Articles
Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
HATs Aren't Just for Adults: Improving Communication Access in Childhood
May 15, 2006
As a result of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs, infants with hearing loss are being identified within the first few months of life. Once hearing loss has been identified, it i... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
Advantages and Limitations of Various Business Legal Structures
May 1, 2006
In the beginning an Audiology practice is usually a simple situation. The audiologist is the primary clinician that sees patients and provides high quality diagnostic and rehabilitative services. As t... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Incorporating the Sound Activity Meter into Clinical Practice
April 24, 2006
The numbers are in and there is good news and bad news. Kochkin (2005) has presented the findings of the most recent industry study (MarkeTrak VII) on hearing aid use and satisfaction. First, the good... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Preventing Clinical Errors in Hearing Care
April 17, 2006
The cost of providing and receiving healthcare continues to rise each year, partly because of the risks and liability associated with delivery of care. As healthcare advances, the complexities of diag... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Fundamentals of Clinical ECAP Measures in Cochlear Implants--Part 1: Use of the ECAP in Speech Processor Programming
April 10, 2006
Telemetry capabilities have been commercially available since 1998 for measuring the electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) from the auditory nerve in cochlear implant recipients. An ini... Read More
Cochlear Implants Electrophysiology
Preparing for Your Job Interview: Part II - Answers
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March 27, 2006
This article is the second in a two-part series related to the topic of job interviewing in the hearing healthcare field. Part I focused on how to prepare for an interview and included a list of sampl... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Meta Controls and Advanced Technology Amplification
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March 27, 2006
One of the goals of an effective hearing aid fitting is to package the world of sound into the remaining hearing capability of the patient. From the patient's perspective, a successfully amplified sou... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Pollin's Medical Crisis Counseling Approach Applied to a Case of Sudden Deafness
March 20, 2006
Noted medical sociologist Irene Pollin has developed a therapeutic approach called Medical Crisis Counseling (MCC). MCC is utilized to assist victims of sudden and traumatic health changes, such as st... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Cochlear Implant Hybrids: Who Is a Candidate? You May Be Surprised
March 20, 2006
The current criterion for implant candidacy has evolved since the initial Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of single channel implants in 1984, and multi-channel devices in 1985. At that tim... Read More
Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids - Adults
Fitting Hearing Aids to Babies: Three Things You Should Know
March 13, 2006
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, 2000). In many cases, we are succe... Read More
Aural Habilitation - Children Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
A TRIBUTE to Diversity in Your Audiology Patients
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March 13, 2006
Somewhere around mid-century, non-Hispanic whites will become a minority group in the United States (Curry, 2005). As racial and ethnic groups such as Hispanics, African-Americans, Asians, Native Amer... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Improving the Efficiency and Accountability of the Hearing Aid Selection Process - Use of the COAT
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March 6, 2006
Editor's Note: The hearing aid selection process can be a challenging process. This is not only due to the ever-evolving complexity of hearing aids, but the varied needs of our hearing aid patients. D... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing Aids - Adults
ELVAS Sightings - Hearing Aid or Headset?
March 6, 2006
What or who is ELVAS? A few years ago I wrote about the future of hearing aids, specifically the convergence of devices (hearing aids, cell phones, computers) and how they would be able to talk to one... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults Cochlear Implants
Preparing for Your Job Interview: Part I - Questions
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February 27, 2006
This article is the first in a two-part series related to the topic of job interviewing in the hearing healthcare field. Part I focuses on how to prepare for an interview and includes a list of sample... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Cover Story: New research findings cast doubt on advantage of bilateral fittings in noise
February 24, 2006
Current State of Static Position Testing
February 20, 2006
There are considerable differences in the literature on how to perform and interpret the position test in the ENG test battery (Brandt, 1993). Although consensus has been reached on many aspects of th... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
Ear Candling: Conflicting Information, Confused Consumers
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February 13, 2006
Some time ago, a patient came to my office for an audiometric evaluation. When I checked his ears, I noticed a burnt-ash smell (sort of like a chimney) from several inches away. Both ears were impacte... Read More
Medical and Surgical
Cochlear Implants — Considerations in Programming for the Pediatric Population
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February 13, 2006
Cochlear implants are surgically implanted devices that provide electrical stimulation to the auditory system, which is perceived within the brain as sound. Cochlear implants (CIs) are typically progr... Read More
Cochlear Implants Aural Habilitation - Children Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
What the New Audiologist Can Expect During Their First Year of Work
February 7, 2006
Welcome to the real world of Audiology. A Clinical Fellowship Year, sometimes called an internship year, provides time to develop and hone the skills and knowledge that were introduced to you during y... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
My First Year As An Audiologist
February 7, 2006
As I entered my new office on my first day of my Clinical Fellowship Year, a flurry of thoughts and emotions were running through my head. Did I know everything I needed to know? Would my supervisor t... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
