Ask The Experts
Q&A from the most trusted names in audiology.
Risk of Hearing Loss from Playing the Saxophone
October 16, 2006
I am a saxophonist and composer with hearing loss and heard that Bill Clinton's hearing loss was from playing the saxophone, not from the blowing but because of the volume, (noise induced hearing loss... Read More
Hearing Conservation and NIHL
Should I Refrigerate My Hearing Aid Batteries?
October 9, 2006
Hearing aid batteries: to refrigerate or not to refrigerate? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Itchy Ears from Cotton Swab Use
October 9, 2006
When I use Q-Tips to clean my ears, they itch for days. What is the best way to clean my ears and how often should I do it? Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Medical and Surgical
Getting the Best Telecoil Response
October 2, 2006
I need to purchase a new hearing aid, and neither my audiologist nor I can find a hearing aid that has pre-amplified telecoils. I have tried several hearing aids with conventional telecoils and find i... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Diagnostic Code for Auditory Neuropathy
October 2, 2006
What is the diagnostic code for auditory neruopathy? I was not able to find a code specific for AN. Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Real-Ear Measures for Open-Fit Devices
September 25, 2006
What are the considerations needed for real-ear measurements when doing an open ear fitting? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Hearing Aid Fitting Guidelines Based on ANL
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September 18, 2006
I have been looking at some of the literature on Acceptable Noise Level (ANL) and how it relates to fitting hearing aids. Based on a patient's ANL, would you recommend any guidelines for fitting a hea... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Care and Maintenance of Custom Monitors Worn In the Ear for Musicians
September 18, 2006
What are the most common long-term care and maintenance issues with musicians' monitors worn in the ear? Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Conservation and NIHL
Packaging Options for Mail Order Batteries
September 11, 2006
We sell a lot of hearing aid batteries by mail order. What kinds of packaging options are available for ready-to-mail packages? Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Billing for ABR Threshold Testing at Multiple Frequencies
September 11, 2006
I have a question about billing for an ABR. I currently use multiple stimuli (clicks and frequency specific tone bursts) and perform threshold testing in each ear when I evaluate infants. I know that... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Upward Spread of Masking and Pediatric Hearing Aid Fittings
September 4, 2006
I am working with a 3-year old with a hearing loss of 40 dB at 250, 65 dB at 500 and the rest of the frequencies (750 - 6000 Hz) are at 100 dB and NR. She is wearing a power digital hearing aid. To me... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Aural Habilitation - Children Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics Pediatrics
Data Security
September 4, 2006
I use web based Sycle practice management software and wanted some additional information about where my data is stored. Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Insertion Gain Measures with Type C Tympanogram in Children
August 28, 2006
What kind of results will you expect while doing insertion gain measurements in children with a Type C tympanogram where the eardrum is retracted? What are the important things to keep in mind while p... Read More
Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
Hearing Protection from General Purpose Materials?
August 28, 2006
Do you really need to use specially designed earplugs for hearing protection? Can you use other, more inexpensive materials such as cotton balls, or other similar household items, or can you just stic... Read More
Hearing Conservation and NIHL
Directional Hearing Aids for Unilateral Hearing Loss
August 21, 2006
I am working with an 8 year old patient who has a unilateral conductive hearing loss that has not been able to be corrected with surgery. The referring audiologist has recommended a hearing aid with a... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
APD - Getting it 'Right'
August 21, 2006
If a child passes the SSW but has a tremendous amount of reversals, or quick responses, etc., how do we interpret the results? Is the SSW deemed normal, and we simply state the findings? Or do we cons... Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) Aural Habilitation - Children Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics Pediatrics
Sleeping on the Job
August 14, 2006
I work with an audiologist who is 74 years old, and during the day dozes off to sleep snoring loudly for the whole clinic to hear. I've seen him many times doze off during testing (him doing the testi... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Impression techniques for custom musician monitors worn in the ear.
August 14, 2006
I have a person coming in for a pair of custom monitors for a musician, and I need to take an impression as they will be worn in the ear. Do I need to do anything special when taking these impressions... Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Conservation and NIHL Earmolds and Ear Impressions
Infection Control for Earmold Impressions
August 7, 2006
I have a question about earmolds and infection control. What precautions do I need to take when the impression is taken from a patient with Cytomegalovirus (CMV) or Healthcare-Associated Methicillin R... Read More
Infection Control Earmolds and Ear Impressions
Determining Hearing Aid 'Market Share'
August 7, 2006
How large of a population should you have per audiologist in order to have good market share and to be reasonably profitable? i.e. One audiologist per every so many thousand people living in a particu... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
