Presenter

Michael Valente, PhD

Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director of Adult Audiology

Michael Valente is Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director of Adult Audiology at Washington University School of Medicine. He has been at Washington University in this role for 21 years. His editorial responsibilities include the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology where he is the Assistant Editor-Amplification, American Journal of Audiology, Ear and Hearing and the International Journal of Audiology where he is Editor-at-Large. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1975. In addition, Dr. Valente has authored several textbooks.

Disclosure: Michael Valente has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

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