CEU Courses Search results for 'Impression'

Every case of hearing loss is unique, and so is every ear. Ray Woodworth understands this so well, he teaches a class called “The Ear is the Boss”. For more than 20 years, Woodworth has worked alongside Starkey founder Bill Austin, mastering the craft of custom hearing aid solutions. In this episode, he explains why understanding the structure of someone’s ear is the key to treating their hearing loss, and why OTC hearing aids aren’t the right fit for everyone. He also shares some tricks of the trade when you’re shooting an ear mold impression and how to help your patients through the process. This episode is packed with news hearing care providers can use. Don’t miss it!

Product customization is essential for delivering a truly personalized experience and aligns perfectly with the concept of person-centered care. Customization increases satisfaction, trust, and creates differentiation between the products you prescribe and the over-the-counter or online products that are now available. From custom hearing aids to earpieces for a variety of applications, custom ear impressions are the foundation to a successful fitting. This course will review techniques for mastering the art and science of taking ear impressions in a safe and successful manner.

Custom earmolds provide a variety of benefits that can enhance your patient’s experience with hearing aids, as well as help you set yourself apart as not only a hearing aid expert, but an ear expert. This course will review how to successfully achieve a proper ear impression and review Starkey’s current earmold portfolio. Tips for selecting the best materials and earmold options will be discussed. Techniques for modifying earmolds will also be discussed and demonstrated.

For many wearers, the sound of their own voice is a major barrier and is a frequent cause of returned or unused hearing aids. Now, with Own Voice Processing 2.0, OVP has been configured to harness the split processing capability of the Augmented Xperience platform. The wearer’s own voice is processed separately from simultaneous ambient sounds, maintaining a consistent sound impression.

This courses focuses on achieving a proper ear mold impression and the impact the impression has on custom in-the-ear hearing aid and custom receiver design. This course also reviews the manufacturing process for custom hearing aids and receivers to set appropriate expectations.

This course discusses a new, validated, and open-source method for creating same-day ear molds. By using 3D printing, 3D scanning, and open-source software, hearing healthcare providers can go beyond professional practice guidelines to make appropriately fitting, custom ear molds.

Product customization is essential for delivering a personalized experience for each segment of the patient population and aligns perfectly with the concept of person-centered care. From custom hearing aids to earpieces for a variety of applications, custom products are the key to serving and growing your customer base in the era of PSAP’s and OTC’s. Customization increases customer satisfaction, trust and creates differentiation from mass produced OTC and online products. This session will review custom options for hearing aids and hearing products and the proper protocol to safely take impressions.

Hearing aid fittings can be enhanced by understanding the effects of available acoustic couplings. This course will review the current earmold options offered by Signia for BTE and RIC hearing instruments and will explore hearing protection options for your patients.

As the industry continues to evolve and grow, so has the request for custom products that can wirelessly communicate and recharge. Starkey is proud to introduce the world’s first rechargeable 2.4GHz custom devices. With this new line of Livio Edge AI, Livio AI, and Livio custom products, Starkey gives your patients the power and personalization they want. These custom devices offer the best hearing possible, direct from Apple OS and Android OS streaming, Body and Brain Score tracking, and access to Thrive Assistant. This session will provide information on the full family of 2.4 GHz custom rechargeable devices, as well as the focus on the importance of taking a great ear impression.

This course focuses on the factors related to successfully achieving a proper ear mold impression and the characteristics and impacts on custom in-the-ear hearing aid design. It also reviews the manufacturing process as it relates to custom in-the-ear hearing aids and the key landmarks and physical components that directly impact size and discretion. In addition, this course will review the tools available from Phonak that support a deeper, more complete ear mold impression process as well as tools used to determine candidacy for in-the-ear products.