Considerations in Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: Past, Present, and Future
Course: #39231Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 630 Reviews
In order to understand the history of how OTC hearing aids came to be, what it means to audiologists, and how practitioners are integrating OTC into their practices (or not), this course explores the history of OTC hearing aids (legislative action, public policy outcomes), potential impacts to the practice and provision of audiology, and how audiologists can leverage their knowledge of electroacoustic test methods to evaluate any product (including OTC) in the context of an evidence-based clinical treatment approach.
This course is part of the 2024 Industry Innovations Summit.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify which section of the Code of Federal Regulations represents the final OTC hearing aid rule.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify electroacoustic standards for testing hearing aids, both for OTC and prescription hearing aids.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify wireless standards for testing hearing aids which are used to document wireless coexistence and wireless radiated immunity.
Course created on February 28, 2024
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | History and timeline of OTC |
| 15-25 Minutes | OTC legislative outcomes |
| 25-35 Minutes | Self-fitting hearing aids and 510(k), clinical trial considerations |
| 35-45 Minutes | Electro-acoustic test methods supporting self-fitting |
| 45-55 Minutes | Wireless test methods supporting self-fitting |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary & Q/A |
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David Akbari
AuD
Award-winning audiologist and public policy advocate Dr. David Akbari is a key opinion leader and advocate for evidence-based best practices. His opinions and policy recommendations have been published in the Star Tribune, MedCity News, The Hearing Review, Hearing Health & Technology Matters, the ASHA Leader, and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Akbari is also seen as a thought leader within the profession of audiology and has appeared on the talk show programs "This Week in Hearing," "Audiology Talk," the "Hearing Journal Podcast," and "ListenUp!" Dr. Akbari currently serves on the ANSI/ASA S3 WG48 working group where he has contributed substantively since 2013, and is currently the Chairman. Dr. Akbari also serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for The Hearing Review, as well as on the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) Task Force on OTC Hearing Aids
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This course is approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for 1 contact hour(s) for Hearing Instrument Fitters and Providers. No more than 10 contact hours per renewal period may be earned from an approved online continuing education course offered by an approved continuing education sponsor, although "Live Event - Classroom" hours are not subject to this limitation. No more than 5 contact hours per renewal period may be earned from an approved continuing education course offered by an approved manufacturer continuing education sponsor.