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Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting Tips Gleaned from Recent Research
May 23, 2016
The first thing I would like to talk about is the Acceptable Noise Level (ANL) test that was developed at the University of Tennessee, based on the research of Anna Nabelek dating back to 1991. For th... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
FRESH Noise - A Fresh Approach to Pediatric Testing
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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
Hearing Evaluation - Children
20Q: Interventional Audiology - Changing the Way We Deliver Care
May 9, 2016
Question 1: Interventional audiology? I’m not too sure exactly what that is? Answer: Well, it can be a lot of different things. In general, when we use the term interventional audiology, we are refe... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Practice Management and Professional Issues
An Update on Modified Verification Approaches for Frequency Lowering Devices
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May 2, 2016
Frequency lowering (FL) devices have been around for decades, offering signal processing designed to improve audibility of sounds for listeners with high-frequency hearing loss. Within the literature,... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Synergy: Made for Life
April 25, 2016
Luis Camacho: I’m excited to introduce a recently released line of products and product families through the new Starkey platform, Synergy. Today’s session will be an overview of the new line. In... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
HIV/AIDS Overview: Catalyst for Change in Infection Control
April 25, 2016
Editor’s note: This text-based course is a transcript of the webinar, HIV/AIDS Overview: Catalyst for Change in Infection Control, presented by A.U. Bankaitis, PhD, FAAA. This course serves as a... Read More
Infection Control
ReSound's Directional Philosophy
April 18, 2016
Dr. John Nelson: Today I will discuss how ReSound implements directional processing in our hearing aids. We know that directional hearing aids provide a significant benefit in laboratory settings. Whe... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
20Q: Predicting the Future of Audiology
April 11, 2016
So can we forecast the future of audiology? We certainly can try. In this case, we take what we know or understand about the past and current state of the profession, and then consider what will happe... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Practice Management and Professional Issues VA Selections
What's in a Fitting? An Examination of Real World Fitting Protocols
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March 28, 2016
Professional organizations such as the American Academy of Audiology, the Independent Hearing Aid Fitting Forum and others have provided hearing care practitioners with protocols to standardize the he... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Helping Patients Find Their Stride
March 28, 2016
Unitron launched the North platform in Spring of 2015. We now have double the processing power and physical memory, which drives new, sophisticated features and a new approach to the automatic program... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Building a Sustainable Private Practice
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March 28, 2016
Chelsea Treseder: Welcome to today’s course, Building a Sustainable Private Practice. I have spent most of my life in the hearing industry. My parents have run a private practice here in North... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP): How Do I Get Started?
March 21, 2016
I would like to begin with a vocabulary review so that we are on the same page. The VEMP investigates otolith and vestibular nerve function. Dysfunction is characterized by feeling similar to being on... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
Understanding the Components of a Written Infection Control Plan
March 21, 2016
During this course, we will review the written infection plan as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Why do we need to have a written infection control plan? While ho... Read More
Infection Control Practice Management and Professional Issues
MarkeTrak 9 Points the Way in a Time of Change
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March 21, 2016
Carole Rogin: The Hearing Industries Association, HIA, is comprised of the companies whom you depend for the excellent technology for your patients with hearing loss. On behalf of all of the HIA membe... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing Aids - Adults Practice Management and Professional Issues
20Q: Tinnitus and Hyperacusis - Beyond the Ear
March 14, 2016
As auditory neuroscientists, we are mainly concerned with the way in which the different dimensions of sound (e.g., intensity, frequency and time) activate specific regions of the peripheral or centra... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Tinnitus and Hyperacusis VA Selections
Vanderbilt Audiology's Journal Club: The Value of Cohort Studies in the Study of Vestibular System Function and Balance
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March 8, 2016
Today we are going to talk about the power of cohort studies. We know it is impossible to read everything in the literature, and we will demonstrate that there is value in paying attention to what are... Read More
VA Selections Vanderbilt Audiology Journal Club Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
Understanding and Treating Severe and Profound Hearing Loss
February 29, 2016
Oticon has a history of creating excellent solutions for patients with severe-to-profound hearing loss. With the release of Oticon Dynamo, Sensei Super Power, and the Plus Power products in our perfor... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Adults
The Influence of Cognitive Factors on Outcomes with Frequency Lowering
February 29, 2016
IntroductionSince frequency lowering technology has become commercially available in modern digital hearing aids, researchers have set out to determine what benefits this technology could provide hear... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Music Lovers and Hearing Aids
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February 26, 2016
Some people cannot imagine life without music - it relaxes, inspires, and for many, completes their lives. Music has a different meaning for each person, and there are individual preferences, but most... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Maximizing Outcomes for Children with Auditory Disorders: An Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Auditory Processing Disorders
February 22, 2016
Auditory processing disorder, or central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) is a breakdown in auditory abilities resulting in diminished learning or comprehension through hearing, even though periphe... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) Pediatrics
