CEU Courses

Vestibular diagnostics has been advancing at a rapid pace over the last 2 decades with the evolution of knowledge and technology. While these diagnostics can be readily applied in adults, in the pediatric population, they must be used with due care and interpretations might not be as straightforward as those in adults. This session offers valuable insights into the challenges of evaluating vestibular disorders in children, illustrated by examples from the author’s personal experiences.

This course describes the origins and current views on the auditory processing disorder (APD) construct. This course includes a discussion of the identification of the “gold” or reference standard test (or test battery) used for the diagnosis of an APD.

This course provides an in-depth review of business models, emerging trends, and key concepts shaping the dispensing industry landscape. Practical tools and insights to effectively differentiate offerings, navigate challenges, and achieve prosperity in today's dynamic environment are discussed.

This article reviews Medicare coverage policies for audiology services. An overview of health policy statutes related to audiologist participation in the Medicare program are provided.

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common inner ear disorder, with a cumulative lifetime incidence of 10%. This course will cover the Minimum Stimulus Strategy (MSS), a nystagmus-based approach to streamline BPPV management, reducing the need for diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers and minimizing patient discomfort.

Moderated by Dr. Susan Scollie, this course brings together several experts from leading companies in hearing care as part of the 2024 AudiologyOnline Industry Innovations Summit. The theme is Harnessing the Power of Consumer and Hearing Industry Product Innovations. A wide arrange of products and services are discussed along with their supporting evidence. Insight into trends and changes in the hearing care market is also provided in this lively roundtable forum that includes a distinguished panel of presenters from CaptionCall, CareCredit, Cochlear, ReSound, Sennheiser, Signia, Starkey and Widex.

Part 1 discussed how a decline in some elements of cognition and auditory processing alters speech perception during normal aging. This course considers how hearing aids may help or hinder speech perception for older adults. The author discusses how different hearing aid settings can affect the speech signal and consider practical ways we can use this in the clinic to offer the optimum fitting for an individual, in particular how we should set up hearing aid compression.

This article aims to raise the awareness of the importance of the durability and reliability of hearing aids. It presents a survey, in which the durability, reliability and audiological performance of the Rexton Rugged hearing aids were assessed in real life.

Many aspects of cognition and auditory processing decline with normal aging, and this makes it difficult to hear in challenging situations, even without the additional problems caused by peripheral hearing loss. There is a huge amount of literature about hearing and aging. This course summarizes relevant findings and discusses the processes of normal aging that particularly affect speech perception.

An overview for the hearing healthcare professional about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders is provided in this course. Strategies for assessment and diagnosis, improving communication with patients, understanding and managing behavioral challenges, care planning and promoting independence are discussed. Methods for supporting family and caregivers are also described.