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Audioscan to Showcase Verification Advancements at AAA 2023 Conference
April 10, 2023 Visit Audioscan in Seattle, WA at booth #302 to learn how Audioscan enables easy, efficient, and accurate hearing instrument verification, so you can provide the best possible hearing experience to your clients.

Audioscan Verifit2 and Axiom 2023.1 Software Release
February 2, 2023 Audioscan is pleased to announce new software updates for its market-leading Verifit2 and Axiom hearing instrument verification systems.

Audioscan Verifit2 and Axiom 2022.2 Software Release
July 22, 2022 Audioscan is pleased to announce new software updates for its market-leading Verifit2 and Axiom hearing instrument verification systems.

Audioscan to Showcase the Latest Advancements in Verification at AAA 2022 Conference
March 16, 2022 Audioscan to Showcase the Latest Advancements in Verification at AAA 2022 Conference

Audioscan Verifit2 & Axiom 2022.1 Software with New Speechmap Verification Tools
February 15, 2022 Audioscan is pleased to announce new software updates for its market-leading Verifit2 and Axiom hearing instrument verification systems.

Audioscan Verifit2 & Axiom 2021.2 Software Release with Speechmap Improvements and Expanded PC integration
July 21, 2021 Audioscan is pleased to announce new software updates for its market-leading Verifit2 and Axiom hearing instrument verification systems.

Audioscan to Showcase Latest Verification Innovations at AAA 2021 Virtual
April 12, 2021 Audioscan is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the 2021 American Academy of Audiology Virtual Conference, April 14-16.

Audioscan Enhances Verifit2, Axiom and Noah Module with Latest Software Release
March 30, 2021 Audioscan is pleased to announce new software updates for its market-leading Verifit2 and Axiom hearing instrument verification systems.

Audioscan Verifit2 2020.2 Software Release with Speechmap Counseling Tool
August 21, 2020 Audioscan is pleased to announce new software updates for its market-leading Verifit2 hearing instrument verification system.

Audioscan Enhances Verifit2 & Axiom with Latest Updates
March 31, 2020 Audioscan is proud to announce new software and hardware updates for its market leading Verifit2 and Axiom hearing instrument verification systems.

Audioscan launches new ProbeGUIDE™ for Verifit®2 and Axiom®
September 12, 2019 Audioscan is proud to announce the launch of ProbeGUIDE™ precision probe tube placement tool representing a major breakthrough in hearing aid verification ease of use.

Audioscan Introducing Exciting New Features at AAA 2019 (Booth #701)
March 7, 2019 Audioscan is introducing two exciting features at AAA 2019 that make it easier and faster than ever to give your patients the best possible hearing experience. Learn how you can simplify real ear verification, save time and get the quality fitting yo

Audioscan Announces Verifit LINK in new 2018.2 software release for Verifit2
September 19, 2018 Audioscan's new 2018.2 software release includes an innovation that allows automated verification and adjustment of hearing instruments in both real ear and the test box.

Audioscan Announces the 2018.1 Software Release!
March 13, 2018 Audioscan announces the 2018.1 Software release! Audioscan is pleased to announce the release of 2018.1 software for its market-leading Verifit®, Axiom® and RM500SL® brands.

Audioscan Hosts Student Tour and Workshop at Global Headquarters
September 19, 2017 Audiology students given insider’s view of manufacturing facility and learn about the latest product offerings and verification techniques. Dorchester, ON – Audioscan, the #1 hearing instrument verification system manufacturer in North America, hosted an exclusive student tour and educational program at their world headquarters near London, Ontario, Canada on August 30, 2017.

Audioscan Introduces its Latest Software Release, Now with Frequency Lowering Guidance Tool and Bone Anchored Hearing Device Verification Capability!
July 19, 2017 Dorchester, Ontario – July 18, 2016 – Hearing professionals often experience these issues when doing real ear or test box verification.

Audioscan Unveils the Latest Enhancements to the Verifit2, Axiom and RM500SL Fitting Systems at AudiologyNOW!
March 27, 2017 Visit Audioscan at booth # 1101 to experience the latest in verification technology from North America’s #1 fitting system manufacturer.Dorchester, Ontario, March 27, 2017.  Audioscan is pleased to announce the introduction of new fitting software and hardware enhancements for its market leading Verifit2, Axiom and RM500SL brands at AudiologyNow.

Audioscan Introduces Multiple Software Improvements - the Most User-Friendly Verifit Ever!
January 6, 2017 Including dramatically faster data-entry and copy functions, enhanced fitting formulas, and user sound file improvements.

Audioscan® Appoints Marketing and Sales Head
November 19, 2016 New VP will strengthen consumer focus.Dorchester, Canada – Nov 18, 2016.  Audioscan has today announced that John Kuypers will join the senior management team as Vice President of Marketing and Sales.

Audioscan Extends the Verifit2 Binaural Test System with New Software Release
July 28, 2016 Software builds on the platforms fully binaural capability, providing additional test features and tools for accurate and efficient verification of modern hearing instrument systems.Dorchester, Ontario, August 1, 2016: In a statement from the company today, Audioscan has announced the release of new software for Verifit2 (version 4.6), Axiom (version 1.12) and Verifit VF-1/ RM500SL (version 3.14).

Articles

Vent Corrections for Simulated Real-Ear Measurements of Hearing Aid Fittings in the Test Box
July 26, 2021 John Pumford, AuD, Susan Scollie, PhD, Paula Folkeard, AuD, Jonathan Pietrobon, MESc, Parvaneh Abbasalipour, PhD This course will review venting effects in hearing aid verification. A new solution for including venting effects in test box verification will be described.

Methods for Office Integration with Audioscan Systems
March 1, 2021 Chris Stokes-Rees How to incorporate hearing instrument fitting and verification into an office workflow and workspace using Audioscan products.

Frequency Lowering Fitting and Verification
October 4, 2019 Dave Smriga, MA This webinar will provide an overview of frequency lowering technology and the latest fitting techniques for both determining patient candidacy and adjusting frequency lowering features for maximum utility. These techniques will be demonstrated using Audioscan Verifit technology.

DSL for Bone Anchored Hearing Devices: Prescriptive Targets and Verification Solutions
June 25, 2018 Susan Scollie, PhD, William Hodgetts, PhD, MSc, BA, John Pumford, AuD This course describes a new method for fitting bone anchored hearing devices (BAHDs) designed specifically for abutment-worn devices. The use of a DSL-based prescriptive formula integrated into a Speechmap® fitting environment provides targets and enables verification and fine-tuning of BAHDs on the Audioscan Verifit skull simulator.

Clinical Verification of Ear Level FM Systems: Classroom & Personal Use Applications
May 27, 2016 Dave Smriga, MA Dave Smriga: In today’s course, we’ll explore how Audioscan equipment easily facilitates the execution of the most current recommended FM verification procedures. In addition, we’ll discuss how you can use these procedures for both FM system verification and verification of remote microphone technology. Although we will be depicting the various test procedures included in today's webinar with images created using the Verifit2 hearing instrument fitting system, the same tests can be performed with the original Verifit system.

New RECDs and a New ANSI Standard: Revisiting RECD Basics and Applications
February 15, 2016 Susan Scollie, PhD Dr. Susan Scollie: Verification of hearing aids is best practice, because we know that people of all ages vary in their ear canal acoustics (Bagatto et al., 2002; Saunders & Morgan, 2003). If we don't account for that variability, then some people's hearing aids could be too loud or too soft, and that might impact either their comfort and/or their benefit from the devices (Aarts & Caffee, 2005; Aazh & Moore, 2007; Kochkin, et al., 2010; McCreery, Bentler, & Roush, 2013). Hearing aid fittings should be individualized to protect against these large errors and ensure consistent audibility of speech (Mueller, 2014).

The Verifit Directional Mic Test: Evaluating Modern Directional Microphone Technologies
October 30, 2015 Dave Smriga, MA Directional microphone technology has been available for nearly fifty years, and remains even to this day, the single most effective approach to improving signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for certain listening conditions within a “head-worn” hearing instrument device (Lybarger & Lybarger, 2000). Why is improving SNR important? Because even modest improvements can have a significant impact on speech intelligibility, particularly in less reverberant environments. As Harvey Dillon (2006) has illustrated, a 1 dB improvement in SNR can have as much as an 18% improvement in speech intelligibility for speech discourse. This advantage is not as great for isolated speech sounds where it can be as little as 3%. But, if we take 10% as a realistic overall improvement potential and apply that to behind-the-ear (BTE) directional fittings, which average about 3 to 4 dB improvement in SNR, a well-fit directional microphone device could potentially improve speech intelligibility in noisy environments by as much as 30 to 40%. (It is often noted that for children, the advantages of a directional microphone in improving SNR should be weighed against the advantages of omnidirectional functionality from the perspective of safety and learning).It is also worth noting that directional microphones are responsible for a substantive difference on key user ratings of satisfaction. As indicated in a subset of consumer survey data through MarketTrak (Kochkin, 2003), hearing instruments equipped with directional microphones significantly outperform hearing instruments that do not have this capability in virtually every area meaningful to a consumer in quantifying satisfaction with hearing aid performance.

Speechmap as a Counseling and Fitting Tool
May 26, 2015 Dave Smriga, MA  Editor’s Note: This text course is an edited transcript of a live webinar. Download supplemental course materials.David Smriga:  Today we will explore the unique opportunities and advantages that Audioscan’s auditory mapping to

Real-Ear Measurement: Basic Terminology and Procedures
May 7, 2001 John Pumford, MClSc, AUD(C), Sheila Sinclair, MClSc The advent and clinical implementation of probe microphone real-ear measurements has introduced hearing health care professionals to a range of new terminology and procedures. Often, confusion arises as clinicians attempt to sort through the real-ear

Ask the Expert

What is SII?
December 16, 2019 Dave Smriga, MA What is SII?

What is Frequency Lowering?
November 18, 2019 Dave Smriga, MA What is Frequency Lowering?

Can I Use My Hearing Instrument Fitting System to Verify Frequency Lowering Hearing Aid Technology?
September 11, 2017 Danielle Glista, PhD Can I use my hearing instrument fitting system to verify current frequency lowering (FL) hearing aid technology?

What are the Steps for Verifying an Open Fitting Using Real-Ear Measurements in Verifit2?
August 7, 2017 Dave Smriga, MA Can you review the steps for verifying an open fitting using real-ear measurements in Verifit2?

Can Real-Ear Measurements Help Select Candidates for Open Fit Hearing Aids?
June 19, 2017 Dave Smriga, MA Can real-ear measurements help to determine which patients are candidates for open fit hearing aids?

Can Verification Be Used to Tell Whether an Open Fitting is Truly Open?
May 15, 2017 Dave Smriga, MA Can verification techniques be used to tell whether an open fitting is truly open?

How Do I Troubleshoot Hearing Aid Directional Test Measurements?
November 14, 2016 Dave Smriga, MA I’m just starting to measure hearing aid directionality in my test box, but I sometimes get confusing results such as no test curve separation between the omni-directional and directional microphone settings.  Am I doing something wrong?

Can You Show an Example of a Hearing Aid Directional Test?
September 12, 2016 Dave Smriga, MA I’m just getting started at measuring hearing aid directionality in my test box.  Do you have an example of what such a measurement might look like?

Does the New Standard RECD Impact Clinical Test Procedures?
May 23, 2016 Susan Scollie, PhD I heard there was a new standard RECD per ANSI.  What does this mean for my measurements in the clinic?

What Features are Available in Newer Real Ear Verification Systems?
July 7, 2014 Jim Jonkman I am opening a second location and need to purchase a real ear verification system.  What are some of the features available with newer systems and how will they help my hearing aid fittings?

Are Software Upgrades Available for Audioscan?
May 19, 2014 Jim Jonkman I would like to purchase hearing aid verification equipment for my new practice, but I am afraid it will soon become obsolete due to the rapid changes in hearing aid technology.  Any advice?

Interviews

New Audioscan Software Supports the Latest RECD Changes, New Frequency Lowering Verification Signals, Binaural Phone Streaming Tests, and More
October 1, 2015 John Pumford, AuD Interview with John Pumford, AuD, Director of Audiology and Education, Audioscan

New ANSI RECD Standard: Why Your RECD May Contain Errors and What You Can Do About It
August 11, 2014 Jim Jonkman Interview with Jim Jonkman, Audioscan

Introducing Verifit 2 from Audioscan!
May 1, 2014 Jim Jonkman Interview with Jim Jonkman, Audioscan

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