Micro-Tech's Directional Speech Detector helps your patients hear better in noise. Utilizing multiple measurements and a heirarchy of switching rules, it aims to ease the stress of communication in noisy environments automatically.
Learning Outcomes
- Participants will be able to define SNR Loss as it applies to patient candidacy for directional microphones.
- Participants will be able to list 3 clinical and lifestlye factors effecting patient success with directional systems.
- Participants will be able to list 3 design characteristics in Micro-Tech's directional microphone system.
- Participants will be able to define various polar plot patterns used in directional microphone systems.
- Participants will be able to name 3 measurements used in Micro-Tech's Directional Speech Detector system when determining the need to switch between omni and directional modes.
Agenda
| 15-25 Minutes | Fitting Considerations |
| 25-35 Minutes | Polar Plot patterns |
| 35-55 Minutes | Directional Speech Detector Design & Mechanics |
| 55-60 Minutes | Review / Questions |
Presented By
Joilyn Bush
AuD
Joilyn Bush joined Micro-Tech Education and Training Department in June 2008. Her focus with Micro-Tech is consumer education through live regional courses throughout the U.S., AO courses, and customer support. Joilyn received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. After completing her Master’s she went to work at an ENT practice in Clarksburg, WV. In May 2000, Dr. Bush completed her Au.D. with the University of Florida. For four years following her Au.D. completion, Dr. Bush served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery – Division of Otolaryngology and Director of Communicative Disorders for Chandler Medical Center at the University of Kentucky. Following that, she went back into the private sector in Port Richey, Florida and worked at a large ENT practice with multiple offices. Throughout all of these environments, she developed a great deal of experience dispensing hearing instruments.
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