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20Q: Update on Cochlear Implants: Hearing Preservation, Single-Sided Deafness, and Personalized Fitting

Margaret Dillon, AuD, PhD, CCC-A

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: Newborn Hearing Screening Brochures - Changes are Needed

Erin Margaret Picou, AuD, PhD

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: Word Recognition Testing - Let's Just Agree to do it Right!

H. Gustav Mueller, PhD, Benjamin W.Y. Hornsby, PhD

February 17, 2020

Many common practices in conducting word recognition testing are invalid and inaccurate. This article provides explanations and practical protocols for conducting this testing accurately in all clinic...   Read More

   


The Pediatric Audiologist in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)

Caitlin Sapp, AuD, CCC-A, Wendy Crumley Welsh, MS, CCC-A

June 3, 2019

This course describes the role of the pediatric audiologist along with public health in providing services to a child who has been identified as having hearing loss or at risk for hearing loss. The co...   Read More

 


Evoked Potentials Part 1: Good Practice and Auditory Brainstem Response

Kathleen Hill

October 1, 2018

This course describes Auditory Brainstem Response testing. Test parameters, waveform identification and diagnostic techniques are reviewed.   Read More

  


The Important Role of Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) in Preschool Hearing Screening

James W. Hall, PhD III

January 23, 2018

Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are essential for successful hearing screening in the preschool population. This course reviews the importance of preschool hearing screening for successful EHDI (Early He...   Read More

  


Madsen Zodiac - What's New in Immittance!

Jeanette Fitzke, AuD

September 28, 2017

Instruction for efficient use of the Madsen Zodiac Immittance device.   Read More

 


Rethinking Your Diagnostic Audiology Battery: Using Value Added Tests

James W. Hall III, PhD

September 18, 2017

Guidance for creating an individualized diagnostic test battery for each patient to enhance efficient and accurate assessment of auditory function. This practical course stresses the importance of sel...   Read More

 


20Q: Preschool Hearing Screening is Essential for Early Identification of Childhood Hearing Loss

James W. Hall III, PhD

April 17, 2017

Hearing screening programs are recommended across all pediatric age ranges to detect potential hearing loss. Hearing screenings are designed to provide a quick and cost-effective method of identifying...   Read More

  


Update on Auditory Evoked Responses: Evidence-Based ABR Protocol for Infant Hearing Assessment

James W. Hall III, PhD

January 24, 2017

Learning Outcomes Introduction Dr. Jay Hall: Today’s course will focus on an evidence-based protocol for infant hearing assessment that has evolved over the past 45 years. This webinar is part...   Read More

  


Update on Auditory Evoked Responses: Value of Chirp Stimuli in ABR/ASSR Measurement

James W. Hall III, PhD

June 27, 2016

When I first heard about chirps many years ago, none of the clinical ABR systems had chirps as stimuli. As time went on, some of the manufacturers began to introduce chirps. As with any other new deve...   Read More

 


FRESH Noise - A Fresh Approach to Pediatric Testing

Keeley Moore, MA, CCC-A, FAAA, Dawn Violetto, AuD

May 16, 2016

Keeley Moore: FRESH noise, or frequency-specific hearing assessment noise, is a narrowband noise (NBN) stimulus designed for the purpose of measuring hearing thresholds. It is frequency specific due t...   Read More


Combined OAE and AABR Approach for Newborn Hearing Screening

James W. Hall III, PhD

October 26, 2015

Hearing screening of newborn infants with OAEs and automated ABR is not the end-all or final goal for any audiologist; it is the very beginning. We sometimes get hung up on different parts of this pro...   Read More

  


Advanced Management of Complex Cases: Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct

Jennifer Wolf, AuD, CCC-A

October 26, 2015

I wanted to begin with a brief anatomy refresher as we begin talking about measurements used to define EVA. Think about the ear canal, tympanic membrane, middle ear ossicles, and the bony labyrinth of...   Read More

  


20Q: The Cross-Check Principle in Pediatric Audiometry - Forty Years Later

Deborah Hayes, PhD

October 12, 2015

The cross-check principle, however, is not specifically unique to that time frame, as it more or less applies to all aspects of diagnostic audiology. Over time, the key measures used for the audiologi...   Read More

  


20Q: Pediatric Speech Recognition Measures - What's Now and What's Next!

Andrea Hillock-Dunn, AuD, PhD

September 7, 2015

Pure-tone thresholds are obviously extremely important, but we gain critical information from speech recognition testing as well. For example, speech testing can: 1) Provide a cross-check for behavior...   Read More

  


20Q: ABR Assessment in Infants - Getting it Right When it Matters the Most

Jace Wolfe, PhD, CCC-A

November 17, 2014

Dr. Jace Wolfe discusses procedural considerations for audiologists conducting ABR assessment of infant hearing, in an engaging Q & A style article.   Read More

  


20Q: ABR Assessment in Infants - Protocols and Standards

Jace Wolfe, PhD, CCC-A

October 13, 2014

In the early 1970s most all clinical audiologists were pretty excited about this new testing procedure that had been developed—it was called the auditory brainstem response, or ABR (or BSER back the...   Read More

  


ABR: An Illustration of Auditory Dysfunction through Clinical Cases, Presented in Partnership with Rush University

Amy K. Winston, AuD, Robin B. Stoner, AuD

November 18, 2013

ABR: An Illustration of Auditory Dysfunction through Clinical Cases, Presented in Partnership with Rush UniversityEditor’s Note: This text course is an edited transcript of a live seminar. Downl...   Read More

  


Application of ABR in Objective Assessment of Infant Hearing

James W. Hall III, PhD

September 23, 2013

Today’s lecture, Application of ABR and Objective Assessment of Infant Hearing, is an important one. There are three more lectures in this series. In lecture two, I will talk about electrococh...   Read More

  


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