CEU Courses

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and specifically the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL) instrument suite, can enhance patient care from pre-CI evaluations to post-CI monitoring. A thorough review of these outcomes are discussed in this course.

65% of the people in the United States with mild to moderate hearing loss do not wear hearing aids. OTC hearing aids, a new class of hearing aids, will provide this group of individuals with a solution and start them on the journey to better hearing health. Learn about two unique products from Sony that fit this new class of FDA-registered, self-fitting hearing aids.

This course provides information on interpretation of case history information and test results, and will guide DoD and VA audiologists in discussing the complexities of hearing health with patients experiencing subjective communication issues in the presence of background noise. Recommendations and additional referral considerations are discussed in detail.

Discover how Signia’s Connexx 9.9 software brings fitting tools to enhance patient experiences while remaining intuitive for the professional. This course is a deep-dive tour providing details on how to perform a first fit as well as strategies for addressing common patient concerns.

This 20Q article provides a discussion of data collected in the MarkeTrak surveys and how this impacts our patients adopting hearing aids.

This course describes the negative effects that untreated hearing loss can have on healthcare outcomes and the positive impact that interventional audiology can have on a patient’s care. Several examples and suggestions for providing interventional audiology services are discussed. This course is part of a four-course series, Destroying the Box: Innovative Audiologic Care Delivery which highlights the next generation of audiology innovators and their pioneering approaches to meeting unmet audiologic needs in their communities and beyond.

This course will review the multiple roles audiologists and hearing aid dispensers play in the continuity of care for hearing aid users—from screening and referring potential cochlear implant candidates to performing comprehensive cochlear implant evaluations prior to referring candidates to cochlear implant surgical teams. Adults with hearing loss live with a chronic condition that requires hearing services for life. Professionals working with them must be able to provide services and guidance to these patients throughout their lifespan. Depending on their licensure and scope of practice, hearing aid dispensers and audiologists can screen, assess, and counsel their own patients regarding cochlear implants as a treatment option.

This course will introduce new clinical evidence supporting the most powerful abutment level superpower device--Ponto 5 Superpower--and discuss device parameters to consider in BAHS fittings. Patient data involving understanding speech-in-noise and patient preference will be discussed in this course.

Compression is a tool used to restore audibility while maintaining comfort for patients with reduced dynamic range. This course will review the basic premise and functionality of compression. It will also discuss types of compression, when to use compression and the benefits it provides for hearing aid wearers.

Healthy aging is a popular buzz term these days. In this podcast, Brian Taylor interviews VA Audiologist Steve Huart who provides a working definition of healthy aging as it relates to the geriatric population and how audiologists can better promote it by practicing the Geriatric 5M’s of care.