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Implementation of TeleCare for New Hearing Aid Users with Mild Dementia
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September 23, 2019
This course reports on research which has studied the feasibility of using hearing-aid-assisted TeleCare for follow-up assistance for new hearing aid users who have mild cognitive impairment. Read More
Signia Expert Series: Competing in Today's Disruptive Audiological Environment
August 19, 2019
Hearing healthcare is evolving at a rapid rate. Origins of this evolution stem, in part, from the recent proliferation of disruptive innovations (e.g., OTCs/PSAPs, pharmaceuticals), along with changes... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Why Open Hearing Aid Fittings are Often Not the Best Choice for the Patient
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May 6, 2019
This course reviews the pros and cons of open-canal versus occluding ear-coupling systems for hearing aids, and presents comparative data of three different options. Data was collected for both labora... Read More
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Signia TeleCare Facilitates Improvements in Hearing Aid Fitting Outcomes
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January 4, 2019
This course describes the advantages of using Signia TeleCare 3.0 for both patients and professionals. It also describes a clinical study which validates TeleCare benefits for patients. Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Telehealth
Software-Based Hearing Profile Improves Hearing Aid Fitting Process
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September 10, 2018
The course addresses the applicability of a software-based fitting assistant (Connexx Hearing Profile) in the daily fitting routine and outlines the benefits for the hearing care professional as well... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Perception of Own Voice Wearing Hearing Aids: Why "Natural" is the New Normal
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April 30, 2018
This text-based course reviews the common issue of hearing aid wearers perceiving their own voice as unnatural when wearing hearing aids. Findings from a recent study evaluating a new algorithm to add... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Signia Expert Series: Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids - Opportunity or Disaster?
January 22, 2018
The current state of regulations is reviewed to put the OTC (over-the-counter) hearing aid conversation in context. The possible impact of OTCs on consumers and audiologists as well as how OTCs could... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Signia Expert Series: Hearing Aid Speech Mapping Verification - Some Explanations for Puzzling Outcomes
January 4, 2018
Speech mapping has become a routine method to verify prescriptive fittings. Sometimes, however, things just don't look right, and we wonder if the problem is the equipment, the hearing aid, the patien... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Sound Quality as the Key to User Acceptance
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November 27, 2017
Sound quality and speech recognition benefit are important to the long term benefit and use of hearing aids. This article examines key features of hearing aid signal processing that contribute to soun... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Comparison of Music Sound Quality Between Hearing Aids and Music Programs
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August 17, 2017
While hearing aid users often wear their hearing aids for music listening, they are frequently dissatisfied with the sound quality of music. This articles describes a study of music sound quality rati... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Moving Beyond the Audiogram Towards a Patient-Centered, Interactive First Fit
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July 17, 2017
This article describes the development, implementation and verification of the Hearing Profile in Connexx hearing aid fitting software that is based on objective and subjective hearing related factors... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Helping Your Patients with Tinnitus: Signia Tinnitus Therapy Feature
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November 7, 2016
First, we're going to take you through the epidemiology and mechanisms of tinnitus. Then, we will explain how to adjust the Signia tinnitus therapy feature for your patients. This may be review for ma... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Hearing Aid Batteries: The Past, Present, and Future
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October 19, 2016
Modern digital hearing aids offer a huge variety of form factors, features, and wireless connectivity options that allow for individual hearing solutions. However, the price of functions like situatio... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Notch Therapy: A New Approach to Tinnitus Treatment
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October 13, 2016
Tinnitus affects a staggering number of individuals. Population studies conducted in six different countries reported the incidence of prolonged tinnitus varying between 4.4 and 15.1 percent for adult... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Signia Expert Series: Speech-in-Noise Testing for Selection and Fitting of Hearing Aids: Worth the Effort?
September 30, 2016
In 2010, I conducted a survey at two audiology professional meetings, of 107 audiologists who routinely fit hearing aids. The purpose of the survey was to look at audiologists’ use of speech-in-nois... Read More
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Reducing Listening Effort via primax Hearing Technology
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June 9, 2016
When listening situations become noisier or more challenging, this is even more important. However, beyond improving speech intelligibility, another indicator of the effectiveness of hearing aid fitti... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting Tips Gleaned from Recent Research
May 23, 2016
The first thing I would like to talk about is the Acceptable Noise Level (ANL) test that was developed at the University of Tennessee, based on the research of Anna Nabelek dating back to 1991. For th... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Music Lovers and Hearing Aids
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February 26, 2016
Some people cannot imagine life without music - it relaxes, inspires, and for many, completes their lives. Music has a different meaning for each person, and there are individual preferences, but most... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
New Wireless, Binaural Processing Reduces Problems Associated with Wind Noise in Hearing Aids
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October 12, 2015
With today’s hearing aid technology, we have become accustomed to providing significant aided benefit for our patients in a variety of listening conditions. Speech recognition in both quiet and in b... Read More
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Interventional Audiology: When is it Time to Move Out of the Booth?
September 14, 2015
Interventional audiology means managing hearing loss in order to impact other primary concerns. Hearing loss is neither the person’s nor the other health care provider’s primary concern. As an aud... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss
