Research Quick Takes Volume 7: Useful Clinical Nuggets Mined From Recent Hearing Aid Research
Course: #42954Level: Intermediate 5.5 Hours 378 Reviews
This course includes short summaries of recent journal articles that have direct clinical applications. Key teaching points are explained. The summaries are from articles spanning five different areas: pre-fitting considerations, pre-fitting testing, features and signal processing, selection and fitting, and verification.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, those attending will be able to describe three pre-fitting considerations recently described in the literature.
- After this course, those attending will be able to describe the importance of pre-fitting SIN testing and the protocol for the QuickSIN.
- After this course, those attending will be able to describe considerations related to compression release time and the potential limitations of the default music program.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe considerations related to instant-fit eartips, and how “listening in” can be helpful during the fitting process.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the clinical utility of the REOR as part of verification, and how the SII can be used in grading the hearing aid fitting.
Course created on May 3, 2024
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Brian Taylor
AuD
Brian Taylor is a Doctor of Audiology and Senior Director of Audiology for Signia. He is also the editor of Audiology Practices, a quarterly journal of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, editor-at-large for Hearing Health and Technology Matters and adjunct instructor at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Taylor has authored several peer reviewed articles and textbooks and is a highly sought out lecturer. Brian has nearly 30 years of experience as both a clinician, business manager and university instructor.
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H. Gustav Mueller
PhD
Dr. H. Gustav Mueller holds faculty positions with Vanderbilt University, the University of Northern Colorado and Rush University. He is a consultant for WSAudiology and Contributing Editor for AudiologyOnline, where he has the monthly column “20Q With Gus.” Dr. Mueller is a Founder of the American Academy of Audiology and a Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association. He has co-authored over ten books on hearing aids and hearing aid fitting, including the recent three-volume Modern Hearing Aids series, and the clinical text on Speech Mapping and Probe Microphone Measures.
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