CEU Courses

Expanding the rechargeable AX platform, Signia introduces the 4th generation of a slimRIC design, the Styletto AX and the CROS Styletto AX. Styletto AX combines a stylish design with the innovative sound of AX technology. CROS Styletto AX is the industry first slimRIC CROS option that joins CROS Pure Charge&Go T AX and CROS Pure 312 AX offering increased reliability, better audio quality, and significantly lower latency between devices.

November 2022 released Connexx 9.8, the fitting software for all Signia hearing aids. Learn about the new features and capabilities in Connexx 9.8 will streamline, simplify, and enhance the fittings of your AX patients.

Signia AX just got even better! The AX Enhancements thru the November 2022 Connexx 9.8 update give all AX patients better sound quality automatically with Auto EchoShield, a more natural voice with OVP 2.0, and the ability talk and answer iPhone/iPad phonecalls HandsFree.

Wearing hearing Aids have a positive impact on the patient’s overall health. My WellBeing is a tool in the Signia App that delivers innovative ways to empower hearing aid wearers, encouraging consistent hearing aid use and increasing awareness that hearing aids are important to overall well-being.

Now that over-the-counter hearing aids are FDA-codified and commercially available, this course reviews the opportunities, threats and challenges associated with OTC devices. Additionally, the course discusses the key differences between Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAPs), the various types of OTC devices and how those devices can be used as an on-ramp to prescription hearing aids and personalized hearing care services.

Recent reports suggest that 12 to 15% of adults have self-reported hearing difficulties and normal pure tone audiograms. This suggests that the traditional pure tone audiogram is a relatively poor indicator of functional communication difficulties. In this podcast, Lina Zadeh, PhD, discusses how extended-high frequency audiometry, distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) and the Digits-in-Noise (DIN) test can be used clinically to identify hidden hearing loss. She also explores effective management strategies for those identified with this condition.

Today there are expanding options for patients who are looking at their hearing health. Providing multiple solutions is an important step to establishing trust and to promote acceptance of appropriate recommendations.

Chronic diseases are medical conditions of long duration and slow progression. Chronic diseases are caused by a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors. They often result in significant activity limitations and participation restrictions and require ongoing medical attention. Although most chronic diseases are not curable, the impact of these chronic diseases can be reduced by medications and personal lifestyle improvement.

In this podcast, Kathy Dowd, AuD, of The Audiology Project, discusses the co-morbidities associated with hearing loss of adults onset and the importance of early identification.

This article describes the factors associated with communicating in acoustically challenging social situations. Part 2 focus on individual factors such as peripheral hearing loss and SNR loss, how to account for individual differences in the clinic and their effects on communication in noisy places.

As lower-priced OTC devices become available to consumers, the need to address other factors that influence patient treatment readiness will increase in importance. Hearing care professionals must be prepared to address factors such as stigma if they want to effectively improve the uptake rate or hearing device usage and lower the age of first-time buyers. This podcast presents a strategy for addressing stigma through targeted patient education.