Ask The Experts
Q&A from the most trusted names in audiology.
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
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
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
Rayovac Ultra vs Advanced
March 13, 2006
What is the difference between Rayovac Ultra and Advanced hearing aid batteries? Read More
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
Why Do Some Batteries in the Same Package Last Longer Than others?
February 27, 2006
Why do some batteries in the same package last longer than others? Read More
Hair Cell Regeneration
February 27, 2006
Could you please comment on auditory hair cell regeneration? Or perhaps, could you refer me to some recent studies on this topic? Submitted by an internist, father of a 4 year old girl with bilateral... Read More
Medical and Surgical Hearing and Hearing Loss
Ordering Hearing Aid Batteries
February 20, 2006
Are Rayovac batteries available from hearing aid manufacturers or only directly from Rayovac? Sometimes it's more convenient to order from my hearing aid manufacturer while purchasing other things. Read More
Headband Options for Bone Conduction Aids
February 20, 2006
I would like to enquire as to what is currently accepted as the most useful with soft headbands for bone conduction hearing aids? Is it best to buy a fabric headband, and attach the bone conduction ai... Read More
Bone Conduction Implants and Middle Ear Devices Hearing Aids - Children Pediatrics
Billing for Failed OAE Screening
February 20, 2006
What is the appropriate code for a baby who fails an OAE screening in the nursery? We have an ongoing battle with our coders concerning this. They want us to use V72.1. The problem is that when we see... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Obtaining LDLs
February 13, 2006
I obtain LDL measurements (loud but ok) using both speech and pure tones. The instructions are the same for both procedures. More often than not the patient has an LDL of 100 dB or so for pure tones b... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Corrosion in Hearing Aid Batteries
February 13, 2006
Is corrosion a problem for hearing aid batteries? A patient returned a package of hearing aid batteries because he dropped it in the sink. He retrieved it right away, but it was covered with corrosion... Read More
