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Research QuickTakes Volume 6 (Pt. 2): Hearing Aid Fitting Toolbox—Verification and Validation
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September 11, 2023
This course describes procedures associated with the varication and validation of the hearing aid fitting, including probe-mic assessment, sound field threshold testing and self-assessment outcome mea... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 6 (Pt. 1): Hearing Aid Fitting Toolbox —Important Pre-Fitting Measures
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September 11, 2023
Prior to the actual fitting of the hearing aid, there are several pre-fitting measures that must be conducted. In this article, we review four of these measures, and provide step-by-step guidance rega... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
20Q: Social and Emotional Impacts of Hearing Loss—Empowering Audiologists
September 11, 2023
This course details research describing how hearing loss can affect a person's social and emotional well-being and how audiology services can better meet the social and emotional needs of their client... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing and Hearing Loss Practice Management and Professional Issues
Research QuickTakes Volume 5: OTC Hearing Aids—Pros, Cons, and Implementation Strategies
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September 5, 2023
In the past year, the long-awaited OTC hearing aid category has arrived. In this article, we review the background of the regulation, some issue to consider regarding fitting optimization, and practic... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 4: Potential Hearing Aid Fitting Misconceptions
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August 25, 2023
In the everyday practice of hearing aid fitting, audiologists sometimes develop misconceptions about how hearing aids work, or different fitting practices. We reviewed a few of them in this article an... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 3: Optimizing the Hearing Aid Fitting Process
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August 23, 2023
This course reviews several issues related to following best practice when fitting hearing aids. Topics discussed include patient-centered care, speech in noise testing, loudness measures, output veri... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 2: Identification and Management of Post-Fitting Hearing Aid Issues
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August 21, 2023
This course reviews several issues related to patient satisfaction following the hearing aid fitting, and how the HCP can work through these problems. Discussion includes reliance on patient judgments... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 1: Understanding and Treating the Background Noise Problem for Hearing Aid Users
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August 14, 2023
This course reviews the issues surrounding the understanding of speech in background noise and how hearing instruments and fitting procedures can be used to help solve this problem. New and innovative... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
20Q: Update on Cochlear Implants: Hearing Preservation, Single-Sided Deafness, and Personalized Fitting
August 14, 2023
The course reviews new candidacy criteria for cochlear implantation, including when to consider referring for a cochlear implantation evaluation, considerations specific to new patient populations, an... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Cochlear Implants Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Adults Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
How AI-Driven Hearing Aid Features and Fresh Approaches to Counseling Can Promote Better Outcomes: Part 1, The Catch-22 of Follow-up Care
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August 1, 2023
The current state of follow-up care and its vital role in outcomes for adult hearing aid wearers is examined in this article. Ideas for making it more efficient are discussed. Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
20Q: Auditory Biotechnologies - Finding Their Way to the Clinic
July 10, 2023
This article details the latest developments in the field of auditory biotechnologies that aim to medically treat hearing loss using a series of different approaches. The biotechnologies described in... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss Medical and Surgical
20Q: Occupational Audiometry
June 12, 2023
Audiologists perform and review audiograms for many types of employers. This requires a fundamental understanding of the differences between regulatory agencies and best practices in the context of he... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Adults
20Q: Hearing Aid Adoption — What MarkeTrak Surveys are Telling Us
March 13, 2023
This 20Q article provides a discussion of data collected in the MarkeTrak surveys and how this impacts our patients adopting hearing aids. Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
20Q: Audiology - There’s an Art to this Science
January 9, 2023
The importance of having a balance of knowledge and information in clinical practice. A review of anosognosia and how to counsel patients with this symptom is also discussed. Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing and Hearing Loss Practice Management and Professional Issues
Optimizing Patient Benefit in Acoustically Challenging Social Situations, Part 3: Product
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December 12, 2022
This article describes the factors associated with communicating in acoustically challenging social situations. Part 3 focus on room acoustics, signal-to-noise ratios and their consequences on older a... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss
20Q: Newborn Hearing Screening Brochures - Changes are Needed
December 12, 2022
Newborn hearing screening brochures are provided to families around the time of the hearing screening and contain information about the screening, the results, and potential next steps. This article d... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Optimizing Patient Benefit in Acoustically Challenging Social Situations, Part 1: Place
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October 3, 2022
This article describes the factors associated with communicating in acoustically challenging social situations. Part 1 focus on room acoustics, signal-to-noise ratios and their consequences on older a... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss
20Q: Extended High Frequency Hearing Loss - Translating Science into Clinical Practice
June 13, 2022
Hearing impairment in the extended high frequencies (EHFs) can occur in the presence of a normal audiogram. This 20Q reviews the current knowledge on EHF hearing impairment and the usefulness of EHF a... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Adults Pediatrics
20Q: Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Wear Time in Children - Eyes Open, Ears On!
May 9, 2022
A review of research examining hearing technology wear time in children and its effect on outcomes, as well as clinical tips for optimizing hearing technology wear time in children with hearing loss. Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids - Children Hearing and Hearing Loss Pediatrics
20Q: Hearing Loss and Public Health Initiatives
March 14, 2022
How hearing loss is associated with healthcare-seeking behaviors and unmet health care needs. A new hearing loss public awareness campaign and public health training initiatives that are open to audio... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing and Hearing Loss
