eAudiology: Real Talk About Real Ear: How to Integrate Rehabilitative Verification into Your Practice

Name: eAudiology: Real Talk About Real Ear: How to Integrate Rehabilitative Verification into Your Practice
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (69 reviews)

Course: #40144Level: Introductory 1 Hour 69 Reviews

Audiologists are responsible for ensuring optimal amplification outcomes for their patients. Often the primary goal is to better hear and understand speech. Many factors can affect the output of the hearing aids as measured in the patient’s ear. For this reason, it is critical to verify at initial fitting whether the hearing aids can be programmed to rehabilitate the hearing loss and provide speech audibility. This course provides practical information to effectively use real-ear verification measures and improve patient outcomes.

This course was produced by the American Academy of Audiology as part of eAudiology.

American Academy of Audiology Hearing Aids - Adults Hearing and Hearing Loss

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CEUs/Hours Offered: AAA/0.1 Introductory

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify manufacturer, individual and earpiece effects on first fittings.
After this course, participants will be able to speak to how different prescriptive algorithms and fitting rationale may impact patient outcomes.
After this course, participants will be able to explain how to apply techniques for fitting and counseling into their clinical practice that will improve their patient outcomes.

Course created on January 2, 2025

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-25 Minutes	Effective Hearing Aid Fittings
25-45 Minutes	Factors that Impact Audibility
45-55 Minutes	Fitting Techniques & Counseling
55-60 Minutes	Summary

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69 Reviews

by Mark on April 2, 2025

The presenters conveyed a message that REM can truly improve a patient's experience, and that it should play a greater role in fittings across the profession. However, I have encountered some issues where the REM, whether it be the probe tube is moved by the hearing aid when inserted, or odd configurations of my patient's ear canal, that certain frequencies have to be raised too high or dropped too low to make a good overall setting. The way to deal with that was not addressed.

by Member on March 3, 2025

Label your graphs please. Also rather difficult to hear you; captions struggle to make sense of simple phrases.

by Member on January 31, 2025

audio issues off and on hearing one of the presenters.

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Presented By

Sarah Curtis
AuD

Sarah Curtis AuD, CCC-A, was formerly an Audiologist at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and is currently employed at CVS Hearing Centers. Dr. Curtis received her Doctorate of Audiology degree from the University of Tennessee. Her clinical experience includes diagnosis of hearing loss, fitting hearing aids, and evaluation and management of patients with Baha.

Megan Jacobs
AuD

Megan Jacobs, AuD is a recent graduate of A.T. Still University. Clinical experiences include 4th Year Externships at both Sounds of Life Hearing Center in Concord Township, OH and Hermitage Audiology in Hermitage, PA. Dr. Jacobs has recently been employed by FYZICAL Therapy and Balance where she is excited to work with both the auditory and vestibular systems. She resides in Lafayette, Colorado with her partner, Jacob and 15 houseplants.

Presenter Disclosure:

Financial: Sarah Curtis is the owner of Sounds of Life Hearing Center, LLC. Non-financial: Sarah Curtis has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Financial: Megan Jacobs is employed by FYZICAL Therapy and Balance. Non-financial: Megan Jacobs has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This course is in partnership with the American Academy of Audiology.

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

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