Assistive Devices CEU Courses

Technology is changing rapidly, and it can be challenging to know when and how it can be integrated into clinical care. This series of presentations will explore use cases where technology can be applied to improve client outcomes in audiological practice.

Better hearing goes so much further beyond hearing aids and gets even better when you include accessories for TV streaming, 1 on 1 conversations, and so much more. Join us to learn about the latest technology to take the hearing experience beyond hearing aids with Unitron’s accessory portfolio.

When patients love the experience, they want to wear their hearing instruments as much as possible. Join us to learn how the latest technology can inspire maximum daily use.

As hearing aid wearers engage with technology more than they have in decades past, hearing care providers (HCPs) must remain at the forefront of the field, providing wearers with solutions that will enhance their listening experience, both within the hearing aid – and beyond. This course will explore the ecosystem of Widex solutions designed to empower wearers to live confidently with their devices and hear their best in every situation.

This course provides an overview of the history of Bluetooth and its shortcomings in the hearing space, leading up to Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast, and outlines the fundamental changes that these new updates to Bluetooth will usher in. The course highlights many important details, such as the timeline of the roll out, the types of use cases that Auracast will enable, and why these updates will help to alleviate the current clinician and patient frustrations with Bluetooth.

Smartphone call captioning is the latest in assistive technology available to persons with hearing loss who may or may not use hearing aids or cochlear implants. This course reviews InnoCaption as a solution for individuals with hearing loss, including a study which demonstrates that it can improve the experience of using the smartphone to the point that quality of life and well-being have been positively impacted.

The performance of hearing aids in meeting rooms, theaters, and houses of worship is greatly enhanced by assistive technology: hearing loops, FM/Infrared assistive listening devices with neckloops as mandated under Americans with Disabilities law, and, hopefully soon, future public Auracast systems, but only if users have hearing devices that can connect to these systems. This course will cover the basics of telecoils (T-coil programming, verification, and validation), how Auracast figures into this, and a brief overview of how you/your clients can foster future proof hearing access in the community.

Assistive devices can provide benefit in challenging environments and are available in the form of accessories, telecoils and loop systems. This course will review the rationale for recommending a number of assistive device technologies to increase success for the hearing aid wearer.

In this course we will discuss how to leverage Sennheiser’s full portfolio of ready-to-wear solutions to become a more comprehensive hearing healthcare provider, creating new opportunities, and building new revenue streams.

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.