Articles
Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
Supervision of Clinical Fellows: A Mentoring Process
August 28, 2006
In today's workplace environments, responsibility for supervising others is increasingly becoming a part of our job responsibilities. These responsibilities may involve oversight of individuals with v... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
FM Made Friendly
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August 28, 2006
Advanced technology hearing aids allow tremendous capabilities for people with hearing loss, providing benefits such as: improved signal-to-noise ratio, reduced background noise, high fidelity sound q... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children Assistive Devices Pediatrics
Fitting Options for Adult Patients with Single Sided Deafness (SSD)
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August 14, 2006
Michael Valente, Ph.D. Audiology Online Contributing Editor for Adult Amplification Director of Adult Audiology Washington University School of Medicine Maureen Valente, Ph.D. Director of Audiology St... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
The Importance of Pricing in the Audiology Practice
August 7, 2006
The profit of the practice is governed by the price of products and costs of operation. Profit, of course, must be the reason why the practice exists, as without it the practitioner will go out of bus... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Audiologic Rehabilitation with the Geriatric Population
July 31, 2006
The percentage of Americans 65 years and older is expected to increase rapidly, with the fastest growing age group being individuals 85 years and older (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing Aids - Adults
A Practical Guide to CROS/BiCROS Fittings
July 24, 2006
There are Audiology groups in most large urban centers affiliated with teaching hospitals or large scale otolaryngology services. The clinical populations of such groups are often skewed toward a larg... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Common Errors in ENG/VNG
July 17, 2006
During electronystagmography (ENG) or videonystagmography (VNG), the examiner often faces a critical decision. Do the test results accurately reflect the physiologic and pathologic status of the patie... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Electrophysiology
Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), Part I - CRM: The Ginsu Knife for Marketing
July 10, 2006
Editor's Note: Dr. Hosford-Dunn has provided an excellent overview of customer relationship marketing systems and how they relate to the dispensing practice. I would encourage you to download and read... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Auditory and Vestibular Evoked Potentials Assessment in Clinical Practice and Research
June 19, 2006
Auditory electrophysiological assessment of patients and research subjects is well established in clinical practice and dates back to the early 1930's when electroencephalographic (EEG) measurement wa... Read More
Electrophysiology
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Audiologists Who Serve Children
June 5, 2006
With early identification of hearing loss, many children are benefiting from hearing technology prior to their first birthday. Research has shown that even children with a mild hearing loss or a unila... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
HATs Aren't Just for Adults: Improving Communication Access in Childhood
May 15, 2006
As a result of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs, infants with hearing loss are being identified within the first few months of life. Once hearing loss has been identified, it i... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
Advantages and Limitations of Various Business Legal Structures
May 1, 2006
In the beginning an Audiology practice is usually a simple situation. The audiologist is the primary clinician that sees patients and provides high quality diagnostic and rehabilitative services. As t... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Incorporating the Sound Activity Meter into Clinical Practice
April 24, 2006
The numbers are in and there is good news and bad news. Kochkin (2005) has presented the findings of the most recent industry study (MarkeTrak VII) on hearing aid use and satisfaction. First, the good... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Preventing Clinical Errors in Hearing Care
April 17, 2006
The cost of providing and receiving healthcare continues to rise each year, partly because of the risks and liability associated with delivery of care. As healthcare advances, the complexities of diag... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Fundamentals of Clinical ECAP Measures in Cochlear Implants--Part 1: Use of the ECAP in Speech Processor Programming
April 10, 2006
Telemetry capabilities have been commercially available since 1998 for measuring the electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) from the auditory nerve in cochlear implant recipients. An ini... Read More
Cochlear Implants Electrophysiology
Preparing for Your Job Interview: Part II - Answers
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March 27, 2006
This article is the second in a two-part series related to the topic of job interviewing in the hearing healthcare field. Part I focused on how to prepare for an interview and included a list of sampl... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Meta Controls and Advanced Technology Amplification
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March 27, 2006
One of the goals of an effective hearing aid fitting is to package the world of sound into the remaining hearing capability of the patient. From the patient's perspective, a successfully amplified sou... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Pollin's Medical Crisis Counseling Approach Applied to a Case of Sudden Deafness
March 20, 2006
Noted medical sociologist Irene Pollin has developed a therapeutic approach called Medical Crisis Counseling (MCC). MCC is utilized to assist victims of sudden and traumatic health changes, such as st... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss
Cochlear Implant Hybrids: Who Is a Candidate? You May Be Surprised
March 20, 2006
The current criterion for implant candidacy has evolved since the initial Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of single channel implants in 1984, and multi-channel devices in 1985. At that tim... Read More
Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids - Adults
A TRIBUTE to Diversity in Your Audiology Patients
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March 13, 2006
Somewhere around mid-century, non-Hispanic whites will become a minority group in the United States (Curry, 2005). As racial and ethnic groups such as Hispanics, African-Americans, Asians, Native Amer... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
