CEU Courses

The concept of custom hearing solutions has existed for many years yet is experiencing a recent renaissance as interest in custom hearing solutions has grown in recent years. This course will discuss the importance of personalizing the hearing experience with custom hearing products and methods to take safe and successful custom ear impressions.

Connectivity and Bluetooth are a common part of the hearing aid fitting process. Many patients do not understand the different streaming protocols or basics of how to properly use smart devices with their hearing aids. This course examines the basics of what Bluetooth is and some common troubleshooting tools that patients and providers alike can benefit from.

With the goal of helping hearing-aid users in difficult listening situations, Edge Mode+, an on-demand processing feature, was designed for Starkey hearing aids to provide additional signal processing to optimize listening experiences. This presentation will review the research studies that demonstrate the benefits of this app-based, on-demand processing feature on multiple measures of patient outcomes

Starkey continues to deliver better hearing for all with next generation hearing aid technology that makes it easy to deliver maximum benefit for a diverse range of patients. This session will provide an overview of the Starkey products, features and accessories included in the November 2024 contract.

Prescriptive hearing aid fitting rationales play an important role in successful hearing aid fittings. The ability to optimize the hearing aid response from the first fit forward is necessary to ensure the technology being fit provides amplification that is appropriate for the hearing loss, promotes effective communication, and addresses the individual needs of the patient. Hearing aid fitting formulas can also play a role in the acceptance or rejection of amplification. In this session, Dr. Dave Fabry discusses fitting formulas with Dr. Andrea Hannan Dawkes, Senior Education & Training Audiologist.

Telehealth technology for hearing healthcare has continued to grow in popularity and offers both patient and professional the ease of connecting when convenient. Starkey’s TeleHear Remote programming technology makes remote programming even easier: offering both synchronous and asynchronous tools to truly meet your patient where they are.

Assistive devices can provide benefit in challenging environments and are available in the form of accessories, telecoils and loop systems. This course will review the rationale for recommending a number of assistive device technologies to increase success for the hearing aid wearer.

In this podcast, tinnitus expert Dr. James Henry provides an overview of tinnitus generally and in the veteran population, closing with a discussion of current tinnitus research.

Pro Fit is Starkey’s professional fitting software for our current product portfolios. This course will examine advanced fitting tools and strategies to maximize patient outcomes with Starkey hearing aids. Troubleshooting basics will also be covered in this course.

Starkey’s new Genesis product portfolio, dedicated music processing, and My Starkey patient experience app optimize audibility for soft music and restore the perception of loudness for loud music. This course will review the benefits of a dedicated music processing system, streaming music protocols, and how patients can adjust these features to optimize the world of music around them.