Phone: There's a New Star in School: Making FM Work for Children with Listening Difficulties
Course: #23475 1 Hour
This presentation will include the difficulties children with normal or near normal hearing face when they are in complex listening environments, including acoustic and cognitive issues. The Amigo Star, a low-gain, fully integrated ear-worn FM receiver, will be presented as a potential tool to assist children with listening difficulties in the classroom. An update on the Oticon Amigo FM family as well as FM compatibility options with Amigo Star and Streamer Pro will be reviewed as well.
Course created on January 14, 2014
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amigojan2014.pdfLearning Outcomes
- The participant will be able to discuss the importance of acoustical accessibility in a classroom or other complex auditory environments.
- Participants will be able to describe how to assemble the ear-level device to suit different size ears and integrate the use with an FM transmitter.
- Participants will be able to explain to teenage clients how to use a multi-functional streamer device with a universal FM receiver for classroom use.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Classroom listening conditions and factors that compromise listening under complex acoustic conditions |
| 15-20 Minutes | What is Amigo Star? |
| 20-25 Minutes | Results of pre-development market research |
| 25-30 Minutes | Who are the users? |
| 30-35 Minutes | Amigo Star key features |
| 35-45 Minutes | Fitting Amigo Start |
| 45-55 Minutes | Rounding our the Amigo Portfolio |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
Course Presenter
Mary Humitz, MA, CCC-A, FAAA
Mary Humitz, MA, CCC-A, FAAA, is a Trainer and Support Audiologist in the Pediatric Department. Prior to joining Oticon, Mary served in a number of different capacities, including work as an educational audiologist and clinical audiologist, was a trainer for another hearing aid manufacturer, served as an adjunct professor at Eastern Michigan University, owned a private practice in Rochester Hills, MI, and was the Audiology Department Manager at a suburban Detroit Hospital. Mary did her undergraduate work at Michigan State University and completed her Master’s degree at Central Michigan University. She is currently completing her Doctorate of Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Stills University.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by Oticon in partnership with AudiologyOnline.
Content Disclosure: This learning event focuses on Oticon products and services and will not include info on other products or services.
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