Articles
Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
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
Fitting Hearing Aids to Babies: Three Things You Should Know
March 13, 2006
Today's pediatric audiologist has a goal to identify infants with hearing loss by 3 months, and initiate intervention by 6 months (Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, 2000). In many cases, we are succe... Read More
Aural Habilitation - Children Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
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
Improving the Efficiency and Accountability of the Hearing Aid Selection Process - Use of the COAT
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March 6, 2006
Editor's Note: The hearing aid selection process can be a challenging process. This is not only due to the ever-evolving complexity of hearing aids, but the varied needs of our hearing aid patients. D... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Hearing Aids - Adults
ELVAS Sightings - Hearing Aid or Headset?
March 6, 2006
What or who is ELVAS? A few years ago I wrote about the future of hearing aids, specifically the convergence of devices (hearing aids, cell phones, computers) and how they would be able to talk to one... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults Cochlear Implants
Preparing for Your Job Interview: Part I - Questions
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February 27, 2006
This article is the first in a two-part series related to the topic of job interviewing in the hearing healthcare field. Part I focuses on how to prepare for an interview and includes a list of sample... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Cover Story: New research findings cast doubt on advantage of bilateral fittings in noise
February 24, 2006
