CEU Courses

Recent work has explored the complex relationships between hearing loss and cognitive decline. This presentation will discuss the theoretical (i.e., recent research) and practical (i.e., tools and techniques) implications of age-related changes in hearing and cognition, and how that information can be applied to clinical practice.

At Signia our focus is to maximize speech understanding and minimize listening effort for hearing instrument wearers. We have achieved this very successfully by utilizing bilateral beamforming technology in our Signia primax hearing instruments. During this session we will provide an overview of the directional algorithms available in primax and discuss the benefits of and myths around bilateral beamforming technology. We will present the results of independent studies that have shown over 30% improvement in speech understanding for Signa hearing instrument wearers (utilizing our Narrow Directionality algorithm) compared to subjects with normal hearing. Results of two recent independent studies, that reveal reduced listening effort for subjects wearing Signia primax technology, will also be presented.

With iScan, everything you need in your workflow can simply and efficiently be done through our complete e-ordering process. Learn the components of this seamless integration that enables you to complete a customized and validated order.

iScan allows you to take a 3D image of the earmold impression and send it directly to Siemens hearing instruments. The electronic workflow maximizes efficiency. Learn the basics of the software /hardware set-up in this tutorial.

Trainable hearing aids have been available for several years, although curiously, not embraced by many audiologists. This course is a review of trainable hearing aids, how they function and potential patient benefits. It will discuss the results of several research studies with trainable products, and illustrate how the findings of these studies relate to clinical practice. Finally, we’ll talk about some day-to-day applications for this technology, and hopefully conclude that trainable hearing aids are indeed a friend, not a foe.This course is part of the Signia Expert Series.

Psychoacoustic models for speech intelligibility and loudness can be used successfully for deriving a prescriptive fitting rule specifically to high frequency hearing losses. This article describes the development of a new prescriptive fitting algorithm for high frequency hearing losses, OPEN, including a detailed rationale and supporting clinical studies.