Assistive Devices CEU Courses

Every patient wants to hear better in noise, whether it be celebrating over dinner with a group of friends or on a date with your significant other. Roger technology provides a significant improvement over normal-hearing ears, hearing aids, and cochlear implants to deliver excellent speech understanding.

Well-fitted Phonak hearing instruments paired with Roger technology offers students access to speech and multimedia content in the classroom and beyond. This course will review solutions beyond the hearing aid fitting including Roger applications for school and home.

This course discusses Roger On, the newest addition to the Roger technology family. Roger On provides solutions for hearing in noise and at distances. In brief, it combines the best of legacy technology and introduces Multibeam 2.0 technology for table use and point technology for interview style usage. Updates that will be discussed also include our NeckLoop and Roger Focus II.

Accessories can enhance the hearing aid patient experience, providing wireless connectivity and convenience wherever the patient needs it. This session will provide an overview of the Starkey wireless accessories that meet any patient's needs.

Alicia D.D. Spoor, Au.D. discusses the role of OTCs as a hearing industry disruptor and provides practical advice and tips on how OTCs can be incorporated into any business model.

Connectivity is an expectation with today’s hearing devices, and wireless accessories are not just an add-on. They can enhance a patient’s ability to hear and understand better in a wide range of situations. Starkey fulfills those expectations with a full family of 2.4 GHz wireless accessories. This session will provide an overview of the wireless accessories that meet any patient’s listening needs, including the TV Streamer, Remote Mic+, Mini Mic, Table Mic, and Remote Control.

The Over the counter (OTC) hearing aid regulations issued by the FDA went into effect on October 17, 2022. The distinction between OTC or self-fit OTC devices does not appear to be clear, and in some cases deceptive. The flood of devices and claims further cloud the decision pathway for consumer and professionals. Amazon recently initiated a review of all devices on their site to ensure they have met the appropriate clearances and labeling as required under regulations. Several examples of correct labeling and claims, as well as those that are considered suspect are discussed. Examples of questions that both consumer and professionals should be asking when looking into OTC devices are discussed.

People with hearing loss are at a distinct disadvantage compared to people with normal hearing when communicating on the telephone. This course gives an informative view of the FCC-regulated Internet Protocol Captioning Telephone Service, eligibility requirements, and the difference clear communication makes on an individual’s well-being.

In the new era of self-directed care, the market is expected to offer several amplification technology options for consumers with self-perceived, mild to moderate hearing loss (and their clinicians). A gap exists as to the ability of individuals to make an informed choice about what technology is best suited for their hearing needs. In this presentation, we provide attendees with information about a new approach that provides consumers with quantitative and qualitative measures regarding electroacoustic performance and perceptual benefits. In addition, we describe how this approach will assist consumers and professionals in navigating this evolving landscape.

This course introduces Widex Sound Assist – an all-in-one multi-functional accessory that meets a variety of hearing aid users’ special situational listening needs.