CEU Courses

Dr. Grace Sturdivant, of OtoPro Technologies, joins Dave during National Protect Your Hearing Month to share how she got into the hearing conservation business, why more hearing care professionals should embrace and sell hearing protection products in their practices, and how focusing on the needs of patients always leads to good things.

One of the largest changes in clinical care in the past 10 years has been implementation of Bluetooth hearing aids and their corresponding mobile apps. More clinical time is spent navigating connectivity as it is now a patient expectation. Having detailed knowledge of the app before you start is beneficial to ensure a smooth patient experience. This session will review and solve real-world questions submitted by professionals about the Thrive app features, pairing, and connectivity.

Evolv AI technology continues to make hearing care effortless through a full-style product family, advanced product comfort, expanded environmental management, and effortless connectivity. This session will provide an overview of the latest Starkey products, features and accessories available on the November 2022 contract.

Individuals with mild-to-moderate hearing loss often feel they “hear but don’t understand” or that “everyone mumbles”. With the recently published FDA guidelines on OTC hearing aids, individuals with this category of loss have an abundance of correction options. This session will discuss treating this important category of loss, comorbidities, and effective prescriptive strategies for fitting and successful follow up of the mild-to-moderate loss with Starkey’s Evolv AI .

Starkey is pleased to bring you this comprehensive course on understanding and utilizing frequency lowering within the Inspire software. This often confusing feature will be demystified through a variety of topics, including clear cut explanations on what frequency lowering is, when it is employed, where you can find it within the Inspire fitting software, and how to ensure your patients are benefitting from this valuable tool. We will discuss common troubleshooting solutions as well as how to counsel your patients on acclimating to this helpful, patient focused feature that has the potential for increasing word understanding for those with severe high frequency hearing loss.

This course explores the enhanced capabilities of Starkey's Evolv AI technology for hearing professionals, focusing on improved sound quality, noise reduction, and expanded environmental management. It also covers effortless connectivity with accessories and smart devices, emphasizing its practical application in challenging environments.

Connection defines relationships, and research tells us that the quality of connections with others is correlated with happiness and even longevity. Hearing loss and resulting communication challenges can disrupt the quality of interactions when conversations and activities become difficult and taxing. The Evolv AI product family effortlessly connects patients with the people and things that matter most in life, thanks to premium sound quality and innovative features that redefine what is possible with amplification. This course will discuss the Evolv AI features that deliver effortless connection for patients, families/caregivers, and professionals along with some exciting recent updates.

Starkey recognizes that when a patient comes to see you, they are seeking the best possible hearing, sound quality and product options in a product style that meets their needs and preferences. This webinar will discuss how the evolution of Starkey’s Evolv AI technology provides Starkey Sound enhancements for more effortless hearing performance in any listening environment with even greater fitting comfort than ever before.

The past decade has brought about changes in technology and criteria for treatment of severe to profound hearing loss. The capabilities of power hearing aids have dramatically improved with effective feedback management, Bluetooth connectivity, rechargeability, advanced noise management influenced by Artificial Intelligence, and the availability of a variety of innovative accessories. This session will focus on selection criteria and available options for fitting severe to profound hearing loss.

Music is a universal language that transcends all boundaries of communication, brings people together, and enhances experiences. Whether a causal music listener or a musician with hearing loss, music should be enjoyable. Starkey’s dedicated music response uses a dual compression system that both optimizes audibility for soft music and restores the perception of loudness for loud music. This course will review the benefits of a dedicated music compression system and how to adjust these features to optimize the world of music for your patients.