Hearing Aids and Music: Addressing the Needs of the Casual Listener
Course: #41183Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 277 Reviews
Listening to music is an important part of many individuals’ daily routine – an activity that contributes to a higher quality of life. Today, more people than ever stream music to their earbuds, hearables or hearing aids, and many hearing aid wearers often seek better performance when listening to music. This course focuses on the casual music listener, who, unlike most audiophiles, seeks simplicity and “good enough” sound quality when streaming music to their hearing aids.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to define the casual music listener and how they differ from audiophiles.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the features of hearing aids needed to optimize sound quality of music.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe differences in streaming music through hearing aids compared to listening to music via loudspeakers with hearing aids and how these differences can be addressed during fitting and fine-tuning.
Course created on September 2, 2025
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes | Who is the casual music listener? How do they engage with or listen to music? How do they differ from the audiophile? |
| 10-20 Minutes | What are the traditional limitations of music listening with hearing aids? How have they been addressed with recent platforms and features? |
| 20-30 Minutes | Review the quality and accuracy of automated music programs in current models of hearing aids. |
| 30-55 Minutes | Review clinical processes for verifying the quality of both streamed and “loudspeaker” music in your clinic. |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary/Q&A |
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Brian Taylor
AuD
Brian Taylor is the Senior Director of Audiology at Signia US. He is also the editor of Audiology Practices, a quarterly journal of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, and editor-at-large for Hearing Healthcare and Technology Matters, a leading industry blog.
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Navid Taghvaei
AuD, ABAC CCC-A
Dr. Taghvaei is a Lead Clinical Education Specialist with Signia. He is responsible for conducting very complex individual and group technical training courses and activities involving new and existing developments in the areas of audiology, products, software, and technology for employees and customers. He demonstrates multi-system products by preparing and conducting clinician training, supports clinical product offerings, and performs in-house clinical trials for the Audiology Department team. He has extensive clinical experience in pediatric and adult hearing instruments and cochlear implant fitting, programming, and rehabilitation. He has served as a practicing Clinical Director of Audiology in multiple multi-disciplinary otolaryngology and audiology clinics in the U.S. and internationally. Navid received his doctorate in Audiology and master’s degree in Hearing Science from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and his bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Psychology from Arizona State University. He has also served as a lecturer and Clinical Preceptor at both universities for audiology and psychology courses.
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Financial: Brian Taylor is employed by Signia. Non-financial: Brian Taylor has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial: Navid Taghvaei is employed by Signia. Non-financial: Navid Taghvaei has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by Signia in partnership with AudiologyOnline.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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