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A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Table of Contents and Preface
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November 1, 2002
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
Insurance and Professional Unification.
October 28, 2002
For those of you who enjoy history, it was 50 years ago today that a young United States Senator made the political speech of his life just 125 miles north of here in Los Angeles to 48.9% of possible... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Day to Day with My Cochlear Implant.
October 21, 2002
Many people have told what it is like to receive a cochlear implant and the miracle of hearing again. But what is it like to live with a cochlear implant on a day to day basis? At age 28 years, I lost... Read More
Cochlear Implants
If It's Not Hearing Loss, Then What? Confronting Nonorganic Hearing Loss in Children
October 14, 2002
Arguably, audiologists' greatest task is to ensure that those seeking their services reach the highest auditory potential possible. To achieve this goal, determination of accurate hearing levels is a... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Long-term Outcome of Tinnitus: Many Unknowns.
October 7, 2002
Treatment of tinnitus is challenging for all audiologists and associated healthcare professionals and there is an increasing amount of research effort invested into the effects of various treatments.... Read More
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Improving Speech Perception in Noise with Directional Microphones and Frequency Modulation (FM) Technology
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September 30, 2002
Individuals with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) often exhibit difficulty understanding speech, particularly in noise (Dubno, Dirks & Morgan, 1984; Suter, 1985; Helfer & Wilber, 1990; Crandell, 1991... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Auditory Processing Disorders and Dyslexic Children.
September 23, 2002
More children with learning and reading disabilities are being referred to audiologists for hearing and auditory processing evaluations. In the past, children with these problems were evaluated by edu... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Temporal Aspects of Hearing Aid Signal Processing
September 16, 2002
To compensate for the abnormal loudness growth experienced by listeners with sensorineural hearing impairment, compression is used as a basic processing feature in digital hearing instruments. Through... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Clinical Research Findings Confirm Benefits of Advanced Signal Processing
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September 9, 2002
This is an interim report from a three-site, multi-phase hearing aid field trial. Results from the first phase of the study have already been published from Site 1 (Bray & Nilsson, 2000) and Site 2 (B... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Managing Cerumen
September 3, 2002
A decade has passed since the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) issued their "Position Statement on External Auditory Canal, Examination and Cerumen Management". Many other audiology... Read More
Infection Control Medical and Surgical
Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIEDs): Autoimmune Diseases with Audio-Vestibular Involvement
August 26, 2002
Systemic illnesses linked with sensorineural hearing loss and dizziness include polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), Cogan's syndrome, relapsing polychondritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Wegener's gr... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Medical and Surgical Hearing and Hearing Loss
Meniere's Disease: Diagnosis, Natural History, and Current Management
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August 19, 2002
Meniere's Disease is a condition that should be understood by all healthcare professionals involved with treating and managing ear disorders, including audiologists and physicians. This article provid... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Medical and Surgical
The Business Side of Balance: Marketing Issues
August 12, 2002
Specialize in treating balance disorders? Opportunity awaits, IF you effectively market your services. American Institute of Balance 11290 Park Blvd Seminole, FL 33772 More and more audiologists are i... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Practice Management and Professional Issues
What Parents Should Know About Hearing Loss: Pointers for Parents
August 5, 2002
Parents have many questions and must make difficult decisions when their child is diagnosed with hearing loss. Children are not simply small adults - they are different in many respects, and their hea... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
Sound Field Amplification and the Teaching Voice
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July 29, 2002
Duquesne University Due to the energy and strain involved in providing oral instruction and education, teachers experience more voice problems than the general population (Calas, Verhulst, Locoq, Dall... Read More
Assistive Devices Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics
Frequency Modulation (FM) Systems for Children with Normal Hearing
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July 29, 2002
Research has demonstrated that many children with normal hearing (e.g., children with learning, reading, language, attentional and/or auditory processing disorders) experience difficulties understandi... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Aural Habilitation - Children Assistive Devices Pediatrics Pediatrics
Audiologic Coding and Reimbursement Issues: Aural Rehabilitation, Auditory Processing and Cochlear Implants
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July 29, 2002
What do aural rehabilitation, auditory processing and cochlear implants have in common? Anticipated coding and reimbursement changes will link the three together in significant ways. Piecing together... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
To Aid or Not to Aid: Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss
July 22, 2002
Approximately 3 out of 1000 children have unilateral hearing loss (UHL). Historically, audiologists have informed parents of children with UHL of the difficulties they would likely encounter localizin... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
Vibrant Soundbridge Direct Drive Middle Ear Implant: Issues and Review
July 15, 2002
Direct drive, implantable middle ear hearing devices represent a new category of hearing devices. Rather than delivering acoustic energy into the external auditory canal (as with traditional hearing a... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Medical and Surgical
A Conversational Approach to Aural Rehabilitation
July 8, 2002
There is emerging evidence that suggests we are making considerable progress with regard to hearing aid satisfaction (Northern, 2001, personal communication). Yet, a large number of individuals fit wi... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
