CEU Courses

Sound enhancement is a cornerstone of the clinical management of chronic bothersome subjective tinnitus. This course reviews the subtle but effective adjustments to hearing aid programming when hearing aids are fitted for the purpose of managing tinnitus symptoms, including masking sounds and soft-sound enhancement.

Moderated by Dr. Susan Scollie, this course brings together several experts from leading companies in hearing care as part of the 2024 AudiologyOnline Industry Innovations Summit. The theme is Harnessing the Power of Consumer and Hearing Industry Product Innovations. A wide arrange of products and services are discussed along with their supporting evidence. Insight into trends and changes in the hearing care market is also provided in this lively roundtable forum that includes a distinguished panel of presenters from CaptionCall, CareCredit, Cochlear, ReSound, Sennheiser, Signia, Starkey and Widex.

In anticipation of the 2024 revision of ANSI S3.22, “Specification of Hearing Aid Characteristics,” this presentation will review the significant updates in the latest version of this seminal standard. The primary focus will be a pragmatic approach to conducting the ‘ANSI Test’ effectively and efficiently for each leading hearing aid manufacturer.

An overview of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)/concussion and its pathophysiology, with particular emphasis on diagnostic and rehabilitation tools utilized by SLPs and audiologists, is provided in this course. Impacts of mTBI on hearing, cognition, vision and the vestibular system, assessments performed by the two disciplines post-concussion, and treatments for cognition (including auditory processing disorder) are described.

The program of Ethical Business Practices is based on PCC (person-centered care) and helps the professional (audiologist, HCP, or HIS) determine the individual's best and most optimal hearing aid solution. The concept assists independent clinics not only in improving business results but also in creating clients through proactive word of mouth.

"Tinnitus: Advances in Prevention, Assessment, and Management addresses the widespread issue of inaccurate information on tinnitus, a condition searched over 110,000 times monthly. This resource, presented in an accessible format, compiles evidence-based insights from peer-reviewed journals to serve as a practical guide for healthcare professionals, students, and individuals dealing with bothersome tinnitus, covering prevention, assessment, and management, including recent developments related to COVID-19 and social media."

An overview for healthcare professionals about Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders is provided in this course. Characteristics of the dementias, such as symptoms, progression, and how they are diagnosed, are described. Care planning strategies for improving communication with patients and families, understanding and managing behavioral challenges, and promoting independence are also discussed.

Part 1 discussed how a decline in some elements of cognition and auditory processing alters speech perception during normal aging. This course considers how hearing aids may help or hinder speech perception for older adults. The author discusses how different hearing aid settings can affect the speech signal and consider practical ways we can use this in the clinic to offer the optimum fitting for an individual, in particular how we should set up hearing aid compression.

This course links the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) to clinical education in audiology, using broad theoretical principles. Participants are encouraged to consider their own contributions to SoTL, regardless of their workplace environment.

This course discusses various otologic diseases and how audiologists can participate in the care.