CEU Courses

This course provides an introduction to the fitting flow and advanced features of the Ponto system in Genie Medical.

This course will review the pros and cons of cochlear implantation in children under 12 months of age. It will identify the areas that need to be addressed both during the decision making process prior to implantation and postoperatively including the preoperative evaluation, counseling, expectations, programming, rehabilitation and results.

This course reviews why and how a national registry on hearing aid fittings is implemented in Sweden, and how the data is used for quality assurance and improvement. This course is written in an engaging Q & A style.

This 2-part course series addresses collaboration with psychology for counseling as part of audiological management of hearing loss. Psychological post-trauma reactions to audiology office visits are described. Carkhuff’s (2014) helping skills, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Listen, Empathize, Agree, Partner (L.E.A.P.), which are counseling strategies used to manage obesity, smoking cessation, alcohol use, exercise regimen, drug addiction and medication compliance, are reviewed. The course provides a rationale and explanation for application of these tools and strategies for managing patient denial and ambivalence toward hearing aid use as well as compliance with audiological recommendations.

This course is the second in a 2-part series about collaboration with psychology for counseling as part of audiological management of hearing loss. Carkhuff’s (2014) helping skills, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Listen, Empathize, Agree, Partner (L.E.A.P.) are counseling strategies employed in health care to manage obesity, smoking cessation, alcohol use, exercise regimen, drug addiction and medication compliance. These strategies will be described, with emphasis on their utilization for managing patient denial and ambivalence toward hearing aid use as well as compliance with recommendations.

A recent study showed that Lyric patients typically exhibited higher levels of satisfaction with their devices and reported fewer complaints than those not fit with Lyric. By combining a successful Lyric provider with a product that improves and promotes increased psychosocial benefit to patients, Lyric is truly unique in the product offering as well as patient outcomes.

With the launch of Evoke, Widex is introducing devices that are intelligent today, and even smarter tomorrow. This course provides an overview of this exciting new platform; focusing on industry-leading world first features.

This course is part of a 2-course series addressing collaboration with psychology for counseling as part of audiological management of hearing loss. This first course will address psychological post-trauma reactions to audiology office visits. Tools will be described to navigate these landmines without going beyond the bounds of professional practice.

This text-based course reviews the common issue of hearing aid wearers perceiving their own voice as unnatural when wearing hearing aids. Findings from a recent study evaluating a new algorithm to address this issue available in Signia Nx hearing aids, Own Voice Processing (OVP), are discussed.

SoundDNA, Sonic’s stellar new technology platform, includes two incredible features; Binaural Noise Management and Extended Dynamic Range. Join us in this Sonic Spotlight as we explain how these features complement processing, noise reduction and directionality for the most natural listening experience possible.