CEU Courses

Jake Spano, Starkey’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, and Michael Scholl, EVP of Corporate Relations, kick off the holiday season by talking to Dave about Starkey Cares, its Neighbors in Need program, how hearing professionals can participate, and why something as small as the sound of jingling coins can make such a huge impact on a person’s life.

Tracy Markley — acclaimed author, hearing aid wearer and fitness trainer who focuses on stroke survivors — joins Dave to discuss the many connections between stroke treatment and hearing loss treatment, the importance of shortening the time between diagnosis and treatment, smart uses for our Table Mic accessory, and the inspiration for her new book, “I’m Not Stupid, I Have Hearing Loss.”

Professional athlete and longtime hearing aid wearer, Tyson Gillies, tells Dave what it’s like being an elite athlete with hearing loss, how he had to work extra hard to overcome other’s perception of his loss, the toll it takes on your mental health, and how, with help from his hearing professional and modern hearing technology, he’s been able to maintain his competitive edge.

Dave talks to Barbara Kelley, Executive Director of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), about the organization’s mission of opening the world of communication to people with hearing loss, how they’re raising awareness of hearing aids, hearing aid adoption rates, and emerging technologies that are making the future of better hearing bright.

Signia delivers a better value with innovative solutions for a greater competitive edge, unparalleled support to help practices grow, and the commitment to service excellence to help businesses succeed. The Signia AX portfolio expansion continues by including more performance levels and CROS compatibility options. The audiological benefit of Augmented Focus will offer more with AX, now available in five levels. Two new feature updates to further optimize conversations and to reduce wind sounds to better engage in conversations outdoors will be introduced. In this session, the focus will be on how the new performance level offerings and features can extend their benefits to help more people with hearing loss.

Learning Outcomes
• Attendees will be able to list the expansion of form factors available on the AX platform.
• Attendees will be able to describe the wearer benefits of the new features available.
• Attendees will be able to list the advantages of added CROS compatibility on the AX platform.

The clinical implementation of WideBand Tympanometry opens up an opportunity for a fresh look at how we provide our basic services. This course will provide information for implementation and interpretation of WideBand Tympanometry into every audiology practice.

This session will provide an overview of the history of artificial intelligence (AI). This includes how AI is defined, how it has evolved over time and AI's uses in a variety of industries. Depictions of AI in popular culture will be given, including within hearing devices.

Given their age, many hearing aid wearers are at risk for acquiring dementia. Additionally, hearing loss is believed to be a leading modifiable risk factor associated with dementia. For these reasons, it is essential for clinicians to stay abreast of the latest studies in these areas. The purpose of this podcast is to review recent studies addressing the topics of hearing loss, hearing aid use and dementia and how the findings of these recent studies can inform patient care.

There are several large-scale databases of consumer ratings, including those from MarkeTrak and HearingTracker. These databases provide a wealth of information about consumer perspectives of hearing loss and hearing aids. Findings from several such databases are discussed and we will distill the findings into tips for clinical practice.

Phonak’s heritage of purposeful innovation has been improving peoples’ lives for 75 years. In this course, we will present features that can help people engage with better speech intelligibility, support cognitive fitness, and strong social connections and keep hearing aid users physically active.