Articles
Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
More Channels are Better, Right?
April 8, 2002
The issue regarding the ideal number of "channels" has been a hot topic in rehabilitative amplification for over a decade. Despite the ongoing debate, conventional wisdom indicates more is better, and... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Telepractice in Audiology
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April 2, 2002
The 1990's was a decade of significant advancement in computer technology. Personal computers developed into powerful, integrated systems. Internet applications evolved from simple e-mail communicatio... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Professional Coding: Parts 1, 2 and 3
April 2, 2002
Editor's Note - Professional Coding: Parts 1, 2 and 3 were originally written and published as separate, concise articles. For CEU purposes, we have combined the original three articles, learning outc... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Intratympanic Therapy for Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Vertigo
March 25, 2002
Correspondence: Sam J. Marzo, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Otolaryngology B Head and Neck Surgery Loyola University 2160 South First Avenue Maywood, Illinois 60153 Phone: 708-216-1676 Fax: 7... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Medical and Surgical
Ear Impressions: Art or Science?
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March 18, 2002
Custom earmolds and hearing aids shells are derived from ear impressions taken individually from each patient's ear. The procedure for impression taking is so simple and straightforward that one might... Read More
Earmolds and Ear Impressions
DSP & Multi-Media Technologies: Addressing Patient Needs
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March 11, 2002
The technology explosion of the last 10 years has affected every facet of our daily and professional lives. As audiologists and hearing instrument dispensers, we fit hearing instruments made of integr... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Otoacoustic Emissions in 2002: Some Perspectives
March 4, 2002
The past 150 years have witnessed remarkable scientific, medical and technical improvements and advances. Many of these improvements and advances have impacted the study of the auditory system and tre... Read More
Otoacoustic Emissions
Middle Ear Implants: 2002
February 25, 2002
Historically, the first clinically available MEIs (by Drs. Suzuki and Yanagihara in Japan) were designed for those with unresolveable middle ear conductive/mixed losses. However, modern MEIs require a... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Medical and Surgical
Learning to Hear Again: Cochlear Implant Audiologic Rehabilitation Guide for Adults
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February 18, 2002
The progress made over the last decade in cochlear implants, surgical techniques, and speech processing strategies has been phenomenal. There has been vast improvement in functional outcomes when comp... Read More
Cochlear Implants Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
Cochlear Implants: Perspectives from an Otologist
February 11, 2002
Address Correspondence to: Eric W. Sargent, MD The Michigan Ear Institute 30055 Northwestern Hwy, #101 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 FAX: (248) 865-6161 Telephone: (248) 865-4444 Email: sargente@mac.com... Read More
Cochlear Implants
Behind The Hype: Digital Amplification
January 28, 2002
We are all besieged with marketing claims of products that allege to make our laundry whiter, our dusting easier and our thighs thinner. Many times, because we are not experts in those fields, we simp... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Adventures in ENG
January 21, 2002
Many years ago, I learned how to perform electronystagmography (ENG) on a strip-chart recorder. The ENG lab I worked for switched to a PC-based ENG system in 1985. Since that time, I've done some five... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
The National Coalition on Auditory Processing Disorders (NCAPD): History and Overview
January 14, 2002
When an individual is diagnosed with any disorder, it can be a frustrating and overwhelming time in their life. For some, diagnosis brings a sense of closure and relief, through knowing what is wrong.... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Cochlear Implant Reimbursement: Cause for Concern
January 7, 2002
Cochlear implants are increasingly the "technology of choice" for children and adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss who do not derive significant benefit from hearing aids. Unlike hearing aids,... Read More
Cochlear Implants
Sunset Laws: A Tutorial
December 31, 2001
The Principle of Shields Legislative Associates, an independent lobbying firm in Austin, Texas. Sunset laws are traditionally tools used in many states to periodically re-evaluate the need for existin... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Adapto: An Introduction to the New Generation of Digital Amplification.
December 30, 2001
Despite important advances in hearing aid technology over the past decade, the hearing aid fitting experience still tends primarily be a problem solving process. The discipline of hearing aid fitting... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
The Research of Denis Byrne at NAL: Implications for Clinicians Today
December 24, 2001
NOTE: This talk was presented as the Denis Byrne Memorial Lecture at ASHA, New Orleans, November 2001. In this talk I will review some of the research that Dr. Denis Byrne performed and some that he i... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
A Patient's Guide to Tinnitus
December 10, 2001
What is tinnitus? Tinnitus, often described as ringing, buzzing or hissing sounds in the ears, is a symptom that can be related to almost every known hearing problem. Tinnitus can be temporary (acute)... Read More
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
How To Hear In A Hands-Free World: Mobile and Cell Phone Safety Tips
December 3, 2001
The statistics are in. According to an Associated Press article this year, the government reports that nearly three percent of Americans behind the wheel at any given daytime moment are also talking o... Read More
Thoughts on Growing our Profession: Are We Ready?
November 19, 2001
The profession of audiology is currently undergoing a long-awaited transformation. Audiology is rapidly being transfused with a critical and expanding mass of people bearing a unique, uniform, recogni... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues