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Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
Hearing Aid Batteries: The Past, Present, and Future
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October 19, 2016
Modern digital hearing aids offer a huge variety of form factors, features, and wireless connectivity options that allow for individual hearing solutions. However, the price of functions like situatio... Read More
Batteries Hearing Aids - Adults
Notch Therapy: A New Approach to Tinnitus Treatment
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October 13, 2016
Tinnitus affects a staggering number of individuals. Population studies conducted in six different countries reported the incidence of prolonged tinnitus varying between 4.4 and 15.1 percent for adult... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Successes, Gaps, and Challenges in Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation: The Cochlear Implant Journey for Children and Their Families
October 10, 2016
Today I will discuss journey that the Ida Institute undertook about a year ago to explore the successes, gaps, and challenges in the rehabilitation of children fitted with cochlear implants (CIs). We... Read More
Aural Habilitation - Children Cochlear Implants
New Treatment Options for Patients with SSD and Mixed Hearing Loss
October 10, 2016
Learning ObjectivesAfter this course, participants will be able to:Identify candidates for the technologies described using the appropriate FDA indications.Explain how to counsel recipients on key fea... Read More
Bone Conduction Implants and Middle Ear Devices
20Q: Frequency Lowering Ten Years Later - Evidence for Benefit
October 10, 2016
1. How would you describe the current state of clinical research about frequency lowering? Highly variable and changing rapidly. As highlighted in Josh Alexander’s 20Q of last month, all of the majo... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children VA Selections
Signia Expert Series: Speech-in-Noise Testing for Selection and Fitting of Hearing Aids: Worth the Effort?
September 30, 2016
In 2010, I conducted a survey at two audiology professional meetings, of 107 audiologists who routinely fit hearing aids. The purpose of the survey was to look at audiologists’ use of speech-in-nois... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing Aids - Adults
Treatment of Tinnitus Using a Customized, Ultrasonic Acoustic Stimulus Delivered via the HyperSound Audio System
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September 26, 2016
Tinnitus is a condition whereby sound is heard without external acoustic stimulus. It is often described as a constant tone (ringing), hissing, or roaring. Prevalence studies in western Europe and the... Read More
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Introducing Celebrate
September 26, 2016
We are excited to introduce Sonic’s Celebrate family of products. The following video provides an overview. Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Selecting the Right Compression
September 19, 2016
The concept of compression hasn't changed much in the last many years, but the focus on understanding compression has shifted in a significant way. If we understand the different parameters involved i... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
20Q: Frequency Lowering Ten Years Later - New Technology Innovations
September 12, 2016
Since all the initial hoopla, I really haven’t paid too much attention to frequency lowering in hearing aids. Has much really changed? Most certainly. You might recall that back in the 1990s, AVR So... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children VA Selections
ZPower: Meeting the Demands of Patients and Providers
September 6, 2016
Introduction and Overview I'm excited to talk to you today about ZPower’s complete system. It consists of silver zinc batteries, multiple battery doors to make many of today's most popular hearing a... Read More
Batteries
Two New Innovations Designed to Improve the Patient Experience
September 6, 2016
First impressions are important, in both our personal and professional lives. We make all kinds of decisions daily based on our first impressions. When we meet people, dine at restaurants, visit a doc... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Issues Impacting People with Hearing and Listening Problems and Oticon's Opn Solution
September 6, 2016
Approximately 48 million Americans experience hearing loss, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America. Indeed, hearing loss is the third most common physical ailment, following arthritis an... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Aids - Adults
Wireless Technology: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?
August 22, 2016
Within the last several years, many wireless technological advances have occurred within the hearing aid industry. These advances include the concept of near field magnetic induction, followed by Blue... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults
900sync: Wireless for Today's Lifestyle
August 8, 2016
Today’s course will cover Starkey’s latest 900-MHz wireless system. We’ll start from the beginning with some background on the development of wireless technology, and look at the various wireles... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
20Q: CAPD - Diagnosis and Intervention
August 8, 2016
1. Thanks for joining me for another session. Do you remember exactly where we left off? Oh, yes. We were talking about services in the schools. I think you became a bit overwhelmed when within two pa... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) VA Selections
Overcoming Barriers to Hearing Aid Adoption and In-Clinic Success with Flex:trial and Flex:upgrade
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August 1, 2016
Low hearing aid penetration in the consumer marketplace remains a hot topic, and a great deal of energy is expended via surveys, think tanks and industry associations in search of a silver bullet solu... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Continuing the Unique Journey - New Products in the Widex Unique Family
July 29, 2016
Widex believes that every patient in every situation is absolutely unique: hence, the name Widex UNIQUE. On a daily basis, patients explain to us the settings in which they would like to hear better a... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Growing Your Business with HyperSound
July 25, 2016
Today’s course will review the new HyperSound Clear 500P technology and how it can grow your practice. My goal is to explain why HyperSound should be included in your current product portfolio and h... Read More
Assistive Devices
20Q: CAPD - Fundamentals
July 11, 2016
Let’s start with the basics. What is your definition of a central auditory processing disorder (CAPD)? This isn’t just my definition, but one that has been agreed upon by several experts. CAPD is... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) VA Selections
