CEU Courses

Real-ear measures (REM) are considered hearing aid fitting best practice; however, the topic of hearing aid verification is often confusing. This introductory course will review the fundamentals of real-ear measurements, including common terminology and an overview of real-ear measurement procedures.

Assessing outcomes in CI recipients with Single Sided Deafness is time consuming and challenging for busy clinics without a specialized test environment and equipment. This webinar will introduce a new testing resource from MED-EL that will help audiologists measure speech recognition through the implant and assess binaural listening skills, that can be completed quickly in a typical sound suite.

Starkey at a Glance: Verifit REM Target Match

The variety of options for wireless connectivity to hearing aids will be reviewed. Transmission protocols will be compared with an emphasis on need for creating a “network” of connections to meet the communication demands of the user.

This course covers the need for forensic audiology as well as the role and expectations of a forensic audiologist as an expert witness for a legal case. An overview of the stages of a civil legal case is also discussed.

Chronic Otitis Media (COM) may contribute more than half of the global burden of hearing loss, but there is no global consensus on diagnostic and treatment guidelines for hearing loss due to the disease. Research suggests that bone conduction may be an effective and patient-preferred alternative to treating COM-related hearing loss versus hearing aids for many patients, providing consistent and reliable access to sound regardless of the disease cycle. Topics in this course will include background on the disease process, an introduction to bone conduction solutions, and expected outcomes of the intervention.

Dr. Dave Fabry talks to Dr. Sara Burdak, Chief Audiology Officer and Executive Vice President of Marketing at Starkey, about her path to becoming an audiologist, the impact of hearing loss, hearing aid stigma, and all the ways Starkey’s Evolv AI hearing aids erase that stigma and make better hearing effortless.

The inability of many adults with hearing loss to accept treatment and rehabilitation recommendations from audiologists is well known. In many cases, this reluctance manifests as ambivalence, indecision, and resistance. This podcast introduces the listener to some of the basic concepts of motivational interviewing and how they can be used during any clinical conversation to reduce patient reluctance.

A recent survey of audiologists suggests trust between the help-seeking patient and audiologist is a source of stress for providers. This podcast examines the factors contributing to low levels of trust between patients and service providers and how motivational interviewing techniques can be used to improve listening skills.

In this course, we will discuss how Oticon’s Genie 2 fitting software offers numerous opportunities to customize and personalize fittings using built-in tools and features. We will cover how busy hearing care professionals can effectively use these tools and features to successfully fine-tune and validate Oticon instrument fittings for their patients.