CEU Courses

This course provides a thorough overview of hyperacusis, describing its prevalence, etiologies, and association with other conditions. It also covers assessment protocols, including history, questionnaires, and audiological evaluation, as well as medical, surgical, psychological, and audiological approaches to hyperacusis management.

In hearing healthcare, cultural competence is essential for building meaningful relationships with patients from diverse backgrounds. This presentation focuses on the impact of the culture of poverty on patient interactions, exploring how socioeconomic factors shape communication, trust, and decision-making in clinical settings.

This course examines the emerging evidence utilizing EEG biomarkers to gain a further understanding of cortical-vestibular interactions. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the history of EEG, clinical manifestations of cortical-vestibular dysfunction, and how EEG rhythms are currently being used in research to gain a better understanding of the vestibular system.

This course walks through a test battery for adults with severe to profound hearing loss, gathered from the collective experience of National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) audiologists. Key differences from a standard test battery are highlighted.

This course describes the Positive Focus intervention - a simple, patient-driven technique in which hearing aid users are instructed to regularly identify and report on their positive listening experiences. This practice helps counteract negativity bias, leading to improved subjective satisfaction, increased daily use, and even enhanced objective speech intelligibility for both new and experienced hearing aid users.

This session presents an in-depth review and assesses the methodologic rigor of the epidemiologic literature on hearing and cognition, summarizes the current body of literature within an epidemiologic causal framework, deconstructs the interpretation of recent clinical trial findings on whether hearing aids delay cognitive decline, and, lastly, considers differences in population versus individual-level interpretations of the entire body of research. The overarching aim of this session is for attendees to walk away prepared and comfortable discussing the nuances of evidence on hearing, hearing aids, and cognition with their patients.

Most pediatric sensorineural hearing loss has a genetic etiology, and understanding that etiology has important implications for patients. This course will cover standard practices in the field of clinical genetics for hearing loss, review implications of diagnosis, and discuss how audiologists can play a role in the genetic counseling experience.

This course equips audiologists and speech-language pathologists to evaluate classroom acoustics and their impact on Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students. The course provides discussion on assistive listening technologies and applies practical strategies to support appropriate accommodations and improved student outcomes.

This course provides attendees with an overview of the development of balance function, conditions and assessment protocols necessary for comprehensive vestibular-balance assessment of infants to adolescents. Video case studies of neonates to teenagers are highlighted to enhance the content.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of subjective and pulsatile tinnitus, including its definition, prevalence, impact, clinical evaluation process, and therapeutic options. Available treatments are discussed in the context of the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation's clinical practice guidelines on tinnitus.