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Maximizing the Efficacy of the Widex Sound Assist™ Remote Microphone
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November 13, 2023
The objective of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Widex Sound Assist remote microphone when used with varying distances between the talker and remote microphone device. Understand... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
20Q: Speech-in-Noise Testing - Too Useful to be Ignored!
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November 6, 2023
This course reviews how speech-in-noise (SIN) testing can be routinely used in the clinical setting, both for identifying functional capabilities, and for the selection and fitting of hearing aids. Sp... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Adults
Textbook CE Course: Electronystagmography and Videonystagmography (ENG & VNG)
November 1, 2023
The second edition of "Electronystagmography and Videonystagmography (ENG/VNG)" serves as a practical guide for conducting and interpreting ENG/VNG examinations, covering normal and impaired vestibula... Read More
Textbook CE Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
Textbook CE Course: Complex Cochlear Implant Cases: Management and Troubleshooting
November 1, 2023
Complex Cochlear Implant Cases: Management and Troubleshooting is a resource for cochlear implant audiologists, offering insights into challenging cases involving issues like mapping, equipment proble... Read More
Cochlear Implants
20Q: Optimizing Hearing Aid Processing for Listening to Music
October 16, 2023
Music and speech have some differences which include spectral shape, intensity and “crest factors”. Most modern digital hearing aids cannot handle the more intense inputs that are characteristic o... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
How AI-Driven Hearing Aid Features and Fresh Approaches to Counseling Can Promote Better Outcomes: Part 2, Towards Empowered Follow-up Care
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October 2, 2023
This article examines how AI-driven features in new generation hearing aids when combined with targeted person-centered counseling and other systematic approaches to follow-up care can speed the weare... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 6 (Pt. 2): Hearing Aid Fitting Toolbox—Verification and Validation
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September 11, 2023
This course describes procedures associated with the varication and validation of the hearing aid fitting, including probe-mic assessment, sound field threshold testing and self-assessment outcome mea... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 6 (Pt. 1): Hearing Aid Fitting Toolbox —Important Pre-Fitting Measures
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September 11, 2023
Prior to the actual fitting of the hearing aid, there are several pre-fitting measures that must be conducted. In this article, we review four of these measures, and provide step-by-step guidance rega... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Multiple Generations In The Workplace: Effective Communication To Enhance Diversity
September 11, 2023
There are very different generations in the workplace and getting these groups to work together effectively is challenging. It is important to first understand each of these groups based on their stre... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
20Q: Social and Emotional Impacts of Hearing Loss—Empowering Audiologists
September 11, 2023
This course details research describing how hearing loss can affect a person's social and emotional well-being and how audiology services can better meet the social and emotional needs of their client... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Hearing and Hearing Loss Practice Management and Professional Issues
Research QuickTakes Volume 5: OTC Hearing Aids—Pros, Cons, and Implementation Strategies
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September 5, 2023
In the past year, the long-awaited OTC hearing aid category has arrived. In this article, we review the background of the regulation, some issue to consider regarding fitting optimization, and practic... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 4: Potential Hearing Aid Fitting Misconceptions
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August 25, 2023
In the everyday practice of hearing aid fitting, audiologists sometimes develop misconceptions about how hearing aids work, or different fitting practices. We reviewed a few of them in this article an... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 3: Optimizing the Hearing Aid Fitting Process
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August 23, 2023
This course reviews several issues related to following best practice when fitting hearing aids. Topics discussed include patient-centered care, speech in noise testing, loudness measures, output veri... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 2: Identification and Management of Post-Fitting Hearing Aid Issues
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August 21, 2023
This course reviews several issues related to patient satisfaction following the hearing aid fitting, and how the HCP can work through these problems. Discussion includes reliance on patient judgments... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Research QuickTakes Volume 1: Understanding and Treating the Background Noise Problem for Hearing Aid Users
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August 14, 2023
This course reviews the issues surrounding the understanding of speech in background noise and how hearing instruments and fitting procedures can be used to help solve this problem. New and innovative... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
20Q: Update on Cochlear Implants: Hearing Preservation, Single-Sided Deafness, and Personalized Fitting
August 14, 2023
The course reviews new candidacy criteria for cochlear implantation, including when to consider referring for a cochlear implantation evaluation, considerations specific to new patient populations, an... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Cochlear Implants Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Adults Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Selecting and Fitting Devices for Tinnitus Management
August 7, 2023
This course provides an overview of the use of devices in the management of tinnitus and sound intolerance. Emphasis is on selection and programming of devices for the unique and specific needs of pat... Read More
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
How AI-Driven Hearing Aid Features and Fresh Approaches to Counseling Can Promote Better Outcomes: Part 1, The Catch-22 of Follow-up Care
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August 1, 2023
The current state of follow-up care and its vital role in outcomes for adult hearing aid wearers is examined in this article. Ideas for making it more efficient are discussed. Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
20Q: Auditory Biotechnologies - Finding Their Way to the Clinic
July 10, 2023
This article details the latest developments in the field of auditory biotechnologies that aim to medically treat hearing loss using a series of different approaches. The biotechnologies described in... Read More
20Q with Gus Mueller Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss Medical and Surgical
Textbook CE Course: Relationship-Centered Consultation Skills for Audiologists
July 7, 2023
As hearing aid technology becomes more automated and easier to use for persons with hearing loss, the need for humanistic interactions with a professional is more important than ever. A how-to guide f... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Telehealth