This course will summarize current research efforts focusing on gene manipulation, gene therapy and stem cell transplantation for repairing or replacing damaged mammalian cochlear hair cells. The presentation will emphasize how these approaches might be used therapeutically. Finally, the presentation will review how this research applies to clinical audiology and what role the audiologist will play in future biochemical and pharmacological approaches to hearing restoration.

While there is no substitute for supervised performance, this lecture will provide participants with an overview of the information necessary to incorporate cerumen management in an audiology practice. The session will touch on important considerations such as anatomy and physiology of the ear canal, contraindications to performing cerumen removal, equipment and methods of cerumen management, as well as proper techniques including videos of the methods.

DNA is one of the most important biomolecules in the cochlea. This course reveals that therapeutic manipulation of systems that protect cochlear DNA can prevent cell death and limit hearing loss.

This course is intended to provide audiologists with a practical working knowledge of the pharmacological, cellular, and chemical mechanisms of ototoxicity. Additionally, some of the proposed mechanisms and current research into methods to protect hearing at the molecular level will be explored.

This course will review the background and epidemiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). Identifiable causes, evaluation, and medical treatment options will also be discussed during this one-hour course.

This course will review current topics in audiology treatment that are detailed in the upcoming book by Thieme publishers. Editor Dr. Jason Galster will provide a tour of content focused on the treatment of hearing loss through amplification, implantable solutions, and a variety of additional techniques.

This 3-part course series covers introductory, intermediate and advanced topics in intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring for audiologists, from an overview of operating room considerations, to cranial nerve monitoring, to multi-modality monitoring for complex cases. It is designed for audiologists who are currently providing intraoperative monitoring services, as well as for audiologists and students who wish to learn more about this exciting area of practice.

This course provides an overview of multi-modal monitoring applications in the operating room, focusing on EMG, SSEP, and TcMEP. Techniques for recording, interpreting and optimizing multi-modal recordings in the operating room will be discussed. This is the third webinar in a 3-part series on Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring, that will be taking place on AudiologyOnline in June 2017.

As MRI usage continues to increase in health systems around the world, the impact of having an implantable hearing device with an internal magnet has become a key issue in the long-term care plan for recipients and the clinics who serve them. This session will discuss unique design innovations that significantly reduce the potential for magnetic forces to interact negatively with the internal magnet, the impact this has on the counseling and device selection process, and how hearing implant recipients can now obtain state-of-the-art 3.0 Tesla MRI scans without removal of the internal magnet and with significantly reduced risk of pain or discomfort during scanning.

This course provides an overview of the most common cranial nerve monitoring applications in the operating room. Techniques for recording, interpreting, and optimizing cranial nerve activity and function in the operating room will be addressed. This is the second webinar in a 3-part series on Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring, that will be taking place on AudiologyOnline in June 2017.