CEU Courses

This course presents research findings of individuals treated for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and analyzes improvement seen within the pure tone average as well as word recognition scores, an overlooked parameter reported on in literature. The research specifically follows clinical guidelines set by the American Academy of Otolaryngology and whether improvement can be seen beyond the recommended treatment onset.

This course describes the prevalence of tinnitus in teenagers from all causes, and discusses the primary complaints associated with bothersome tinnitus. Specific interventions the audiologist can provide are described in detail.

This five-course series on adult assessments in hearing health is intended to stimulate collaborative approaches for hearing health professionals, regardless of what hearing technologies they typically provide. Ideally, professionals will support patients in their long-term hearing loss journey, facilitating transitions when appropriate and a comfortable sense of the range of ways hearing loss can be addressed throughout one’s hearing journey.

This course explores advanced features in both Oticon and Phonak software that can assist in providing optimal sound quality in hearing aids for the pediatric population. A review of similar and differing advanced features within Oticon and Phonak software, along with the manufacturers’ recommendations for use of each feature, are covered.

Recent research has indicated that millions of Americans, 0.7% of the total population, identify as transgender. This presentation provides an overview of transgender identity for clinical audiologists and summarizes the social, legal, and medical landscape of transgender identity as it relates to audiology and the auditory and vestibular systems.

This course discusses two recently recognized components of sensorineural hearing loss that can challenge speech understanding in noise despite normal or restored audibility, and contribute to divergent listening outcomes among patients with similar audiograms. The diversity of possible cochlear pathophysiology profiles that can occur under the common umbrella of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) highlights the need for precision diagnostic tools that can guide further individualization of hearing devices, and improve the specificity of candidacy evaluations for pharmacological interventions that are on the horizon.

In this course, the reader is presented with a macro-economic viewpoint of the profession of audiology for both the demand- and supply-sides. The viewpoint is supported by evidence-based research and provides business owners, providers, and industry personnel with insights into future growth, as well as areas where growth must be supported.

This course discusses how OTC hearing aids may fit into pharmacists’ current scope of practice and workflow. Strategies for collaborating with pharmacists in hearing health care will be explored.

Not all cochlear implant (CI) patients present in the straightforward way taught in class. Using real case examples, this course provides a differential analysis approach to complex cochlear implant programming cases.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has identified that the majority of adults do not have proficient health literacy to understand health information, with some subgroups more adversely impacted than others. This course discusses the status of health literacy in the U.S., and evidence-based strategies to ensure that hearing healthcare information and services match individuals' capacity to understand and use them.