Articles
Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
Discovery/Fulfillment: A Consultative Selling System for Audiologists
January 26, 2009
In many respects, communication skills may be the most important asset of an effective audiologist. In fact, one of the hallmarks of a successful audiologist is the ability to be a great listener and... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Practice Management and Professional Issues
Severe Hearing Loss - Recommendations for Fitting Amplification
January 19, 2009
As audiologists, we are accustomed to categorizing hearing loss from mild to profound. Is severe loss just a point on a continuum, somewhere between moderate and profound, or are patients with severe... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Improving Communication and Counseling for Pediatric Audiology Evaluations
January 12, 2009
Why do so many pediatric audiologists seemed stressed? There are many reasons. One thing is undeniable: it is not an easy job. One specific reason is that it is often difficult for information to be o... Read More
Aural Habilitation - Children Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
Options for Preserving Residual Hearing with a Cochlear Implant
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January 5, 2009
There are many types and configurations of hearing losses that require interventions to help listeners function more effectively in the hearing world. Some listeners have losses that are successfully... Read More
Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
(C)APD Testing and Interpreting 101: Recommendations for Audiologists
December 15, 2008
& The assessment of (central) auditory processing disorders, (C)APDS, is an aspect of audiology with which many clinicians seem to struggle, especially when working with children. Surveys indicate tha... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
What is Important to Audiologists and Their Individual Decision Choice when Dispensing a Hearing Aid Brand?
November 10, 2008
How do audiologists decide which manufacturing brand they will use when dispensing hearing aids to patients? Based on ideology and methodology from the field of consumer behavior, this article offers... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Practice Management and Professional Issues
Auditory Processing in Adults: Beyond the Audiogram
November 3, 2008
Audiologists are faced daily with patients who report communication issues that they may attribute to hearing loss. These types of communication issues may include difficulty hearing in less than opti... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Effects of Smoking on the Auditory System
October 27, 2008
Although the link between cigarette smoking and peripheral hearing loss was established over 40 years ago, information on the effects of smoking at the cochlear and auditory central nervous system lev... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) Hearing and Hearing Loss Otoacoustic Emissions
The Vanishing Air-Bone Gap - Audiology's Dirty Little Secret
October 20, 2008
A colleague once pointed out to me that the audiogram is one of the most powerful diagnostic tests in medicine (David Zapala, Ph.D., personal communication). It influences the diagnosis and selection... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Adults
The Naída Power Hearing Instrument Family - Field Test Results Demonstrate Better Speech Clarity - Unparalleled in its Class
October 20, 2008
The unique combination of Naída's nonlinear frequency compression (SoundRecover), PowerProcessing, and BassBoost provides an extraordinary level of audibility and clarity. In addition to the Na... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
In-Ear Monitors: Tips of the Trade
October 13, 2008
Until recently, hard wired in-ear monitor (IEM) systems were mainly used by top touring acts; however, new, lower-cost wireless and hard-wired IEM systems are making the technology available to a b... Read More
Hearing Conservation and NIHL
There is a Change in the Air: An Update on Reimbursement Issues and Coding for 2008
October 6, 2008
Even in the world of billing and reimbursement, where fluidity and change are commonplace, 2008 has already yielded some of the most significant guideline, policy, and coding updates ever seen in the... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
New Methodologies for Determining if Two Cochlear Implants are Necessary
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September 29, 2008
The human auditory system possesses an amazing ability to accept and integrate sensory information from two ears. The ability to understand sound using two ears allows listeners to hear more effective... Read More
Cochlear Implants
How Bad is Construction Noise and What Can Be Done About It?
September 22, 2008
Construction work has historically been among the most dangerous of occupations, and injury and fatality rates for the construction industry are often several times higher than those of all industries... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Conservation and NIHL
Maximizing Speech Intelligibility for Open Canal Fittings
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September 15, 2008
Determining appropriate gain for high-frequency hearing losses often requires a different fitting approach from the more common downward-sloping presbyacusic configuration. Due to normal or near-norma... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Audiologic Predictors of Real-World Hearing Aid Success: An Evidence-Based Review
September 15, 2008
For many years, audiologists have relied on the results of pre-fitting hearing tests to predict patient benefit from amplification in everyday listening situations. For the typical clinician, this usu... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Listening from the Heart: Improving Connections with our Patients
September 8, 2008
From a historical perspective, parents of children with hearing loss as well as adult patients with hearing loss have both reported their hearing healthcare professional to be insensitive and indiffer... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
Common Clinical Encounters; But Do We Really Know Them?
August 25, 2008
Audiologists are the "custodians" or "curators" of the ear. It is audiologists whose job it is to walk with the knowledge of how the ear works for the purposes of rehabilitation; namely, to counsel... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Adults
Ten Million Reasons to Think About the Internet, Marketing and Your Website
August 18, 2008
The Internet currently consists of an estimated 150 million websites (Netcraft.com, 2008) containing tens of billions of web pages (Pandia.com, 2007) and this number is growing exponentially on a mont... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Vestibular Evaluation of the Pediatric Patient
August 11, 2008
Just as early identification of hearing loss has gained prominence within our profession, the early identification of vestibular disorders is also an important topic of discussion. It makes sense that... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
