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Alarming Facts About Smoke Detectors

A. U. Bankaitis, PhD, FAAA

February 22, 2010

Editor's note: This article is an edited transcript of the live seminar Alarming Facts About Smoke Detectors. To view the recorded course, click here. According to the Federal Emergency Management Age...   Read More

 


Avoiding Monthly Revenue Peaks and Valleys: Guidelines for New & Existing Practices

Granville Y. Brady, AuD Jr, FAAA

February 8, 2010

Most new audiology practices face the dilemma at some point or another of keeping their financial head above water. Articles written about managing practice revenue are helpful when cash flow is avail...   Read More


Ethical Equilibrium: The Changing Landscape of Ethics - Transcript of the Live Seminar

Gloria Garner, AuD

February 1, 2010

Editor's Note: This article is an edited transcript of the course presented live on AudiologyOnline on September 25, 2009. While this article preserves the original transcript whenever possible, some...   Read More

 


The Benefits of Nonlinear Frequency Compression for a Wide Range of Hearing Losses

Hugh McDermott, PhD

January 11, 2010

Nonlinear frequency compression is a proven technique for improving the ability of people with hearing impairment to detect and recognize high-frequency sounds. As difficulty perceiving such sounds is...   Read More


Separating Fact from Fiction: Making Sense of Processed-Based Noise Reduction

Brian Taylor, AuD

December 7, 2009

The purpose of this review article is to familiarize clinicians with some of the current trends related to processed-based noise reduction (NR) schemes used in modern hearing aids, and how the latest...   Read More


The Benefits of Nonlinear Frequency Compression for People with Mild Hearing Loss

Michael Boretzki, Andrea Kegel

November 23, 2009

Nonlinear frequency compression compensates for hearing loss in frequency ranges where traditional amplification on its own does not provide sufficient benefit. The effectiveness of Phonak's proprieta...   Read More


Planning Ahead - Retirement Benefits for an Uncertain Future

Granville Y. Brady, AuD Jr, FAAA, Ralph J. Braskett, F.S.A.

November 16, 2009

In 1936, during the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt championed Social Security as part of the New Deal. Prior to that time, workers had no guaranteed retirement benefits and often wo...   Read More


Modified Verification Approaches for Frequency Lowering Devices

Danielle Glista, MSc, Susan Scollie, PhD

November 9, 2009

Providing effective hearing aid fittings for high-frequency hearing loss is a challenging and important clinical task. The importance of this task becomes even more apparent when considering the devel...   Read More

  


Standard Versus Special Fitting Approaches

Donald J. Schum, PhD

November 2, 2009

Audiology, like other clinical sciences, strives to treat patients using consistent, evidence-based approaches. It is expected that caregiving professions ensure that all patients are managed using ve...   Read More


Listener Preferences and Trainable Hearing Aids: Historical Perspectives, Current Trends and Practical Considerations

Brian Taylor, AuD

October 19, 2009

It is typical for audiologists to "first fit" hearing aids using the manufacturer's proprietary algorithm as a starting point. After several days of using the hearing aids, the patient returns to the...   Read More

 


Coupler Assessment of Open Canal Hearing Instruments

Anton Gebert, Oleg Saltykov

October 5, 2009

In recent years, open canal (OC) hearing instruments have become a popular style selection for individuals with mild-to-moderate downward sloping hearing loss. One of the reasons for their popularity...   Read More


Acoustic Reflex Threshold (ART) Patterns: An Interpretation Guide for Students and Supervisors

Diana C. Emanuel, PhD, CCC-A

September 14, 2009

Students studying audiological testing enter the clinic with varying degrees of competency regarding the interpretation of acoustic reflex threshold (ART) test results. If a student clinician becomes...   Read More

    


Communication Diet Theory: An Extended Foundation for Hearing Rehabilitation

Graham Weir

August 31, 2009

Discussions among audiologists on how to best work with adults with hearing loss usually revolve around pathological or technical issues; for example, how to better understand the physiological asp...   Read More

 


Unidentified and Underserved: Cochlear Implant Candidates in the Hearing Aid Dispensing Practice

Steve Huart, AuD

August 17, 2009

The vast majority of patients with hearing loss visiting a typical audiology private practice or hearing aid dispensing office can be helped with hearing aids. Conventional wisdom would suggest that v...   Read More

 


Audiologic Rehabilitation with Adults & Significant Others: Is it Really Worth It?

Jill E. Preminger, PhD

July 27, 2009

It is well understood that hearing loss reduces the audibility of speech and thus impairs communication (Revoile, 1999). It has also been clearly demonstrated that experiencing a hearing loss reduces...   Read More

 


Cost-Effective Hearing Health Care Services in Long-Term Care Facilities

Debra Busacco, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA

July 20, 2009

The demographics of the aging population in the United States are changing rapidly. In 2008, an estimated 37 million people, 13% of the U.S. population, was 65 years of age and older. By 2030, it is p...   Read More

 


Factors in the Perception of Environmental Sounds by Patients with Cochlear Implants

Valeriy Shafiro, PhD, Brian Gygi, Min-Yu Cheng, Jay Vachhani, Megan Mulvey

July 13, 2009

Valeriy Shafiro1, Brian Gygi2, Min-Yu Cheng1, Jay Vachhani1, Megan Mulvey1 1Rush University Medical Center, Communication Disorders and Sciences 2Veterans Affairs of Northern California Hearing impair...   Read More

 


An Introduction to Reflective Practice for Audiologists

Stella Ng, MSc

June 29, 2009

Picture a high, hard ground overlooking a swampy lowland. This landscape represents your practice. As audiologists, we are most frequently found working on what reflective practice theorist Donald Sch...   Read More


Advanced Technology Fittings - Customizing Features

Donald J. Schum, PhD

June 22, 2009

Editor's Note: This is part of a series of six expert seminar presentations and articles on the human side of the fitting process. This series is being presented throughout 2009, and is designed to wa...   Read More


A Montage of Outstanding Questions and Clinical Applications of Otoacoustic Emissions

Jill B. Meltzer, AuD, Sumitrajit Dhar, PhD

June 8, 2009

Jill B. Meltzer, Au.D., North Shore Audio-Vestibular Lab, Highland Park, Illinois Sumitrajit Dhar, Ph.D., The Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwester...   Read More


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