CEU Courses

Sonic’s launch of the Extend platform in 2021 introduced new noise management and digital signal processing strategies, as well as a new feature/software control, the Speech Optimizer. Join us in this spotlight series to learn about what the Speech Optimizer is and how it can benefit patients that struggle with speech in noise.

This presentation will review the basic features of ReSound Smart Fit fitting software. The discussion will include navigating a first fit.

This course will discuss a research study investigating how high-frequency bandwidth influences the recognition of different speech sound classes by normal-hearing listeners. This information provides important benchmark data for potential outcomes with another research study investigating frequency-lowering in hearing-impaired listeners.

Over the past five years, we have seen a growing interest in studying vestibular disorders in children. The most commonly noteworthy are vestibular disorders in congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and cochlear implants. Identifying and diagnosing vestibular and balance dysfunction in children is essential for their overall well-being. However, the diagnosis process is very demanding.This talk will provide an overview of vestibular and balance assessments in children with SNHL.

Audiologists have an opportunity to prevent or mitigate hearing loss in children and adults. This webinar (Part 2) focuses on the importance of including information about comorbid conditions in the audiologic assessment and management.

Hear.com tailors solutions to motivate more younger, active people to wear hearing aids. The Horizon portfolio offers superior performance with Signia’s Xperience technology and proprietary features only available for Horizon line. This course examines the variety of form factors available on the Horizon portfolio, ranging from small ITE devices to slim-RIC devices, to ensure attractive and accessible choices for as many people as possible. It will also discuss the features and benefits of the Signia Xperience processing which ensure the wearer experiences the complete soundscape to deliver clear speech, even while in motion. Finally, this course will introduce the proprietary features of the Horizon app and how to counsel patients on app usage.

Experienced providers from Michigan Medicine will detail the patient journey from identification through intervention for vestibular schwannomas. This series will provide an overview of diagnostic auditory and vestibular evaluations relevant to vestibular schwannomas, medical and surgical management of these tumors from the perspective of a neurotologist, as well as intraoperative monitoring considerations.

This course will provide an overview of the techniques used to monitor hearing and facial nerve during vestibular schwannoma surgeries. Particular attention will be paid to monitoring and outcomes for hearing preservation surgeries.

Real-ear measures are used to reach our goal of helping patients with hearing loss improve their hearing. This course will discuss how real-ear measures are used to verify hearing aid fittings or other amplification devices. It is our professional and ethical responsibility to perform the standard practices with each patient in hopes that it will lead to maximizing the benefit of the hearing aids/devices as part of the overall treatment plan for the patient’s hearing loss.

This course reviews the common symptoms and findings associated with vestibular schwannoma, as well as workup and differential diagnosis for lesions of the cerebellopontine angle. A discussion of the natural history of vestibular schwannoma and general current paradigms for treatment are included.