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Pediatrics & Advanced Hearing Aid Technology
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January 23, 2006
Hearing loss in children is the most common "birth defect" in the USA. ASHA (2005) reported prevalence of newborns with congenital hearing loss ranged from 1 to 6 children per thousand. NIDCD (2003) r... Read More
Aural Habilitation - Children Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
Thoughts on Learning and Evidence Based Practices
January 16, 2006
Knowledge is power" Sir Francis Bacon "Skill to do comes of doing" Ralph Waldo Emerson Learning is the act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill. Learning can be divided into formal an... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Minimizing the Effects of Non-Audiological Variables on Hearing Aid Outcomes
January 16, 2006
Beyond audiometric findings and electro-acoustic parameters, there are numerous factors that may have pronounced effects on hearing aid outcomes. The focus of this article is on strategies for minimiz... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing Aids - Adults
Remember Me? A Guide to Alzheimer's Disease and Hearing Loss
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January 9, 2006
Jess Dancer, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus of Audiology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Phyllis Watkins, Executive Director, Alzheimer's Arkansas Programs and Services Oscar-winning actor Charlton... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss
Undiagnosed Pre-Existing Hearing Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Patients?
December 19, 2005
Hearing impairment is an invisible handicap, yet its effects upon one's personal health, happiness, and personal well-being are very real." Vignette: The adult children of 87 year-old Anna Smith were... Read More
Medical and Surgical
Ear Candling: A Fool Proof Method, or Proof of Foolish Methods?
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December 12, 2005
Ear candling has been acclaimed as a treatment for almost every ailment of the ears, head, and - the entire body, depending on the source. In this article, we'll explore the history, the claims and th... Read More
Medical and Surgical
Directional Hearing Aids: Concepts and Overview (2005)
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November 21, 2005
Directional hearing aids can improve the signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) of speech occurring in a noisy background. Amplification of background noise is one of the most significant consumer-based complain... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Peer Mentoring — Its Time Has Come
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November 14, 2005
In our society today, there seems to be a local, national or virtual support group for every conceivable problem or condition. Considering their ubiquity and popularity, that they fill an important ne... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Book Excerpts from My Name is Arry
October 17, 2005
[email protected] The hearing instrument dispenser or the audiologist is the only hearing professional most hearing impaired people will come into contact with as they learn about their hearing los... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss
Andragogy and Aural Rehabilitation
October 10, 2005
The profession of audiology started with the aural rehabilitation needs of those with hearing loss. Raymond Carhart and Norton Canfield developed the profession after rehabilitating the auditory abili... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
Undiagnosed Pre-Existing Hearing Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Patients?
October 3, 2005
Hearing impairment is an invisible handicap, yet its effects upon one's personal health, happiness, and personal well-being are very real." Vignette: The adult children of 87 year-old Anna Smith were... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss
Clinical Assessment of Speech Perception for Infants and Toddlers
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September 12, 2005
Early onset of hearing loss can impose substantial delays in communication and psychosocial development unless immediate and appropriate intervention is undertaken. The most obvious consequence of pre... Read More
Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics
Staying in the Loop: When Hearing Aids Are Not Enough
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August 22, 2005
Editor's Note: Dr. Diles wrote the article below for our consumer website (www.healthyhearing.com). However, as it was so useful for so many patients, we are making it available here, with Dr. Diles'... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Assistive Devices
Office Management Software - 101
August 15, 2005
Digital technologies and the integration of computers into administrative functions, diagnostics and fitting protocols offer tremendous advantages over previous methods. Technology has changed the way... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Discrimination of English Vowels by Bilingual Spanish/English Adults and Children
August 8, 2005
Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, New York Email address: [email protected] The discrimination of English vowel contrasts in real and novel words by 101 bilingual Sp... Read More
Automatic Follow-up Appointments: Issues in 2005
August 1, 2005
Editor's note: I urge ALL clinicians to read and review this article as soon as possible as it will potentially impact the management of every patient you see. I would like to personally express my gr... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Sensory Memory and the Mismatch Negativity
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July 25, 2005
N.Kartik, Postgraduate student (Audiology), All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, University of Mysore, Mysore, India, [email protected] Khaladkar Ashok Aditee, Postgraduate student (Audiology),... Read More
Electrophysiology
Book Excerpt from Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human
July 18, 2005
Editor's Note: This is a very unusual event for us. We have not previously published an excerpt from an autobiography. Despite my own personal 21 years of experience researching and working with patie... Read More
Cochlear Implants
Audiology in the Year 2010
July 4, 2005
Virginia Ramachandran Au.D. Student, Class of 2008 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Editor's note: This paper was one of the excellent "runner-up" submissions received for the 2005 NAFDA-AO wr... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Effectiveness of Hearing Aid Manipulation Training for Elderly Hearing Aid Users
June 27, 2005
Maintaining independence and control over one's life is an increasingly important issue as we age. Appropriate hearing aid and related amplification contributes to independence and control. Using a Li... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
