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Signia Xperience - September 2024

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Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.

How AI-Driven Hearing Aid Features and Fresh Approaches to Counseling Can Promote Better Outcomes: Part 1, The Catch-22 of Follow-up Care

Brian Taylor, AuD, Niels Søgaard Jensen, MSc

August 1, 2023

The current state of follow-up care and its vital role in outcomes for adult hearing aid wearers is examined in this article. Ideas for making it more efficient are discussed.   Read More

 


20Q: Auditory Biotechnologies - Finding Their Way to the Clinic

Rebecca M. Lewis, AuD, PhD

July 10, 2023

This article details the latest developments in the field of auditory biotechnologies that aim to medically treat hearing loss using a series of different approaches. The biotechnologies described in...   Read More

    


Textbook CE Course: Relationship-Centered Consultation Skills for Audiologists

Brian Taylor, AuD

July 7, 2023

As hearing aid technology becomes more automated and easier to use for persons with hearing loss, the need for humanistic interactions with a professional is more important than ever. A how-to guide f...   Read More

 


Negotiate Early, Negotiate Often: Lifting the Salary for the Profession

Ashley Hughes, AuD

June 20, 2023

Your first salary is the most impactful one to negotiate for a variety of reasons. This course will review the principles of negotiation, reasons to negotiate, and strategies to create the most succes...   Read More


20Q: Occupational Audiometry

Deanna Meinke, PhD, CCC-A

June 12, 2023

Audiologists perform and review audiograms for many types of employers. This requires a fundamental understanding of the differences between regulatory agencies and best practices in the context of he...   Read More

  


20Q: Audiology Economics

Amyn M. Amlani, PhD

May 8, 2023

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...   Read More

 


20Q: Tinnitus — Options for Clinical Evaluation and Treatment

James A. Henry, PhD

April 10, 2023

An article reviewing what an audiologist should know to provide effective tinnitus clinical services. The course is not comprehensive, but rather covers essential concepts and reviews methods of tinni...   Read More

  


AI-Based Fine-tuning: How Signia Assistant Improves Wearer Acceptance Rates

Niels Søgaard Jensen, MSc, Brian Taylor, AuD, Michael Müller, PhD

April 3, 2023

Despite major advances in all steps of the hearing aid fitting process, fine-tuning to arrive at the correct settings is still, and likely will remain, a key part of the wearer’s initial experience....   Read More


20Q: Hearing Aid Adoption — What MarkeTrak Surveys are Telling Us

Lindsey E. Jorgensen, AuD, PhD

March 13, 2023

This 20Q article provides a discussion of data collected in the MarkeTrak surveys and how this impacts our patients adopting hearing aids.   Read More

  


20Q: Hearing Aid Levels of Technology—Supporting Research Evidence?

Patrick N. Plyler, PhD, CCC-A

February 1, 2023

This course addresses hearing aid technology levels. Specifically, the course explains what hearing aid technology levels are, summarizes current research regarding the evaluation of hearing aid techn...   Read More

 


20Q: Audiology - There’s an Art to this Science

Barnaby Growling

January 9, 2023

The importance of having a balance of knowledge and information in clinical practice. A review of anosognosia and how to counsel patients with this symptom is also discussed.   Read More

  


Universal Design Makes “Custom by ReSound” a Pleasure to Fit, Charge and Wear

M. Lisa Sjolander, AuD

January 3, 2023

The article discusses the importance of testing with users with different abilities. Further coverage of formative testing and universal design will be discussed.   Read More


Optimizing Patient Benefit in Acoustically Challenging Social Situations, Part 3: Product

Brian Taylor, AuD, Niels Søgaard Jensen, PhD

December 12, 2022

This article describes the factors associated with communicating in acoustically challenging social situations. Part 3 focus on room acoustics, signal-to-noise ratios and their consequences on older a...   Read More


Covid and Masking, A Catch 22

M. Lisa Sjolander, AuD, Kimi Nina Moeller, MA, Anthea Bott, PhD

December 12, 2022

This article provides insight in understanding the impact of COVID-19 on hearing impaired people. It describes changes in attitudes from 2021 to 2022.   Read More


20Q: Newborn Hearing Screening Brochures - Changes are Needed

Erin Margaret Picou, AuD, PhD

December 12, 2022

Newborn hearing screening brochures are provided to families around the time of the hearing screening and contain information about the screening, the results, and potential next steps. This article d...   Read More

   


20Q: OTC Hearing Aids - They've Arrived!

Thomas A. Powers, PhD

November 14, 2022

The ins and outs of what we now know about OTC hearing aid products, including an overview of the technology, gain and output limitations, and whether they are self-fitting or not.   Read More

  


Optimizing Patient Benefit in Acoustically Challenging Social Situations, Part 2: Person

Brian Taylor, AuD, Niels Søgaard Jensen, MSc

November 1, 2022

This article describes the factors associated with communicating in acoustically challenging social situations. Part 2 focus on individual factors such as peripheral hearing loss and SNR loss, how to...   Read More


20Q: Bone Conduction Hearing Devices - Updates and Future Directions

Marlene Bagatto, AuD, PhD

October 10, 2022

This article describes bone conduction hearing devices (BCHD), who are candidates, and how to fit and verify them using current clinical tools for both adults and children. Differences between percuta...   Read More

 


Optimizing Patient Benefit in Acoustically Challenging Social Situations, Part 1: Place

Brian Taylor, AuD, Niels Søgaard Jensen, MSc

October 3, 2022

This article describes the factors associated with communicating in acoustically challenging social situations. Part 1 focus on room acoustics, signal-to-noise ratios and their consequences on older a...   Read More


20Q: Measuring Clinical Productivity—the Hunt for the Right Metric

Derek Stiles, PhD

September 12, 2022

How do you know if you are working hard enough, or too hard? Is your clinic’s workload similar to others in your region? Productivity measures can help answer these questions. This article describes...   Read More

 


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