Articles
Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
Using the Ling 6-Sound Test Everyday
May 3, 2004
Assistant Professor University of Central Arkansas Patti F. Martin, M.S., CCC-A Director of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Arkansas Children's Hospital Dee M. Lance, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Assistant... Read More
Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics
Vocational Rehabilitation and Workers with Hearing Loss
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April 26, 2004
Lacking insurance coverage for the purchase of hearing aids, individuals may seek the assistance of a Vocational Rehabilitation program. Audiologists, likewise, may refer patients to a vocational reha... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
A Collaborative Approach to High Quality, Affordable Hearing HealthCare
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April 19, 2004
ESCO Financial and Phonak Hearing Systems recently announced a collaborative project to make high quality hearing instruments and related services accessible and affordable for everyone. The new finan... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Temporal Processing Deficits in Children with Dyslexia
April 12, 2004
Communication Sciences Department University of Connecticut The primary goal of pediatric habilitation among audiologists and speech language pathologists is the development of age-appropriate languag... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Maximizing Our Ability to Hear on the Telephone
April 5, 2004
At Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH), we receive many inquiries asking how hard of hearing people can hear better over the telephone. We've also heard from a number of our members about spec... Read More
Assistive Devices
Children with Cochlear Implants: Where Does Sign Language Fit In?
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March 29, 2004
Cochlear Implant Education Center Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Cochlear implant technology provides deaf children with "access" to sound. Observa... Read More
Cochlear Implants Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics
Understanding the Noise Problem
March 22, 2004
Bernafon Canada Kitchener, Ontario Audiologists are keenly aware of the problems people with hearing loss experience in background noise. These problems are generally disproportionate to any difficult... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Adverse Drug Reactions: Issues and Answers for the Audiologist
March 15, 2004
Audiology Associates of Freehold (NJ) and The School of Audiology Pennsylvania College of Optometry Elkins Park, PA As audiologists, we're taught to recognize ototoxic medications that potentially cau... Read More
Medical and Surgical
Outcomes and Evidence Based Issues
March 8, 2004
Much has been written and presented in recent years concerning the topic of "outcomes." Currently, many audiologists understand the value of measuring the effects of what they do using one or more of... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Adults Practice Management and Professional Issues
High-Power Hearing Aids and Children
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March 3, 2004
Hearing impaired children need hearing aids that provide the most appropriate amplification to develop optimal communication skills. This is particularly true for children with sensorineural severe to... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
In One Ear and Out the Other - What Patients Remember
February 23, 2004
In Meredith Willson's The Music Man, Mayor Shinn announces to the July 4th crowd in the River City High School Madison Auditorium, ''Members of the school board will now present a patriotic tableau.''... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
Hearing Aid Financing: Money Matters
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February 16, 2004
ESCO Financial Plymouth, MN Overview: As "baby boomers" enter the hearing healthcare arena, competent professional management must go beyond the expected clinical excellence. It should include options... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Elements of Effective Hearing-Aid Performance
February 9, 2004
Elements of Effective Hearing-Aid Performance High-performance hearing aids require flat insertion gain (before processing) and low distortion, so that when signal processing is introduced the pre-pro... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Listening With a ''Third Ear'' - FM Systems
February 2, 2004
Editor's Note....Although Dr. Ross originally wrote this article for the hearing impaired consumers, patients and their families (see www.healthyhearing.com), I think it has terrific value for audiolo... Read More
Assistive Devices
Cochlear Implants: Optimizing Patient Benefit through Team Management and Family-Based Aural Rehabilitation
January 26, 2004
The professional staff of Dallas Otolaryngology Associates and HEAR In Dallas joined forces to form the Dallas Otolaryngology Associates Cochlear Implant (DOA-CI) Team. Together they provide assessmen... Read More
Cochlear Implants Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics
Multiple Processing Strategies to Accommodate Various Listening Preferences
January 19, 2004
Today's multi-memory hearing aids provide different processing strategies for different listening environments. A recent MarkeTrak survey demonstrated the need for more than one signal processing stra... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Tinnitus and Its Treatment
January 12, 2004
University of Texas at Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences Callier Center for Communication Disorders Tinnitus is a diverse group of disorders, which can be divided into two main groups; 1-... Read More
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Having HIPAA Headaches? Let Software Provide Relief
January 5, 2004
Hearing Care Professionals and hearing instrument manufacturers survived April 14, 2003, the date that the HIPAA Privacy regulations went into effect. They did so despite dire warnings from some progn... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Overprotection-Hyperacusis-Phonophobia & Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: A Case Study
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December 22, 2003
Norma R. Mraz, M.A. Mraz Audiology Consulting, Alpharetta, GA http://www.tinnitus-ears.com Robert L. Folmer, Ph.D. OHSU Tinnitus Clinic Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR http://www.ohsu... Read More
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Digital Cell Phones and Hearing Aids: Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers)
December 8, 2003
When using a digital cell phone, the telephone conversation is transmitted over a wireless network using radio waves. The radio waves emitted by the cell phone are referred to as radio-frequency (RF)... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Assistive Devices
