This course focused on how hearing healthcare providers can use various demonstration techniques and tools in their clinical environment to demonstrate technology, features and value to their patients. Various Phonak demonstration tools built into Phonak Target software, as well as protocols developed with clinical experts, will be reviewed.

Phonak Audeo Marvel delivers revolutionary, ground breaking hearing aid technology while providing clear, rich sound, universal connectivity and rechargeability. This course will review the Phonak Audeo Marvel product portfolio including design and usability improvements as well as take a closer look at the universal connectivity capabilities of the Phonak Marvel platform.

Teens today face pressures with school, sports, relationships and media. Participating and feeling accepted takes confidence which is not always easy for teens with hearing loss. When teens hear well, they can connect socially resulting in them feeling more comfortable in their own skin and confident enough to break out and be different. Hearing technology that allows them to fully participate and communicate in every situation will give them the sense of well-being so that they can make sure to make the most of those exciting and challenging teenage years. Phonak Marvel does just that! In this course, we will review Phonak Audeo Marvel as a solution for teens with hearing loss.

Phonak Target is the world’s favorite fitting software. Easy to use and navigate, Phonak Target 6.0 includes new updates supporting Phonak Audeo Marvel. Discover how to optimize your patient’s hearing experience and performance in every hearing environment while ensuring their hearing aid blends into their everyday life.

From the moment we inform families of their child’s hearing loss, there is much to discuss and understand. However, for many reasons, families may not bring up their questions or concerns. Using a tool like the CHL QPL involves far more than providing surface answers to family questions and concerns. Easy-to-apply listening and counseling skills are needed to understand what a particular question means to a particular family, and whether it is indirectly related to other, more complicated concerns.

Phonak Marvel is the next generation of ground breaking hearing technology developed by Phonak. From love at first sound to when hearing gets tough, Phonak Audeo Marvel delivers top rated streamed sound quality while reducing listening effort and increasing active participation in communication with others. This course will review the science behind the new pre-calculation for first time users as investigated by the Phonak Audiology Research Center (PARC) as well as take a look at the new dual-path processing of vent loss compensation enabling a clear rich sound while streaming.

Phonak Audeo Marvel delivers revolutionary, ground breaking hearing aid technology while providing clear, rich sound, universal connectivity and rechargeability. With Phonak Marvel, AutoSense OS™ 3.0 has been further optimized to offer a more natural sound quality in even the toughest environments while being able to classified streamed inputs like music or speech. This course will discuss the evolution of automatic hearing aid technology and how it has transformed to meet unique patient needs and increasingly demanding listening environments. Participants will gain an understanding and awareness of how to best apply automatic technology to their current patient population.

This course will discuss Phonak TargetMatch - an easy to use, 3 step system which directly integrates clinical measurement equipment to Phonak fitting software. It will discuss the current clinical REM application and limitations, and participants will learn the benefits of adding TargetMatch into their daily hearing aid fittings. The effective integration of real ear measurement capabilities with a single piece of equipment will lead to a more successful hearing aid fitting and higher satisfaction rate with hearing aid outcomes.

The new Phonak Marvel platform has several key features specifically designed for first-time hearing aid users. A study at the Phonak Audiology Research Center investigated sound quality ratings of new hearing aid users for Phonak Marvel compared to two other devices, and found preference for the Phonak Marvel device.

The objective of the course is to learn about the usage of EEG as a tool to evaluate hearing aids and their effect on listening effort. This course focuses on a function developed to improve speech perception when using a telephone based on a binaural approach.