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DSL for Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices: Prescriptive Targets and Verification Solutions

Course: #30873Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 160 Reviews
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This course will describe a new method for fitting bone-anchored hearing devices (BAHDs), designed specifically for abutment-worn devices. The use of a DSL-based prescriptive formula integrated into a Speechmap® fitting environment provides targets and enables verification and fine-tuning of BAHDs on the Audioscan Verifit skull simulator.

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CEUs/Hours Offered: AAA/0.1 Intermediate; ACAud/1.0; AHIP/1.0; BAA/1.0; CAA/1.0; IACET/0.1; IHS/1.0; Kansas, LTS-S0035/1.0; NZAS/1.0; SAC/1.0

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Learning Outcomes

  • checkmarkParticipants will be able to describe the rationale for the DSL-BCD prescriptive targets, used with bone-anchored hearing devices.
  • checkmarkParticipants will be able to describe the studies used to develop and revise the DSL-BCD prescriptive targets.
  • checkmarkParticipants will be able to summarize the main steps of a fitting protocol designed for use with the Audioscan Verifit skull simulator

Course created on April 10, 2018

Agenda

0-5 Minutes Introduction
5-15 Minutes Prescriptive targets and their impact on the consistency and quality of fittings for air-conduction hearing aids.
15-25 Minutes Bone-anchored hearing devices: types and terminology, and lessons on verification from the labs.
25-40 Minutes DSL for Bone Conduction Devices (DSL-BCD): Development of version 1.1.
40-50 Minutes The Audioscan Verifit Skull Simulator: What it is and how to use it.
50-55 Minutes Case illustration and discussion of clinical uses beyond target matching.
55-60 Minutes Summary

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Presenter Disclosure: Susan Scollie: Financial: The DSL-BCD algorithm discussed in this course is licensed from the University of Western Ontario to Audioscan, under a non-exclusive license agreement. Revenue from this agreement is returned to further research. Dr. Scollie has participated in research related to amplification. Non-Financial: Susan Scollie has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Bill Hodgetts: Financial: Portions of the research discussed were funded through a grant to Bill Hodgetts from the Oticon Foundation. Non-Financial: Bill Hodgetts has no relevant non-finacial relationships to disclose.


Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by Audioscan in partnership with AudiologyOnline.

Content Disclosure: This learning event focuses on Audioscan products and services and will not include info on other products or services.

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