CEU Courses

This course focuses on the factors related to successfully achieving a proper ear mold impression and the characteristics and impacts on custom in-the-ear hearing aid design. It also reviews the manufacturing process as it relates to custom in-the-ear hearing aids and the key landmarks and physical components that directly impact size and discretion. In addition, this course will review the tools available from Phonak that support a deeper, more complete ear mold impression process as well as tools used to determine candidacy for in-the-ear products.

When patients demand an invisible hearing solution, that’s durable and for more than just a mild loss, Phonak’s Virto B Titanium is the solution. The Virto B-Titanium is Phonak’s smallest custom product ever. The new Virto B-Titanium has many new features and benefits including the new Titanium FitGuide (TFG). Product characteristics of Phonak Virto B Titanium and how it benefits your patients and your practice will be discussed.

Establishing close relationships is essential for a child’s optimal social, emotional and cognitive development. These relationships set the foundation for developmental outcomes including things like, self-confidence, motivation to learn, achievement in and out of school, as well as communication and other social skills. With Sky Marvel, we introduce extraordinary hearing technology that provides more communication power than ever before. This course will review how Sky M delivers what pediatric patients need the most and what they desire in a hearing solution.

Phonak changed the game in hearing aid technology and connectivity when Audeo Marvel was launched in October 2018. Rounding out the portfolio offering with Marvel 2.0, Bolero M and Sky M, Phonak has continued to push the limits in the hearing aid technology it offers to all. Now Phonak is reloading connectivity and offering the only super powered hearing aid with direct connectivity and direct access to Roger with the powerful Naida M to the lineup to ensure that those with a more severe hearing loss get the amplification they need and the benefits of all of the Marvel features.

Phonak changed the game in hearing aid technology and connectivity when Audeo Marvel was launched in October 2018. Rounding out the portfolio offering with Marvel 2.0, Bolero M and Sky M, Phonak has continued to push the limits in the hearing aid technology it offers to all. Now Phonak is reloading connectivity and offering the only custom, in-the-ear hearing aid with direct connectivity and direct access to Roger with Virto M. This course will review the new additions to the Marvel portfolio as well as new technology updates.

Research has shown that there are known associations between hearing loss and cognitive abilities. Cognitive decline has been seen to be accelerated in people with hearing loss. Several hypotheses exist regarding the underlying mechanisms driving the described associations. Science is currently trying to find the most likely explanation. One of the more researched hypotheses is that impoverished auditory input leads to decreased cognition - So can hearing aids delay the issue? The session will give an overview of the current state of knowledge.

To date, research investigating hearing aid adoption has focused on intra-individual factors (i.e., variables related to a given individual). In contrast, comparatively less emphasis has been devoted to understanding how inter-individual (i.e., interpersonal) or contextual factors (i.e., situational) factors contribute to patient decision making regarding hearing aid adoption. This presentation will outline theoretical factors relevant to improve our understanding as well as be exposed to recent large-scale research studies in support of this view.

With the Phonak Marvel platform Phonak introduced a suite of eSolutions designed to support hearing healthcare providers as they look towards the future of eAudiology. Phonak eSolutions offer various tools for hearing healthcare providers to differentiate their practice, demonstrate added value in their clinical services, and empower their patients to take a more active role in their hearing healthcare journey. This course will review the digital transformation and eAudiology as well as the Phonak eSolution suite of tools currently available with Phonak Marvel.

Directional microphone technology in hearing aids is a common method for improving hearing in noise in the near-field. This paper describes the various possible behaviors of directional microphone and how these provide benefit to the wearer, as well as some of the factors that can affect directional microphone performance and how these can be addressed.

To investigate the everyday problems of hearing impaired people, it is important to look at more complex hearing situations. This course deals with the performance of different hearing aids with different noise reduction schemes in complex hearing situations.