Mary Ormson, Medical Education Manager for Hearing & Balance at Natus Medical Incorporated interviews Peter Byron a private practice audiologist in the United Kingdom. Peter describes how he uses social media and innovative marketing strategies to successfully promote his practice and the use of 3-D ear scanning with Otoscan.

This Q&A discussion describes the use of the ICS Impulse for the assessment of the oculomotor pathway in patients with vestibular pathology. Specific attention will be given regarding which tests analyze similar neurological pathways. The use of a different protocol using the ICS goggles compared to using the traditional VNG protocol will be explored.

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common congenital infection in newborns and is a leading cause of hearing loss in children. Most infants with congenital CMV are asymptomatic at birth, but at risk for developing hearing impairment. With improved diagnostic testing for congenital CMV and more widespread recognition of the importance of early identification of infants at risk for hearing loss, there is increasing interest to screen all newborn infants for congenital CMV. This presentation will review the epidemiology and outcome of congenital CMV and the testing modalities to screen newborn infants. In addition, the current movement towards more widespread targeted and universal screening for congenital CMV will be discussed.

This presentation offers practical evidence-based information on auditory brainstem response (ABR) that can be applied clinically in the accurate diagnosis of infant auditory dysfunction. The presentation reviews test parameters and protocols for efficient single channel air- and bone-conduction ABR measurement plus the role of auditory steady state response (ASSR). Strategies and technical advances are described for performing a complete frequency-specific ABR assessment in 30 minutes or less, and combining ABR with other objective auditory procedures (otoacoustic emissions and aural immittance measurement), for successful infant hearing assessment in natural sleep.

This presentation describes the use of the ICS Impulse for the assessment of the oculomotor pathway in patients with vestibular pathology. Specific attention will be given regarding which tests analyze similar neurological pathways. The use of a different protocol using the ICS goggles compared to using the traditional VNG protocol will be explored.

Primary Care Providers are often the first contact when a parent expresses concern about their child – whether it be concern about speech development, articulation, or suspicion about a possible hearing impairment. Knowing what we know about hearing impairment in children and the urgent need for early intervention, timely and appropriate referrals are essential. This presentation covers how primary care providers can leverage a variety of hearing screening technologies to facilitate referrals to audiologists and ENT specialists.

With the healthcare delivery model in constant evolution, hearing healthcare providers have the opportunity to develop an innovative fitting approach to proactively engage their patient in the fitting process. This presentation discusses clinic setup, equipment considerations and economics of expanding business services integrating verification and 3D digital ear scanning in the fitting process to improve patient experience and satisfaction.

This presentation will highlight new innovations in technology within the new generation Bio-logic devices. These technologies are meant to help to improve efficiency and also add to the armamentarium of tests that can be performed with one device. Technology that will be discussed will be for ABR, ASSR and DPOAEs. ABR topics will cover data collection from both ears at the same time and spread spectrum technology. ASSR will highlight mixed rate ASSR and DPOAE will showcase the use of an FM signal, binaural OAE, pressurized OAEs and threshold estimation software to estimate audiometric thresholds using DPOAEs.

Have you always wondered when audiology will go paperless? When can you stop scanning all your results and truly become electronic? The time is now! Whether you have one clinic or multiple sites with a variety of equipment, a solution has arrived.

This course is designed for users who are new to video head impulse testing (vHIT), the suppression head impulse paradigm (SHIMP), or are interested in vestibular assessment. This course will review the basics of anatomy and physiology underlying the vHIT and SHIMP test, as well as discuss clinical applications of both tests.