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Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
Overcoming Barriers to Hearing Aid Adoption and In-Clinic Success with Flex:trial and Flex:upgrade
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August 1, 2016
Low hearing aid penetration in the consumer marketplace remains a hot topic, and a great deal of energy is expended via surveys, think tanks and industry associations in search of a silver bullet solu... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Continuing the Unique Journey - New Products in the Widex Unique Family
July 29, 2016
Widex believes that every patient in every situation is absolutely unique: hence, the name Widex UNIQUE. On a daily basis, patients explain to us the settings in which they would like to hear better a... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Growing Your Business with HyperSound
July 25, 2016
Today’s course will review the new HyperSound Clear 500P technology and how it can grow your practice. My goal is to explain why HyperSound should be included in your current product portfolio and h... Read More
Assistive Devices
20Q: CAPD - Fundamentals
July 11, 2016
Let’s start with the basics. What is your definition of a central auditory processing disorder (CAPD)? This isn’t just my definition, but one that has been agreed upon by several experts. CAPD is... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) VA Selections
Attacking the Noise Problem: Current Approaches
July 5, 2016
At Oticon, we believe that being able to understand speech in complex listening environments is critical for people with hearing loss. Despite recent advances in technology, understanding speech in en... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Update on Auditory Evoked Responses: Value of Chirp Stimuli in ABR/ASSR Measurement
June 27, 2016
When I first heard about chirps many years ago, none of the clinical ABR systems had chirps as stimuli. As time went on, some of the manufacturers began to introduce chirps. As with any other new deve... Read More
Electrophysiology Hearing Evaluation - Children
Introduction to Temporal Processing, Its Applications to CAPD, and other Aspects of Neuroaudiology
June 26, 2016
Transcript of a webinar providing novel insights to the application of temporal processing tests and related neuro auditory mechanisms. This information will expand the utility and interpretive acumen... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Educational Solutions for Children with Listening Challenges
June 20, 2016
Today's world is a noisy place. The importance of a good signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for all students cannot be overstated. Providing an acoustically beneficial environment can be a challenge, not onl... Read More
Assistive Devices Educational Audiology Pediatrics
Chronic Subjective Dizziness (or Persistent, Postural-Perceptual Dizziness)
June 20, 2016
Today, I am going to discuss Chronic Subjective Dizziness (CSD). As we find out more and more about diseases and disorders, sometimes their names change. The title of this presentation is Chronic Subj... Read More
VA Selections Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
20Q: Pediatric Vestibular Disorders and the Role of the Audiologist
June 13, 2016
1. Pediatric assessment of dizziness? That’s something new for me. It’s new for a lot of us, but truth be told, there has never been a more exciting time to be in this area of Audiology. New resea... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Pediatrics Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
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
The Ponto Bone Anchored System: The Right Choice for Pediatrics
May 27, 2016
Today, I will begin with the fundamentals of bone anchored technology including an overview of osseointegration, and that will give us the foundation to discuss patient candidacy as well as surgical a... Read More
Bone Conduction Implants and Middle Ear Devices
Clinical Verification of Ear Level FM Systems: Classroom & Personal Use Applications
May 27, 2016
Dave Smriga: In today’s course, we’ll explore how Audioscan equipment easily facilitates the execution of the most current recommended FM verification procedures. In addition, we’ll discuss how... Read More
Assistive Devices 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
Hearing Aid Directionality with Binaural Processing
May 23, 2016
The fact that two ears are better than one is well-established. The human auditory system integrates information from both ears providing benefits in terms of loudness, localization, sound quality, no... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
FRESH Noise - A Fresh Approach to Pediatric Testing
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May 16, 2016
Keeley Moore: FRESH noise, or frequency-specific hearing assessment noise, is a narrowband noise (NBN) stimulus designed for the purpose of measuring hearing thresholds. It is frequency specific due t... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children
20Q: Interventional Audiology - Changing the Way We Deliver Care
May 9, 2016
Question 1: Interventional audiology? I’m not too sure exactly what that is? Answer: Well, it can be a lot of different things. In general, when we use the term interventional audiology, we are refe... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Practice Management and Professional Issues
An Update on Modified Verification Approaches for Frequency Lowering Devices
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May 2, 2016
Frequency lowering (FL) devices have been around for decades, offering signal processing designed to improve audibility of sounds for listeners with high-frequency hearing loss. Within the literature,... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Synergy: Made for Life
April 25, 2016
Luis Camacho: I’m excited to introduce a recently released line of products and product families through the new Starkey platform, Synergy. Today’s session will be an overview of the new line. In... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
HIV/AIDS Overview: Catalyst for Change in Infection Control
April 25, 2016
Editor’s note: This text-based course is a transcript of the webinar, HIV/AIDS Overview: Catalyst for Change in Infection Control, presented by A.U. Bankaitis, PhD, FAAA. This course serves as a... Read More
Infection Control
