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Q&A from the most trusted names in audiology.
What Is an Adequate Trial Period With FM Systems
May 15, 2006
I am an education-based SLP in Ontario, Canada, who plays a significant support role in assisting with the paperwork, installation, in-service, and troubleshooting of Audiologist-recommended FM system... Read More
Assistive Devices Aural Habilitation - Children Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) Pediatrics
Interpreting VEMP
May 8, 2006
I have some questions about interpretation of the VEMP. Do you determine normal/abnormal results from latency or amplitude of P13 and N23? If latency is the determinant, what latency delay is signific... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Electrophysiology
Connecting Practice Management Software Across Multiple Offices
May 8, 2006
I have multiple office locations and I am looking for a way to network my computers so that I can coordinate schedules and reports across various offices. What is the best way to do this as far as eas... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Is Speech Audiometry Very Beneficial?
May 1, 2006
Is speech audiometry very beneficial? Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Adults
Billing for ENGs Performed by Technicians
April 24, 2006
I am currently employed as an audiologist at a Balance Clinic in Indiana. My question relates to our profession and the use of technicians to perform balance testing. I know that at the hospital where... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
TTS: A Common Phenomenon Among Hearing Aid Users?
April 17, 2006
I have read that temporary threshold shifts (TTS) are a common occurrence with hearing aid users, not just those exposed to acoustic trauma. Of course, if this true, user volume controls would be need... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing Conservation and NIHL
My Hearing Aids Set Off Store Security Alarms
April 17, 2006
I have been a hearing aid wearer for 15 years. I am currently testing some new models that communicate wirelessly from one ear to the other. I have noticed that a couple of brands have set off the sho... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Insert Phones, Masking, and Occlusion Effect
April 10, 2006
Please solve a conflict: must you still account for the occlusion effect when masking if using insert phones, even if there is shallow insertion? Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Adults
Using the Phonak Handymic With My PC
April 3, 2006
Is there a way to make my Phonak Handymic work with my pc, so that I can hear when receiving a videocall? Read More
Assistive Devices Hearing Aids - Adults
Static and Dynamic Position Tests for Nystagmus
April 3, 2006
Explain positional nystagmus (as opposed to positioning nystagmus)--how can we explain a peripheral mechanism which is non-fatiguing, and may even be in different directions in different positions? Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
Letting a Hearing Aid Battery "Power Up"
April 3, 2006
How critical is it after pulling the tab to wait a minute or so before putting the battery in the device? Read More
Batteries
Longer Tabs on Hearing Aid Batteries
March 27, 2006
Does Rayovac plan to use longer tabs on batteries? Many of my patients prefer the longer tab. Read More
Batteries
Amplitude Variation in DPOAE
March 27, 2006
Could you please explain, during a DPOAE test, if I were to leave the probe in a person's ear without taking it out at all, and I ran 3 tests with 5 minutes in between, why would the Absolute Amplitud... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children Otoacoustic Emissions Pediatrics
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis in Children
March 20, 2006
Is there a way to test a child for childhood hyperacusis or tinnitus, if the child is too young to verbalize the discomfort? Also, would either of these conditions interfere with normal speech develop... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Evaluation - Children Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Pediatrics
Rotation of Battery Packages
March 20, 2006
I've noticed in the larger stores that they rotate the battery packages. They put the older packs first on the shelf like produce. Read More
Batteries
Rayovac Ultra vs Advanced
March 13, 2006
What is the difference between Rayovac Ultra and Advanced hearing aid batteries? Read More
Batteries
Mapping FM Systems for Use with Cochlear Implants
March 13, 2006
My 5-year-old uses a cochlear implant, has just started kindergarten, and has begun to use the personal FM system. There seems to be a difference in opinion by audiologists as to whether a separate ma... Read More
Assistive Devices Aural Habilitation - Children Cochlear Implants Pediatrics
Billing for VRA and Conditioning Play Audiometry
March 13, 2006
When testing an infant (with VRA) or a child (with conditioning play), is it appropriate to use separate codes for speech awareness/threshold testing (92555) and tonal testing (92582 and 92579)? Do VR... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Probe-Mic Measures for CROS and BICROS Fittings
March 6, 2006
I would like a step-by-step guide to performing probe-mic measurements on a patient being fitted with a) CROS aid and b) BICROS aid. Which ear(s) should the probe be in for both types of hearing aid,... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Adhesive Left on Battery from Tab
March 6, 2006
Sometimes when patients pull the tabs off the back of the hearing aid battery, it's sticky and hard to remove. Is this normal? Read More
Batteries
