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Increasing Confidence in Counseling Pediatric Patients and Their Families

This course provides practical tools and strategies to help audiologists improve their counseling skills with pediatric patients and their families. It also covers resources and supports that can facilitate multidisciplinary approaches.

20Q: Interventional Audiology - Improving Patient Outcomes

This article reviews the necessary components of an interventional audiology program. Tips for the provision of effective care are provided.

A New Research-Based Protocol for Childhood Hearing Screening

The research and rationale supporting a new approach for hearing screening of preschool and young school-age children using a combination of two objective measures of auditory function, DPOAEs + tympanometry.

Research QuickTakes Volume 8: Hearing Aid Fitting Toolbox v2 - Non-audiologic Considerations in the Selection and Fitting of Hearing Aids

A review of the literature and a discussion of non-audiometric factors that can influence a patient's success with hearing aids. Topics include the perception of hearing problems, locus of control, listening fatigue, empowerment, and self-esteem, among others.

20Q: Artificial Intelligence in Hearing Aids - HatGPT

This course explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern hearing aid technology, focusing on how AI enhances user experience, sound quality, and device functionality. The latest advancements in AI-driven hearing aids are reviewed, including real-time environmental adaptation, personalized sound settings, and health monitoring features.

Understanding the Impact of Symphonia on Hearing Aid Users: A Survey-Based Analysis

This course reviews a study that explores the impact of Symphonia, a software designed to create immersive soundscapes, on hearing aid users. The study includes a survey of 28 patients, highlighting the software's effectiveness in enhancing patient satisfaction, involvement, and understanding of real-world sounds.

Smart Directional Design

This course describes a RIC hearing aid design that optimizes directional microphone orientation (angles) on the device. The results show improved directionality for speech-in-noise testing compared to traditional RIC designs.

20Q: Auracast is Here - What You Need to Know

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.

Accentuating the Positive: Overcoming the Complexities of Stigma Through Thoughtful Product Design & More-Effective Person-Centered Communication

A recent report suggests approximately 20% of hearing aid non-owners cite stigma as a barrier to pursuing hearing aids – even when lower cost, direct-to-consumer options are made available to them. This article outlines the underlying causes of stigma, how older adults with hearing loss manage stigma, and how both clinicians through better person-centered communication, and manufacturers through improved product design can more effectively address and overcome the deleterious effects of stigma.

20Q: A Decade of Teleaudiology Transformation and the Road Ahead

This course dives into the transformative journey of teleaudiology over the past decade, exploring its rapid growth, the impact of mobile health technologies, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will gain insights into the current state of teleaudiology, including patient and audiologist perspectives, the challenges and opportunities ahead, and the potential for future innovations in hearing healthcare delivery.

The SHOEBOX Online Journey: A Q&A on Our Innovative Hearing Screening Solution

In an interview with Vanessa Gauthier-Davidson, SHOEBOX Online is introduced as a self-administered hearing screener designed for adults to assess their hearing health using various devices and consumer headphones.

How to be the Boss of Hearing Loss: Insights from TODs, EdAuD, and Clinical AuDs

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Director of Audiology Dr. Michelle Kraskin, Educational Audiologist Dr. Kimberly Szabo, Educational Specialist Sammie Levy, and Teacher of the Deaf Laurie Winter discuss how to enhance support for pediatric patients and students with Oticon Medical's Dr. Alicia Wooten.

Next-level Sound Processing with Phonak Infinio and DEEPSONIC

Dive into the latest and most revolutionary platform from Phonak yet: Phonak Infinio. Dedicated to connecting patients to the world around them with a range of cutting-edge solutions, Phonak Infinio helps your patients enjoy life's meaningful moments. Hearing is believing with Phonak Infinio.

The Powerful Impact of Digital Hearing Care on Accessibility and Patient-Focused Hearing Care

In this interview, Vanessa Gauthier-Davidson notes that access to hearing healthcare is limited by a shortage of professionals, high equipment costs, and difficulties reaching remote patients, which digital hearing care and teleaudiology can help address.

Phonak Harnesses AI Technology in Hearing Solutions

Dr. Alyssa Ricevuto discusses everything you need to know about AI in the current technology, from Phonak Autosense OS and programming to AI’s role in improving speech understanding and the potential impact on human audiologists.

Every Voice Matters: How New Hearing Aid Technology Addresses Acute Social Challenges for Patients

Kerrie Coughlin, Vice President Marketing Key Accounts at WSAudiology, talks about the latest advancements in hearing technology and their impact on patient wellbeing and socialization.

What's So Smart About Widex SmartRIC?

Lindsay Livengood, AuD, discusses the challenges of hearing in noisy environments and how innovative technology like Widex SmartRIC addresses these difficulties for hearing aid users.

Celebrating Sennheiser Hearing’s 1st Birthday!

Sennheiser Hearing launched their OTC and situational hearing solutions one year ago. Sennheiser’s off-the-shelf solutions empower hearing healthcare provider providers (HCPs) to broaden their care to become more comprehensive providers, creating new opportunities and building new revenue streams.

Phonak Lyric - The World’s Only 100% Invisible Hearing Aid is Now More Attractive with Self-Replacement

Dr. Michelle Wiebke discusses Lyric, why it’s attractive to a clinic, patient benefits, and how the option of Lyric Self-Replacement just made it even more attractive to both.

Exploring Ponto Candidacy Through Surgical Cases

Dr. Chiffer shares insights on various surgical techniques, including our MIPS and MONO procedures.

What is Roger Unlimited and what does it mean for my patients?

What is Roger Unlimited and what does it mean for my patients?

How can I make tympanometry more engaging for my patients?

How can I make tympanometry more engaging for my patients?

How does Phonak Infinio Sphere revolutionize the patient’s experience in noise?

How does Phonak Infinio Sphere revolutionize the patient’s experience in noise?

What is the best way for hearing aid wearers to stream computer audio to their hearing aids?

What is the best way for hearing aid wearers to stream computer audio to their hearing aids?

What is the role of positional testing in vestibular disorders?

What is the role of positional testing in vestibular disorders?

Limitations and ethical considerations of Generative AI

What are the limitations and ethical considerations of using Generative AI in healthcare?

How can I use SHOEBOX Consult to integrate remote audiometry into today’s hearing clinic?

We are witnessing a growing trend towards remote health services in audiology. Can you explain how the latest advancements in remote audiometry technologies, such as the SHOEBOX Consult, can integrate smoothly into clinical workflows to enhance patient access and clinical efficiency?

What is Lyric Self-Replacement and why should I consider it for my patients and my practice?

What is Lyric Self-Replacement and why should I consider it for my patients and my practice?

What are the different protocols in ocular motor testing, and how do they help manage patients with vertigo?

What are the different protocols in ocular motor testing, and how do they help manage patients with vertigo?

Unveiling Phonak's game-changing innovations: AAA 2024 highlights revealed!

Phonak's impressive presence at AAA this year has been the talk of the town. Can you shed some light on what the Phonak team presented?