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National Outcomes Measurement System (NOMS): 2003
April 14, 2003
National Center for Treatment Effectiveness in Communication Disorders Rockville, Maryland Since 1998, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have had a tool to help them document the real-life impact of... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults Practice Management and Professional Issues
Group Support Programs for New Hearing Aid Users: 2003
April 7, 2003
As we enter the 21st century, it is encouraging to see expanded interest among audiologists and hearing healthcare professionals regarding the provision of organized programs of support for new hearin... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
SuperPower for Kids
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March 31, 2003
Abstract This study examines the performance of 15 school-aged children with profound hearing loss following an upgrade to an advanced multiple channel non-linear hearing instrument. Significant impro... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
Assistive Technologies; Awareness and Opportunity
March 24, 2003
In Russia, children with disabilities can be denied an education. In America, we have IDEA. In Brazil, it is acceptable to deny employment to a person with a disability, specifically because he or she... Read More
Assistive Devices
The Distortion of Auditory Perception by Sensorineural Hearing Impairment
March 10, 2003
Sensorineural hearing impairment alters sound perception in a complex nonlinear manner. The relative amplitudes of harmonics and temporal modulations are among the many characteristics of sound that a... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Aids - Adults
User Volume Controls: Fit(tings) to be tied!
March 3, 2003
As hearing health care professionals, we sometimes have the opportunity to view the world from two additional non-self perspectives: that of the manufacturer, and that of the patient. Manufacturers tr... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Section IV - Current Issues in High-Frequency Amplification for Infants and Children
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March 1, 2003
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Section IV - Chapter 13 - The Importance of High-Frequency Amplification for Young Children
March 1, 2003
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Section IV - Chapter 12 - Dead Regions in the Cochlea: Implications for the Choice of High-Frequency Amplification
March 1, 2003
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Section IV - Chapter 11 - Do Children Require More High-Frequency Audibility than Adults with Similar Hearing Losses?
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March 1, 2003
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
Survey of Audiologists from an Online Questionnaire
February 24, 2003
INTRODUCTION: Various surveys of audiologists have recently been conducted in the industry as reported by Prendergast and Kelley (2002), Strom (2001), and Plumb (1998), where they looked at the demogr... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Are You Prepared for HIPAA Compliance?
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February 17, 2003
Even though we would like to think it is not the case, there may still be some hearing healthcare practitioners who are unfamiliar with, or unaware of, Public Law 104-191 - the Health Insurance Portab... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
''But What's Wrong With Q-Tips®?''
February 10, 2003
Editor's Note: This article is provided as a handout for your patients. Special thanks to Dr. Max Chartrand for his excellent work. Please feel free to download, print and distribute. Please maintain... Read More
Infection Control Medical and Surgical
A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Section III - Pediatric Hearing Instrument Fitting
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February 1, 2003
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Section III - Chapter 9 - Signal Processing for Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss
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February 1, 2003
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Section III - Chapter 8 - An Amplification Protocol for Infants
February 1, 2003
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2001 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference - Section III - Chapter 10 - Electroacoustic Verification Measures with Modern Hearing Instrument Technology
February 1, 2003
Sponsored by Phonak, edited by Richard Seewald, Ph.D. and Judith Gravel, Ph.D. Click here to view the full screen version, or you may click on the article image below. Note: You must have the latest v... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
Organizational Ethics and HIPAA
January 27, 2003
Introduction: The multitude of existing laws and professional codes of ethics do not offer adequate privacy protection in today's healthcare environment. Hippocrates required an oath of his students.... Read More
Ethics Practice Management and Professional Issues
Ear Prosthesis and the Baha® System
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January 20, 2003
The Craniofacial Center, The University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, IL Craniofacial defects may result from congenital conditions, ablative tumor surgery, or trauma. The ear, orbit, or nasal/... Read More
Bone Conduction Implants and Middle Ear Devices
Turn Up the Volume.....and Sales!
January 13, 2003
Battery Sales Can Help Increase Profits, Generate Traffic and Build Relationships with Patients Are you letting money walk out the door? According to recent hearing aid battery sales figures, many hea... Read More
Batteries
