20Q: Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Wear Time in Children - Eyes Open, Ears On!

Name: 20Q: Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Wear Time in Children - Eyes Open, Ears On!
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Course: #37552Level: Intermediate 2.5 Hours 1883 Reviews

Children with hearing loss must have full-time access to speech and environmental sounds to optimize their listening and spoken language development. This 20Q summarizes the research that examines hearing technology wear time in children and its effect on outcomes. Highlights include research that examines the relationship between wear time and outcomes, and a review of factors that influence wear time. Additionally, numerous clinical tips are provided for optimizing hearing-technology wear time in children with hearing loss.

20Q with Gus Mueller Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids - Children Hearing and Hearing Loss Pediatrics

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CEUs/Hours Offered: AAA/0.25 Intermediate; ACAud/2.5; AG Bell - LSLS/2.5 Domain 1; AHIP/2.5; ASHA/0.25 Intermediate, Professional; BAA/2.5; CAA/2.5; Calif SLPAB/2.5; IACET/0.3; IHS/2.5; IL EITP/2.5; Kansas, LTS-S0035/2.5; NZAS/3.0; SAC/2.5

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to describe the challenges children face with hearing technology wear time and its effect on outcomes.
After this course, participants will be able to discuss factors that influence wear time.
After this course, participants will be able to list clinical tips for optimizing hearing-technology wear time in children with hearing loss.

Course created on May 9, 2022

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Jace Wolfe
PhD CCC-A

Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., is the Chief of Audiology and Research at the Hearts for Hearing in Oklahoma City, OK. He also is an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Audiology Department at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Salus University. He previously served as the editor for the American Speech Language Hearing Association’s Division 9 journal and is currently a co-editor for the Plural Publishing, Inc. Core Clinical Concept Series on Cochlear Implants. Dr. Wolfe is a member of the Better Hearing Institute’s Pediatric Advisory Board as well as the Executive Advisory Board for Cochlear Americas, and Pediatric Audiology Advisory Board the Phonak Hearing Aid Company. He also serves on the Editorial Board of The Hearing Journal. Additionally, Dr. Wolfe co-authors a periodic column entitled “The Tot Ten” in The Hearing Journal, and he has published numerous book chapters and articles in professional peer-reviewed and trade journals. He is author of the textbook entitled “Cochlear Implants: Audiologic Management and Considerations for Implantable Hearing Devices,” and he is co-editor (with Carol Flexer, Jane Madell, and Erin Schafer) of the textbooks “Pediatric Audiology: Diagnosis, Technology, and Management, Third Edition” and “Pediatric Audiology Casebook, Second Edition.” He is also a co-author of the textbook entitled “Programming Cochlear Implants, Second Edition.” His areas of interests are pediatric amplification and cochlear implantation, personal remote microphone technology, and signal processing for children. He provides clinical services for children and adults with hearing loss and is also actively engaged in research in several areas pertaining to hearing aids, cochlear implants, hybrid cochlear implants, and personal remote microphone systems.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Jace Wolfe, PhD is the Chief of Audiology at the Hearts for Hearing Foundation. He also is an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Audiology Department at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He also serves on the advisory boards for Cochlear Americas and Phonak. Non-financial: Jace Wolfe has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

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Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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