CEU Courses

Prior to the actual fitting of the hearing aid, there are several pre-fitting measures that must be conducted. In this article, we review four of these measures, and provide step-by-step guidance regarding their clinical implementation.

This course describes procedures associated with the varication and validation of the hearing aid fitting, including probe-mic assessment, sound field threshold testing and self-assessment outcome measures. Step-by-step “how to” procedures are included.

This course will help audiologists and vestibular providers alike solidify their knowledge of obtaining a case history and other patient information that is useful for vestibular testing. Asking more direct questions, determining candidacy, using functional assessment tools, helping to appropriately counsel, and clinical considerations for testing are covered in this course.

Oticon understands that sudden, disruptive sounds affect a large majority of hearing aid users, making it difficult to stay sharp and focused – especially when engaged in conversation. Oticon Real™ is designed to help with this challenge and keep patients engaged. In this course we introduce new options on the VA hearing aid contact.

The new OTC hearing aid category became official the fall of 2022, and since that time there has been considerable discussion regarding its implementation. This course reviews the regulations, discusses areas where problems might occur, and provides guidelines how the interested HCPs could add this product category to their portfolio.

In the past year, the long-awaited OTC hearing aid category has arrived. In this article, we review the background of the regulation, some issue to consider regarding fitting optimization, and practical tips for the audiologists who want to be involved in the sales and service of this product.

This course provides an overview of the use of wideband acoustic immittance in diagnosing middle ear pathologies in children between the ages of 3 and 12 years, including the differences between WBA amb and WBA TPP and the interpretation of absorbance data in cases of otitis media with effusion. Students will gain knowledge and skills in the use of WBA for the diagnosis of middle ear disorders in children.

The course will study Starkey's findings on the benefits of remote microphones and loop systems for hearing aids. We'll also explore how hearing professionals can help optimize their use.

After a firmware update in the Connexx 9.9 software, the BiCore Platform can now offer updates to 2 of its features with even more benefit to the wearer. Join this brief overview to learn more about the updates to features, as well as the Rexton App and Rexton Assist.

In the everyday practice of hearing aid fitting, audiologists sometimes develop misconceptions about how hearing aids work, or different fitting practices. We reviewed a few of them in this article and did a little debunking using data from recent research.