The Hearing Journal Archives View Articles by Topic All Topics Assistive Devices Aural Habilitation - Children Aural Rehabilitation/Counseling - Adults Balance/Dizziness Batteries Bone Conduction Implants/Aids CAP/APD Career Center / Jobs Cochlear Implants Device Warranty/Loss & Damage/Repair/Financing EarMolds / Impressions Electrophysiology Hearing & Hearing Loss Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children Hearing Conservation and Noise Hearing Eval/Screen - Children/Special Pop Hearing Evaluation - Adults Infection Control / Cerumen Mgmt Medical & Surgical Middle Ear Implants/Aids Miscellaneous Otoacoustic Emissions Practice Management/Marketing/Business Issues Professional/Hearing Health Profession Issues Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Sort By:  Date | Author(s) Current Sort: Publication Date DESC From The Editor: Readers to the rescue David H. Kirkwood 5/2008 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 5/2008 Page Ten: MRI Referral Protocols The Fundamentals Therese C. Walden 5/2008 Cover Story: With good chemistry and communication, practice partnerships can be powerful Judith Nemes 5/2008 Viewpoint: Ten considerations for early intervention derived from nearly 50 years in the clinic David Luterman 5/2008 Academy celebrates 20th birthday amid sweet memories and great expectations David H. Kirkwood 5/2008 Courses feature leading authorities on far-ranging topics Brande Victorian 5/2008 Creating a career employee: Hiring and managing for long-term success Bill Urwin 5/2008 Nuts & Bolts: Baha When conventional devices won't do George Cire and Robert L. Martin 5/2008 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: When opportunity arises, don't squander it Gyl A. Kasewurm 5/2008 Hearing & Children: Summer programs provide deaf children with a different perspective Devan K. Folts 5/2008 The Final Word: The fundamental things in life apply ... Dennis Van Vliet 5/2008 From The Editor: Opportunity awaits at betterhearing.org David H. Kirkwood 4/2008 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 4/2008 Page Ten: How loud is allowed? It's a three-peat! H. Gustav Mueller and Ruth A. Bentler 4/2008 Cover Story: Quest for a Cure: Recent findings advance scientists' understanding of hearing loss Karen Pallarito 4/2008 Making earmold impressions at home: How well can untrained consumers do it? Suzanne H. Kimball 4/2008 At 94, Marion Downs is still having fun—and helping kids with hearing loss Brande Victorian 4/2008 Despite having more advanced features, hearing aids hold line on retail price Earl E. Johnson 4/2008 Criteria for evaluating the performance of linear frequency transposition in children Jane Auriemmo, Francis Kuk, and Patricia Stenger 4/2008 Ida Institute created to help practitioners make patient’s journey a successful one David H. Kirkwood 4/2008 Small Talk: Responsibility, relationships, and referrals:Treating the whole child Jace Wolfe and Jacqueline Rogers Scholl 4/2008 Nuts & Bolts: More 2K plus - Kick it up a notch Robert L. Martin 4/2008 The Final Word: As hearing aids evolve, there’s room for many “species” to survive Dennis Van Vliet 4/2008 From The Editor: Could this fitting have been saved? David H. Kirkwood 3/2008 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 3/2008 Page Ten: How TELEGRAMS can help you reach out and touch someone Linda Thibodeau 3/2008 Cover Story: Practitioners give high marks for user benefit to open-canal mini-BTEs Earl E. Johnson 3/2008 Prescribing maximum hearing aid output: Differences among manufacturers found H. Gustav Mueller, Ruth A. Bentler, and Yu-Hsiang Wu 3/2008 Inquiry into online hearing test raises doubts about validity Suzanne H. Kimball 3/2008 An integrated data-management system saves time, leaving more for patient care Michel K. Jürgens 3/2008 Hearing & Children: AG Bell’s LOFT program builds teens’ self-confidence and leadership skills Ken Levinson 3/2008 Margo Skinner is lovingly recalled as a dedicated clinician and giften researcher David H. Kirkwood 3/2008 Nuts & Bolts: More 2K Robert L. Martin 3/2008 Gyl's Guide To Managing For Success: Help is on the way! Gyl A. Kasewurm 3/2008 The Final Word: You're enjoying this, aren't you? Dennis Van Vliet 3/2008 From the Editor: With kids, stakes and rewards seem highest David H. Kirkwood 2/2008 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 2/2008 Page Ten: Baby waves and hearing aids: Using ABR to fit hearing aids to infants Marlene Bagatto 2/2008 Cover Story: Amplification in the classroom: New technologies, new challenges Judith Nemes 2/2008 Hearing assistance technology in schools: Current practices and trends Cheryl DeConde Johnson 2/2008 Study finds compliant eartips can be used instead of custom earmolds Pauline Smith, Alison Riley, Adrian Davis, Wendy Davies, and Ellen Jeffs 2/2008 We're here to stay is theme of Academy's 20th convention David H. Kirkwood 2/2008 Small Talk: A pediatric audiology column debuts Jace Wolfe and Jacque Rogers-Scholl 2/2008 Nuts & Bolts: Save time, avoid frustration by doing master hearing aid tests Robert L. Martin 2/2008 The Final Word: Striking a different cord Dennis Van Vliet 2/2008 From the Editor: That's right, we're The Hearing Journal David H. Kirkwood 1/2008 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 1/2008 Page Ten: Vestibuar testing: The good, the bad, and the emesis begin Devin L. McCaslin 1/2008 Cover Story: Research advances understanding of tinnitus, lifts hopes of better treatments Judith Nemes 1/2008 Thin-tube and receiver-in-canal devices: There is positive feedback on both! Stephen A. Hallenbeck and Jennifer Groth 1/2008 Nuts & Bolts: BBs: The hearing aids of the near future Robert L. Martin 1/2008 Gordon Stowe, an industry pioneer, dies David H. Kirkwood 1/2008 Gly's Guide to Managing for Success: Who says I'm bossy? Gyl A. Kasewurm 1/2008 Hearing & Children: Counseling tool enhances dialog with families of children with hearing loss Oticon Pediatrics 1/2008 The Final Word: Advanced technology can't take the place of common sense Dennis Van Vliet 1/2008 From the Editor: A move in the right direction David H. Kirkwood 12/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 12/2007 Cover Story: Bucking bad economic news, hearing aid sales rise by 5.4% on way to record year David H. Kirkwood 12/2007 Empowering the hearing aid wearer though logging plus learning Donald Hayes 12/2007 New RITE aid is found to provide consistent directional performance Monika Bertges Reber and Matthew Callaway 12/2007 Buoyed by a new name and mission, ADA sets forth on a new beginning David H. Kirkwood 12/2007 In ADA’s vision, practice owners would play dominant role in audiology's future Sara Bloom 12/2007 Entrants in Oticon Makeover Contest seek ways to enhance patient experience David H. Kirkwood 12/2007 Nuts & Bolts: When patients' emotions run high, words alone are not enough Robert L. Martin 12/2007 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: It's all about the buzz Gyl A. Kasewurm 12/2007 Active Marketing for Changing Times: How a small practice used marketing magic to savor the sweet smell of success Don Marsh 12/2007 The Final Word: When perfectly good is no longer good enough Dennis Van Vliet 12/2007 From The Editor: Redeeming November: One special issue at a time David H. Kirkwood 11/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 11/2007 Wireless technology is driving a hearing aid metamorphosis Arthur Boothroyd 11/2007 Wireless transmission of speech and data to, from and between hearing aids Carl Sandrock and Donald J. Schum 11/2007 Historically, the paths of hearing aids and telephones have often intertwined Harry Levitt 11/2007 Increasing hearing aid adoption through multiple environmental listening utility Sergei Kochkin 11/2007 Acceptance of the wireless microphone as a hearing aid accessory for adults David Fabry, Hans Mülder, and Evert Dijkstra 11/2007 Connecting the hearing-impaired in a wireless world Theresa Hnath Chisolm, Sherri L. Smith, Rachel McArdle, and Judith L. Reese 11/2007 Binaural sharing of audio signals; Prospective benefits and limitations Brian C. J. Moore 11/2007 Assessing the feasibility of Bluetooth in hearing rehabilitation Jerry L. Yanz and David A. Preves 11/2007 Hearing and Children: Annie's Story Annie Fagan 11/2007 Advances in professional education hailed at upbeat IHS Annual Convention in Reno David H. Kirkwood 11/2007 From the Editor: Perception is gaining on reality David H. Kirkwood 10/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 10/2007 Page Ten: Hearing loss and iPods: What happens when you turn them to 11? Brian Fligor 10/2007 Cover Story: Data Logging It's popular but how can this feature be used to help patients? H. Gustav Mueller 10/2007 Fitting hearing aids in three domains Michael Nilsson 10/2007 Adaptation of adult techniques for evaluating vestibular function in children L. Maureen Valente 10/2007 Watch out for those invisible costs that cut into your practice's profits Terry Silance 10/2007 Swimming among the sharks: How to compete with the corporate practices Jim Munsey 10/2007 Putting evidence into practice using a certification program Brian Taylor 10/2007 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: One bad apple... Gyl Kasewurm 10/2007 Letters David H. Kirkwood 10/2007 Nuts & Bolts: New products from the earmold lab Robert L. Martin 10/2007 The Final Word: The best laid plans ... Dennis Van Vliet 10/2007 From the Editor: Of cartels and communication assessment David H. Kirkwood 9/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 9/2007 Page Ten: Linking hearing aids to quailty of life: What's the evidence? Theresa Hnath Chisolm 9/2007 Cover Story: Some masters of management offer suggestions for a successful practice Judith Nemes 9/2007 ViewPoint: Instead of a hearing aid evaluation, let's assess functional communication ability Robert W. Sweetow 9/2007 Auditory hallucinations: An audiological perspective Frank Musiek, Tee Marie Ballingham, Barry Liu, Jennifer Paulovicks, Brooke Swainson, Kevin Tyler, Kristin Vasil, and Jeffrey Weihing 9/2007 Nuts & Bolts: Beware the cotton-tipped applicator Michael Rensink and Robert Martin 9/2007 Pathways: Have we forgotten that (C)APD really is? Gail D. Chermak 9/2007 Pair of winners names in Oticon's $100,000 office makeover contest David H. Kirkwood 9/2007 Hearing & Children: Go where the cows jump over the moon Jacqueline Rogers Scholl 9/2007 Letters David H. Kirkwood 9/2007 The Final Word: In our work, compromise comes with the territory Dennis Van Vliet 9/2007 From The Editor: Good Samaritans and other good news David H. Kirkwood 8/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 8/2007 Page Ten: Fitting options for adults with unilateral hearing loss Michael Valente 8/2007 Cover Story: Good Samaritans of hearing care cover the world to help those who cannot hear Sara Bloom 8/2007 Software-based auditory training program found to reduce hearing aid return rate Melody Martin 8/2007 Starkey Foundation leaders explain how to run a successful hearing care mission Debbie Wright and Frederic Rondeau 8/2007 Nuts & Bolts: We should be very proud of our industry Robert L. Martin 8/2007 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Let your patients experience the difference Gyl Kasewurm 8/2007 Letters to the Editor: Readers respond to editorial on use of title audioprosthologist David H. Kirkwood 8/2007 Nikki Pikus, noted scientist and AuD advocate dies David H. Kirkwood 8/2007 The Final Word: Selling a treatment plan, not simply hearing aids Dennis Van Vliet 8/2007 From The Editor: A man who made dreams come true David H. Kirkwood 7/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 7/2007 Page Ten: Unilateral hearing loss in children: A mountain or a molehill? Anne Marie Tharpe 7/2007 Cover Story: Having a career and a family life, too Karen Pallarito 7/2007 A method is devised to make acoustically configured, individually tuned earmolds Chester Pirzanski 7/2007 Hearing loss and prosthesis simulation in audiology Patrick M. Zurek and Joseph G. Desloge 7/2007 New algorithm is designed to take the annoyance out of transient noise Josef Chalupper and Thomas A. Powers 7/2007 Hearing & Children: Teenagers, hearing loss, and hearing aids Cheryl DeConde Johnson, 7/2007 Nuts & Bolts: How to improve word understanding Robert L. Martin 7/2007 George Osborne, a driving force in making audiology a doctoring profession, is dead David H. Kirkwood 7/2007 The Final Word: If at first ... Dennis Van Vliet 7/2007 From the Editor: A great convention, but nothing's perfect David H. Kirkwood 6/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 6/2007 Page Ten: Everything you ever wanted to know about billing Debbie Abel 6/2007 The Best Of Audiology Literature 2006 Brad A. Stach, David J. Wark, Linda J. Hood, H. Gustav Mueller, 6/2007 Largest gathering of audiologist ever brings a new rap home from Denver David H. Kirkwood 6/2007 Pediatric hearing aid fitting and DSL v5.0 Douglas L. Beck, Sheila Moodie, and David Speidel 6/2007 Cochlear implants can help patient enjoy listening to and making music Manuela Prause-Weber and Lyn Schraer-Joiner 6/2007 Gyls' Guide To Managing For Success: What's so secret Gyl Kasewurm 6/2007 Nuts & Bolts: Sudden hearing loss - you can help Michael Rensink and Robert L. Martin 6/2007 The Final Word: Finding solution for a lost cause Dennis Van Vliet 6/2007 Hearing aids improve adults' quality of life David H. Kirkwood 5/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 5/2007 Page Ten: Deciding to make good decisions Robert Turner 5/2007 Cover Story: Why doesn't my hearing aid work better? and other questions you are sick of hearing Judith Nemes 5/2007 Flexible DSP circuits have put advances in hearing aid technology on a fast track Marc Niklaus 5/2007 Redefining the hearing aid as the user's interface with the near and far worlds Donald J. Schum 5/2007 Non-invasive acoustic neuroma treatment via Gamma Knife stereotatic radiosurgery Paul Popp and Gary Kraus 5/2007 (Central) auditory processing disorders. Overview and amplification issues Douglas L. Beck and Teri James Bellis 5/2007 Nuts & Bolts: The follow-up examination and documenting success Robert L. Martin 5/2007 Clinton, Harkin speak out for CI research Mike Smolinsky 5/2007 The Final Word: Organization, efficiency, success Dennis Van Vliet 5/2007 From the Editor: Spring bouquets all around David H. Kirkwood 4/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 4/2007 Page Ten: Moving toward evidence-based diagnosis and management of APD in children James W. Hall III 4/2007 Cover Story: Universities and clinical sites puzzle out the details of fourth year externships Karen Pallario 4/2007 MarkeTrak VII: Obstacles to adult non-user adoption of hearing aids Sergei Kochkin 4/2007 Survey finds higher sales and prices, plus more open fittings and directional mics Earl E. Johnson 4/2007 Use of frequency transposition in a thin-tube open-ear fitting Francis Kuk, Heidi Peeters, Denise Keenan, and Chi Lau 4/2007 Nuts & Bolts: Watch for danger signals and chronic problems Robert L. Martin 4/2007 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Goals - You've got to set 'em to get 'em Gyl A. Kasewurm 4/2007 Netscope 2007: www.healthyhearing.com Roy F. Sullivan 4/2007 Hearing Industries Association explores “consumer’s journey” at its 2007 meeting David H. Kirkwood 4/2007 The Final Word: Belief and motivation Dennis Van Vliet 4/2007 From the Editor: A new player enters the arena David H. Kirkwood 3/2007 HJ Report David H. Kirkwood 3/2007 Page Ten: The VEMP: Ready for the clinic David Zapala 3/2007 Cover Story: Survey explores how dispensers use and choose their preferred hearing aid brands Earl E. Johnson 3/2007 Your competitive edge: The art of communication in professional practice Raymond H. Hull 3/2007 Well-designed surveys can help practices improve their patient-satisfaction rates Danielle Campbell-Angah 3/2007 ViewPoint: Cochlear implants: Why don't more people use them? Fan-Gang Zeng 3/2007 Active Marketing for Changing Times: Harnessing the power of free media Don Marsh 3/2007 Hearing & Children: Decoding tears Jacqueline Rogers Scholl 3/2007 Nuts & Bolts: A true tale of horror and hope in Mexico Robert L. Martin 3/2007 The Final Word: Technology: Asset of anathema? Dennis Van Vliet 3/2007 From the Editor: Moving ahead with a new design David H. Kirkwood 2/2007 Page Ten: Hearing lessons Perceptual learning on basic auditory skills Beverly A. Wright 2/2007 Cover Story: As communication technologies converge, dispensers have new opportunities Judith Nemes 2/2007 Scan/print vs. invest/pour shell-making technologies for CIC hearing aid fittings Roy F. Sullivan 2/2007 Evaluation of a noise-reduction algorithm that targets non-speech transient sounds Gitte Keidser, Anna O’Brien, Matthias Latzel, and Elizabeth Convery 2/2007 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Details, details Gyl Kasewurm 2/2007 Pathways: Determining candidacy for (central) auditory processing evaluations Kathleen Loftus West and Linda A. Guenette 2/2007 First Person: Addressing cultural diversity in your practice - A case in point Levi A. Reiter 2/2007 Nuts & Bolts: Tools of the trade Robert L. Martin 2/2007 The Final Word: The hearing aid experience - Is the glass half empty or half full? David B. Hawkins 2/2007 From the Editor: Hearing care's future has never looked brighter David H. Kirkwood 1/2007 Page Ten: Pull out an ACE to help your patients become better communicators Louise Hickson 1/2007 Cover Story: As boomers age, will supply meet demand for hearing services? Sara Bloom 1/2007 Hearing aids with external receivers: Can they offer power and cosmetics? Michael Hoen and David Fabry 1/2007 Revised ANSI standard measures hearing aid directionality in 3D David Preves and Thomas Burns 1/2007 With colorful San Antonio as a backdrop, IHS holds a spirited Annual Convention David H. Kirkwood 1/2007 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Create a remarkable marketing campaign Gyl A. Kasewurm 1/2007 Nuts & Bolts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Robert L. Martin 1/2007 Hearing & Children: Eleven-year-old girl is #1 fundraiser Wini Robertson and Josh Robertson 1/2007 The Final Word: Art + science = success in wines and hearing aid fittings Dennis Van Vliet 1/2007 From The Editor: Two organizations look to their futures David H. Kirkwood 12/2006 Cover Story: Led by BTEs, sales rise for fourth straight year to surpass 2.3 million David H. Kirkwood 12/2006 Can your hearing aids handle loud music? A quick test will help you Marshall Chasin 12/2006 Your practice won't be profitable unless you pay attention to its break even point Peter Marzolf 12/2006 The 2006 tax bill is affecting many private-practice owners Mark E. Battersby 12/2006 Its original mission accomplished, ADA takes a new name to reflect a new vision David H. Kirkwood 12/2006 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Employee benefit plans require a balancing act Gyl A. Kasewurm 12/2006 Nuts & Bolts: What are you doing to improve your image? Robert L. Martin 12/2006 The Final Word: The real world is a fitting's proving ground Dennis Van Vliet 12/2006 From the Editor: Open-canal fittings: Just how good are they? David H. Kirkwood 11/2006 Phonak to buy ReSound Group David H. Kirkwood 11/2006 Special Issue: Open-Canal Fittings: Open is in H. Gustav Mueller 11/2006 Acoustic feedback and its reduction through digital signal processing Vijay Parsa 11/2006 Open-canal fittings: Ten take-home tips H. Gustav Mueller and Todd A. Ricketts 11/2006 Effectiveness of directional technology in open-canal hearing instruments Ruth Bentler, Yu-Hsiang Wu and Julie Jeon 11/2006 Open-canal fittings and the hearing aid occlusion effect Douglas J. MacKenzie 11/2006 Segmenting dispensers: Factors in selecting open-canal fitting Earl E. Johnson 11/2006 Hearing aid outcomes with open- and closed canal fittings David Gnewikow and Meredith Moss 11/2006 Real-world satisfaction and benefit with open-canal fittings Brian Taylor 11/2006 Final Word: Basic issues can thwart advanced technology Dennis Van Vliet 11/2006 Recognizing the need to improve is a step in the right direction David H. Kirkwood 10/2006 Page Ten: What's new from NAL in hearing aid prescriptions? Hervey Dillon 10/2006 Cover Story: In an era of corporate consolidation, can the independent still thrive? Sara Bloom 10/2006 Despite new digital technologies, shell modelers shoot in the dark Chester Pirzanski 10/2006 Efficacy and effectiveness of a pattern-recognition algorithm Shilpi Banerjee, Laurel Olson, Karrie Recker, and Justyn Pisa 10/2006 Letters to the Editor: Point / Counterpoint on Issues in Ethics Kathy Foltner & Robert Glaser 10/2006 In BHI video, Internet pioneer extols virtues of hearing aids Erin Bascom 10/2006 Hearing-impaired pilot carries message of hope around the world David H. Kirkwood 10/2006 Nuts & Bolts: Phase-cancellation feedback control: All hype aside, it's a big step forward Robert L. Martin 10/2006 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Creating patients for life Gyl Kasewurm 10/2006 The Final Word: The essential skills still apply Dennis Van Vliet 10/2006 From the Editor: And now for something really stupid David H. Kirkwood 9/2006 Page Ten: The DSL method: Improving with age Susan Scollie 9/2006 Cover Story: Overburdened and under-appreciated, school audiologists forge ahead Karen Pallarito 9/2006 How quality of service affects patient satisfaction with hearing aids Brian Taylor 9/2006 View Point: For audiology, dentistry offers a good model for preserving independent private practice David J. Smriga 9/2006 What's still growing on your patients' hearing aids? Stacey K. Sturgulewski, A.U. Bankaitis, David A. Klodd, and Thomas Haberkamp 9/2006 Starkey Foundation's work represents its founder's lifelong philosophy Judith Nemes 9/2006 Nuts & Bolts: Rules for successful open fittings Robert L. Martin 9/2006 Hearing & Children: Effective techniques to use with difficult-to-test children Rebecca Salt 9/2006 The Final Word: How much time is enough? Dennis Van Vliet 9/2006 A good parternship gets better David H. Kirkwood 8/2006 Page Ten: Hearing aids and the brain: What's the connection? Kelly L. Tremblay 8/2006 Cover Story: Ready to sell? Experts offer advice on doing so successfully Judith Nemes 8/2006 Speech mapping is a valuable tool for fitting and counseling patients Brian C.J. Moore 8/2006 Informing physicians is crucial in reducing untreated hearing loss Danielle Campbell-Angah 8/2006 Viewpoint: Three common misconceptions about - real open fittings Tom Scheller 8/2006 Sixty years later, Hal-Hen and Widex are still all in the family Michelle Hogan 8/2006 Family, friends, and colleagues reminisce about Randy Morgan David H. Kirkwood 8/2006 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: The case of the missing cash Gyl A. Kasewurm 8/2006 Nuts & Bolts: Introducing open ear couplers for testing open-fitted hearing aids Robert L. Martin 8/2006 Pathways: Auditory training and CAPD: A short history Frank E. Musiek 8/2006 The Final Word: Excuse me, sit, can you help me? Dennis Van Vliet 8/2006 From the Editor: How physicians can improve patient care David H. Kirkwood 7/2006 Page Ten: Successful practice management: It's a lot like football Robert G. Glaser 7/2006 Cover Story: A web site for your practice: Can you afford not to have one? Sara Bloom 7/2006 A method is proposed to evaluate directional-microphone strategies Andrew Dittberner and Jeff Bondy 7/2006 HIMSA guide helps dispensers use sound equipment effectively Brad Ingrao 7/2006 Drilling a vent often fails to give relief from occlusion Bernadette Fulton and Lois Martin 7/2006 Hearing & Children: Unilateral hearing loss and babies: Finding the right mix Jacqueline Rogers Scholl 7/2006 Nuts & Bolts: My most important lesson Robert L. Martin 7/2006 The Final Word: Hearing aids and roller coasters: exhilarating and exhausting David B. Hawkins 7/2006 From the Editor: What's old is new again David H. Kirkwood 6/2006 Page Ten: Directional hearing aids: New designs and predictions applied to old concepts Todd A. Ricketts 6/2006 The Best in Audiology Literature 2005 H. Gustav Mueller, Brad A. Stach, David J. Wark and Linda J. Hood 6/2006 In Katrina's wake, hearing care providers struggle to pick up the pieces Michelle Hogan 6/2006 Despite high risk of hearing loss, many percussionists play unprotected David Cunningham, Ann Curk, Jenna Hoffman, and Jodee Pride 6/2006 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: A - stands for... Gyl Kasewurm 6/2006 Nuts & Bolts: Open up a new market: Offer customers earmolds with Bluetooth headsets Robert L. Martin 6/2006 Pathways: An electrophysiological approach to APD Robert E. Jirsa 6/2006 The Final Word: Excellent customer service is not just an option Dennis Van Vliet 6/2006 From the Editor: Combined communication solutions are worth more than the sum of their parts David H. Kirkwood 5/2006 Page Ten: Tinnitus recent insights into mechanisms, models and therapies David M. Baguley 5/2006 Cover Story: In a looped America, hearing aids would be twice as valuable David G. Myers 5/2006 Get your patients - in the loop William Diles 5/2006 Telecoils are about more than telephones Mark Ross 5/2006 Ear insert designed to optimize CROS fittings shows promise Erik Borg, Lars-Åke Ahlsén, and Agneta Palmqvist 5/2006 Viewpoint: Branding audiology: It's a budding opportunity Kathy Foltner and Bradley Mansfield 5/2006 AudiologyNOW! gets off to a rousing debut in Minneapolis David H. Kirkwood 5/2006 Nuts & Bolts: Communicating well takes more than better hearing Robert L. Martin 5/2006 Active Marketing for Changing Times: The relationship imperative Don Marsh 5/2006 The Final Word: Don't let the process be a part of the problem Dennis Van Vliet 5/2006 From The Editor: Coming Attractions David H. Kirkwood 4/2006 Page Ten: Where in the world is KEMAR? The KEMAR 4/2006 Cover Story: Success of infant screening creates urgent need for follow-up Judith Nemes 4/2006 The trainable hearing aid: What will it do for clients and clinicians? Harvey Dillon, Justin A. Zakis, Hugh McDermott, Gitte Keidser, Wouter Dreschler, and Elizabeth Convery 4/2006 Survey: Dispensers fitted more hearing aids in 2005 at higher prices David H. Kirkwood 4/2006 A direct-mail book marketing program to physicians is tested Richard E. Carmen 4/2006 Noise-management algorithm may improve speech intelligibility in noise Francis K. Kuk and Carsten Paludan-Müller 4/2006 During annual meeting, HIA sets sights on passing tax credit act David H. Kirkwood 4/2006 Nuts & Bolts: How can I make my office look better? Robert L. Martin 4/2006 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Do you have what it takes? Gyl A. Kasewurm 4/2006 The Final Word: Whether fitting or running, follow a system Dennis Van Vliet 4/2006 From the Editor: You've got our attention David H. Kirkwood 3/2006 Page Ten: ELVAS sightings: Cochlear implants and hearing aids get Wired Paul D. Dybala 3/2006 Cover Story: Survey probes the economic realities of the business David H. Kirkwood 3/2006 Panelists challenge "conventional wisdoms" on hearing aid design Jerry L. Yanz 3/2006 Study finds payment method may limit dispenser's fitting options Amyn M. Amlani 3/2006 Digital technology offers a better solution to feedback problems in pediatric patients Mark C. Flynn and Traci Schmidtke Flynn 3/2006 As new FCC rule takes effect, shortage of skilled captioners grows Michelle Hogan 3/2006 Nuts & Bolts: My Fair Lady: A true story Robert L. Martin 3/2006 Hearing & Children: Its name is its mission: SERvice TO MAnkind Holly Walls 3/2006 The Final Word: Why mentors matter Dennis Van Vliet 3/2006 From the Editor: Audiology hits the radar screen David H. Kirkwood 2/2006 Page Ten: Everything you ever wanted to know about CPT codes but didn't know whom to ask Robert Fifer 2/2006 Study finds real-world benefit from digital noise reduction Thomas Powers, Eric Branda, August Hernandez and Angela Pool 2/2006 Addressing problem employees: Every manager's worst headache Tina Soika 2/2006 Viewpoint: Consumer advocate urges extreme make-over Leon Mills 2/2006 How new bankruptcy laws will affect healthcare professionals Mark E. Battersby 2/2006 Nuts & Bolts: For healthier hearing aids and happier patients, use a warm-air drying system Douglas Richards and Robert L. Martin 2/2006 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Off to market we go Gyl Kasewurm 2/2006 Pathways: Administrative aspects of the Dichotic Digit Test Linda A. Guenette 2/2006 The Final Word: Taking a step back can be a step forward Dennis Van Vliet 2/2006 From the Editor: Three wishes for a happier year David H. Kirkwood 1/2006 Page Ten: Trouble-shooting hearing aid fitting issues: The case of the missing ping H. Gustav Mueller and David Hawkins 1/2006 Cover Story: New hearing conservation initiatives: Small steps with great potential Sara Bloom 1/2006 Open fitting of DSP instruments is not as simple as it may seem Tom Scheller and Lorrie Scheller 1/2006 A quick and easy-to-use tool for measuring patient satisfaction Brian Taylor 1/2006 ADA Convention underscores how far audiology has come David H. Kirkwood 1/2006 Nuts & Bolts: Presenting the Speech Cues Audiogram Robert L. Martin 1/2006 The Final Word: When it comes to audibility, don't assume. Measure! Dennis Van Vliet 1/2006 Index to The Hearing Journal, 2005 The Hearing Journal 12/2005 From the Editor: Hearing healthcare highlights of 2005 David H. Kirkwood 12/2005 Cover Story: Hearing aid sales slip back to norm, but leaders see growth potential David H. Kirkwood 12/2005 The etiology of REUG: Did we get it completely right? Marshall Chasin 12/2005 Viewpoint: Customerization does not belong in healthcare James G. Hutton 12/2005 Aural rehabilitation adds value, lifts satisfaction, cuts returns Donna S. Wayner 12/2005 IHS's first convention outside of the U.S. proves a rousing success David H. Kirkwood 12/2005 New GN Resound/Beltone tech center expands horizons in R&D Judith Nemes 12/2005 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: How good a first impression are you making? Gyl A. Kasewurm 12/2005 Nuts & Bolts: Addressing the fishhook problem Robert L. Martin 12/2005 The Final Word: Take special care with patients in decline Dennis Van Vliet 12/2005 From the Editor: Special Issue: Emerging trends in cochlear implants Theresa Y.C. Ching & David H. Kirkwood 11/2005 Evaluating Cochear Implant Candidacy: Recent Developments Richard C. Dowell 11/2005 Pre-operative testing of patients with neuropathy of dys-synchrony Kirsty Gardner-Berry, William P. Gibson, and Halit Sanli 11/2005 The evidence calls for making binaural-bimodal fittings routine Theresa Y.C. Ching 11/2005 Sound processing in hearing aids and CI is gradually converging Peter J. Blaney 11/2005 Benefits Seen in Acoustic Hearing + Electric Stimulation in Same Ear Chris Turner, Bruce Gantz, Mary Lowder, and Kate Gfeller 11/2005 Binaural hearing has advantages for cochlear implant users also William Noble, Richard Tyler, Camille Dunn, and Shelley Witt 11/2005 Perceiving melody remains challeging for implant users Hugh J. McDermott 11/2005 Hearing & Children: How Shameera inspired Ear Gear Mark Rosal 11/2005 The Final Word: Good question. Let me tell you about Grogg Dennis Van Vliet 11/2005 From the Editor: Oh, Canada! David H. Kirkwood 10/2005 In Katrina's terrible wake, both suffering and kindness overflowed David H. Kirkwood and Michelle Hogan 10/2005 Page Ten: So, baby, how does it sound? Cortical assessment of infants with hearing aids Harvey Dillon 10/2005 Cover Story: Probe-mic measures: Hearing aid fitting's most neglected element Gustav H. Mueller 10/2005 Benefits of probe-mic measures with CROS/BiCROS fittings John Pumford 10/2005 Phones and hearing aids: Issues, resolutions, and a new approach Jerry L. Yanz 10/2005 Ear canal dynamics: Facts versus perception Chester Pirzanski and Brenda Berge 10/2005 Technology shows promise in reducing telecoil interference Bowen Marshall 10/2005 Nuts & Bolts: Fiber-optic otoscopes: Don't treat patients without one Robert L. Martin 10/2005 Active Marketing For Changing Times: A hometown paper from you to your patients Don Marsh 10/2005 Gyl's Guide to Managing for Success: Running on empty Gyl Kasewurm 10/2005 Pathways: FM systems as a treatment for CAPD Jeffrey Weihing 10/2005 The Final Word: Things just aren't the way they used to be Dennis Van Vliet 10/2005 From the Editor: How are we doing? Thanks to MarkeTrak, we know David H. Kirkwood 9/2005 Page Ten: Academy award-winning students share their research findings Kristen Schroeder, J. Kip Kelly, Brooke E. Soderstrom, Jennifer Brooke Shinn 9/2005 Cover Story: As their ranks shrink, military audiologists' mission expands Judith Nemes 9/2005 MarkeTrak VII: Customer satisfaction with hearing instruments in the digital age Sergei Kochkin 9/2005 The great debate: Is third-party pay friend or foe to audiology? Robert Sweetow & David Fabry 9/2005 Viewpoint: Why America needs the hearing aid tax credit Gina M. Gomez 9/2005 Hearing & Children: Americans make a difference for Russian children Catherine Williams 9/2005 Nuts & Bolts: To cope with chronically draining ears, get some help from a medical colleague Michael J. Rensink & Robert L. Martin 9/2005 The Final Word: In audiology, as in life, technology is necessary, but it's not enough Dennis Van Vliet 9/2005 From the Editor: Help BHI spread the word on hearing help David H. 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Sininger 5/2005 Cover Story: AuD is transforming audiology, but growing pains persist Karen Pallarito 5/2005 When it comes to hearing aids, more was the story in 2004 David H. Kirkwood 5/2005 Audiologic referral criteria: Sample clininc guidelines James R. Steiger 5/2005 HIA focuses on tax redit bill, consumer communications The Hearing Journal 5/2005 Focus on the Future: Oticon awardees set thier goals high Oticon US 5/2005 Nuts & Bolts: Why open fittings are the next big thing Robert L. Martin 5/2005 The Final Word: For sound, like rain, it's best to be prepared Dennis Van Vliet 5/2005 From The Editor: Let's pass the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Act David H. Kirkwood 4/2005 Page Ten: Acceptance of background noise may be key to successful fittings Anna K. Nabelek 4/2005 Cover Story: Dispensers surveyed on what leads to patient satisfaction David H. Kirkwood 4/2005 Results from a new hearing aid using acoustic scene analysis David Fabry and Jürgen Tchorz 4/2005 Viewpoint: Using support personnel frees audiologists to focus on audiology Gyl A. Kasewurm 4/2005 HIMSA module puts evidence-based care only a mouse click away Brad Ingrao 4/2005 Growth of AuD programs found to increase training in counseling Kris English and Devon West 4/2005 Active Marketing For Changing Times: I've decided to advertise on TV: Now what do I do? Don Marsh 4/2005 Nuts & Bolts: Itchy ears: Some approaches to dealing with a common problem Michael J. Rensink and Robert L. Martin 4/2005 The Final Word: When you're attacked: Fight, flight, or what? David B. Hawkins 4/2005 From the Editor: Where the men aren't David H. Kirkwood 3/2005 Page Ten: The clinical challenges of bone-conduction measurement James W. Hall III 3/2005 Cover Story: As the gender gap widens, does audiology need a few good men? 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Kirkwood 12/2004 Recharging your test battery to keep up with the times Brian Taylor 12/2004 Study explores how paying affects hearing aid users' satisfaction Gayle Faiers and Patricia McCarthy 12/2004 ADA sets sights on branding the AuD during its convention in Tucson David H. Kirkwood 12/2004 At last Rendezvous, speakers lay ground for evidence-based practice David H. Kirkwood 12/2004 Nuts & Bolts: Why I don't like traditional hearing tests Robert L. Martin 12/2004 The Final Word: Pardon me? Dennis Van Vliet 12/2004 Index to The Hearing Journal, 2004 The Hearing Journal 12/2004 From The Editor: What better time than now to provide HAT? David H. Kirkwood 11/2004 Special Issue: Hearing assistance technology (HAT) can optimize, not just improve communication. Linda M. Thibodeau 11/2004 Hearing assistance technology: Making a world of difference Mark Ross 11/2004 A cochlear implant user's guide to assistive devices and telephones Angela Wieker and Linn Tearney 11/2004 Goals and outcomes of FM use by adults Theresa Hnath Chisolm, Rachel McArdle, Harvey Abrams, and Colleen M. Noe 11/2004 Personal FM systems offer comsumers more than before John A. Nelson, C. Blake LaRue, and Michele Barr-O’Rourke 11/2004 Integrating assistive technology into a hearing aid practice Donna S. Wayner 11/2004 Plotting beyond the audiogram to the TELEGRAM Linda M. Thibodeau 11/2004 Hearing & Children: Communicating with hearing-impaired young people Leeanne Seaver 11/2004 The Final Word: The toughest patients may need us most Dennis Van Vliet 11/2004 From the Editor: Despite his words, Rocky Stone proved you can change the world David H. Kirkwood 10/2004 Page Ten: The Speech Intelligibility Index: What is it and what's it good for? Benjamin W.Y. Hornsby 10/2004 Cover Story: Emerging hearing aid research: Mountains of new information H. Gustav Mueller 10/2004 Lessons from other fields can help audiology complete its transformation James G. Anderson and Judith Nemes 10/2004 Using the 1000-Hz probe tone to measure immitance in infants Johannes Lantz, Michelle Petrak and Laura Prigge 10/2004 Vent is designed to reduce occlusion effect Charlotte Thunberg Jespersen and Jennifer Groth 10/2004 Gathering in Orlando, IHS reviews accomplishments, installs a new leader Bruce Sylvester 10/2004 Nuts & Bolts: Many speech cues are missing in most fittings Robert L. Martin 10/2004 Rocky Stone left a legacy of self-help David H. Kirkwood 10/2004 Active Marketing for Changing Times: Building the perfect practice brochure Don Marsh 10/2004 Pathways: Insights for management of processing disorders Eliane Schochat 10/2004 The Final Word: A new breed of professionals Dennis Van Vliet 10/2004 Page Ten: Page Ten features research by five future stars of audiology Rebecca Herbig, Nannette Nicholson, Brian R. Earl, Susan Scollie and Eric L. Carmichel 9/2004 Cover Story: Evidence mounts that the road to growth runs through the MD’s door Sara Bloom 9/2004 Progress achieved in setting standards for hearing aid/digital cell phone compatibility Tom Victorian and David Preves 9/2004 The hearing aid occlusion effect: Measurement devices compared Douglas J. MacKenzie, H. Gustav Mueller, Todd A. Ricketts, and Dan F. Konkle 9/2004 Better listening: It’s an active process Tina Soika 9/2004 Leo Doerfler, audiology pioneer, dies David H. Kirkwood 9/2004 Hearing & Children: NAFDA sponsors camp for kids with hearing loss Mary Beth Brinson 9/2004 Nuts & Bolts: The initial note sheet Robert L. Martin 9/2004 The Final Word: Confessions of a packrat Dennis Van Vliet 9/2004 Page Ten: Waiting for evidence-based practice for your hearing aid fittings? It’s here! Robyn M. Cox 8/2004 Cover Story: Technologic advances raise prospects for a resurgence in use of auditory training Sara Bloom 8/2004 BHI physician program found to increase use of hearing healthcare Sergei Kochkin 8/2004 Oticon marks 100 years of hearing care at an international celebration in Denmark David H. Kirkwood 8/2004 Nuts & Bolts: How much “tightness” is okay in the outer canal? Robert L. Martin 8/2004 The Final Word: Don’t let the grasshoppers block the sunset Dennis Van Vliet 8/2004 From the Editor: Let consumers know, you're part of the solution David H. Kirkwood 7/2004 Page Ten: Hear the music... or not? Marshall Chasin 7/2004 Cover Story: Third-party coverage of hearing aids: A report on current initiatives Judith Nemes 7/2004 A proposed clinical pathway for tinnitus evaluation and management James R. Steiger and Teri A. Hamill 7/2004 Recognizing and evaluating the auditory impact of head trauma Marsha Johnson 7/2004 Active Marketing for Changing Times: The mature marketplace Don Marsh 7/2004 Viewpoint: Hearing aids bought on the Internet raise liability issues for professionals Granville Y. Brady Jr. 7/2004 Hearing & Children: AAA Pediatric Amplification Protocol David H. Kirkwood 7/2004 Pathways: The DIID: A new treatment for APD Frank E. Musiek 7/2004 Nuts & Bolts: Three last “best ideas” from our readers Robert L. Martin 7/2004 The Final Word: So, what did you expect? Dennis Van Vliet 7/2004 From the Editor: Serving you better electronically David H. Kirkwood 6/2004 Page Ten: What do your patients remember? Robert H. Margolis 6/2004 Cover Story: A year after privacy rules take effect, hearing professionals seem to be adapting Karen Pallarito 6/2004 Think beyond hearing aids to create multiple profit centers in your clinic Kenneth E. Smith 6/2004 Appraising an automatically switching directional system in the real world Laurel Olson, Maria Ioannou, and Timothy D. Trine 6/2004 Expo ‘04 was academy’s biggest yet David H. Kirkwood 6/2004 Nuts & Bolts: More “best ideas” from our readers Robert L. Martin 6/2004 The Final Word: Can deafening technology have benign uses, too? Dennis Van Vliet 6/2004 From the Editor: Advocating for hearing care is everyone’s job David H. Kirkwood 5/2004 Page Ten: Oxidants vs. antioxidants: The war within—and our cells are at stake Kathleen Campbell 5/2004 The Best in Audiology Literature 2003 - Special Section Brad A. Stach, Linda J. Hood, H. Gustav Mueller, & Nancy Tye Murray 5/2004