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Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
Otoscopes
May 9, 2011
This article is a transcript of the live e-Seminar. To view the course recording, please register here. Founded in 1992, Oaktree Products is a global multi-line distributor of audiology and hearing in... Read More
Medical and Surgical
A Patient-Assisted Fitting: Introducing SoundPoint
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May 2, 2011
Traditionally, optimizing hearing aid sound quality has been accomplished through a process of patient interview and device adjustment. While ultimately effective, this process is inefficient, sometim... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
20Q: Hearing Preservation with Cochlear Implantation
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May 2, 2011
A discussion of hearing preservation with cochlear implantation, with Dr. Rene Gifford. Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Cochlear Implants Hearing and Hearing Loss
Using Speech-in-Noise Tests to Make Better Hearing Aid Selection Decisions
April 25, 2011
This is an edited transcript of the live expert e-seminar presented on 1/24/11. Register here to view the recorded course. Selecting the ideal hearing aid for a patient is a blend of art and science.... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Revision Cochlear Implantation
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April 11, 2011
This article is an edited transcript of the live e-seminar presented in November, 2010. To register to view the recorded course, click here. Revision cochlear implantation involves the removal or repo... Read More
Cochlear Implants Medical and Surgical
From Cairo to Audiology: Seizing the Future!
March 28, 2011
If you have ever wondered whether or not significant change can be driven by an organized and focused effort, certainly the recent events in Cairo suggest that it can. After decades of tolerating the... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
20Q: Hearing Aid Features - The Continuing Search for Patient Benefit
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March 28, 2011
A discussion of the benefit of modern hearing aid benefits and features, based on research findings. Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing Aids - Adults
Otoacoustic Emissions: Beyond Newborn Hearing Screening
March 14, 2011
An otoacoustic emission (OAE) is a low-level sound emitted by the cochlea either spontaneously or evoked by an auditory stimulus. Specifically, OAEs provide information related to the function of the... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Adults Hearing Evaluation - Children Otoacoustic Emissions Pediatrics
How to Grow and Prosper, Part 2: Strengthening the Roots and Expanding the Branches
March 7, 2011
There are five general action plans we can navigate in order to grow and prosper a practice. In the first article of this series, Grow and Prosper in Uncertain Times these action plans were discussed... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Prioritizing and Planning in Your Practice
February 21, 2011
Transcript of the Live eSeminar This is an edited transcript of the live expert e-seminar presented on October 29, 2010. To view the Recorded Course, click here. In these busy times, there is a real n... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Bilateral Cochlear Implants
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February 14, 2011
This article is an edited transcript of the live expert e-seminar presented on November 3, 2010. To register to view the recorded course, click here. Today I'll talk about bilateral cochlear implantat... Read More
Cochlear Implants
Pediatric Amplification: Using Speech Perception to Achieve Best Outcomes
February 7, 2011
Editor's note: This is an edited transcript of the live expert e-seminar presented on 9/29/10. To view the course recording register here (include link).Click here to view the course recording. Mark R... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
Buying and Selling an Audiology Practice: The Basics
January 31, 2011
Small businesses account for almost 75% of all companies in the United States. The idea of being your own boss is perhaps second only to home ownership as a characteristic of the American dream. As au... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Providing Amplification to the Aging Auditory System
January 24, 2011
This is an edited transcript of the live expert e-seminar. To view the course recording, click here. This course is part of a four-part series of seminars on AudiologyOnline entitled "Myths, Assumptio... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
The Silver Bullet for Your Business - Patient Retention
December 6, 2010
Many audiologists concentrate the preponderance of their resources and energy on searching for new patients, while often ignoring the opportunities that exist within their current patient base. Patien... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Effects on the Auditory System
November 22, 2010
Maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy results in a range of developmental abnormalities known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most severe manifestation wi... Read More
Medical and Surgical Hearing and Hearing Loss Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Fundamentals of Clinical ECAP Measures in Cochlear Implants: Part 1: Use of the ECAP in Speech Processor Programming (2nd Ed.)
November 8, 2010
Telemetry capabilities became commercially available in 1998 to measure the electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) from the auditory nerve in cochlear implant (CI) recipients. An initial... Read More
Cochlear Implants Electrophysiology
Pricing for Profit: How to Set Realistic Profit Margins
October 25, 2010
One of the most confusing concepts for the beginning practitioner, and often for experienced audiologists as well, is how to price goods and services for maximum profit. Laws regarding price fixing ar... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Fitting Hearing Aids to Babies: Three Things You Should Know - 2010 Update
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October 11, 2010
Today's pediatric audiologist has a goal to identify infants with hearing loss by 3 months, and initiate intervention by 6 months (Joint Committee on Infant Hearing [JCIH], 2007). In many cases, we ar... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Electrophysiology Pediatrics
Conversation Therapy: Principles and Clinical Practices
September 27, 2010
Everyday conversation is the most common site of activity limitation/participation restriction (previously disability and handicap) arising from acquired hearing impairment. It is a premise of this pa... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults