CEU Courses

Dave invites Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman of The Special Olympics, to the podcast to discuss his organization’s alliance with Starkey Cares, never saying “I’m just…”, putting the power of connections over “things”, and creating a movement that’s a welcome place for people who want to make a difference.

What’s new in hearing aids? Which one is right for me? Can they relieve my tinnitus? And aren’t they all the same? Host Dave Fabry, Ph.D, Archelle Georgiou, MD, and Jamie Myers, Au.D. answer these questions and more in this special Better Hearing Month podcast.

While in town from his home in Zambia, Dr. Alfred Mwamba stops by the studio to share with Dave how he got into audiology via tennis, the idiosyncrasies of hearing loss, and hearing health in Africa, advocating for better hearing, and making the choice to serve and change lives.

Thorsten Quaas, Starkey’s VP of European Sales, talks to Dave about his 36 years in the industry, how hearing aid technology has changed during that time, the art of custom devices, and what people outside of the U.S. are looking for from hearing aids.

Starkey President and CEO, Brandon Sawalich, sits down with Dave to discuss why Covid erased any doubts that hearing is essential, how Starkey never stopped innovating during the pandemic, industry challenges, and opportunities, the Starkey Expo, and why focusing on the patient has been a key to our success.

Tinnitus is a commonly seen symptom associated with hearing loss, but it can also affect patients without any loss present. Many new avenues of treatment options for tinnitus are being explored. Understanding the patient’s needs for maskers, medical intervention, and other treatment modalities can help build a customized plan of attack for tinnitus patients. This course will examine available strategies to meet the needs of individuals with tinnitus and approaches that may be utilized using Starkey Evolv AI hearing aids.

Optimizing the initial fitting to achieve the best sound quality and performance for the patient is an essential part of the hearing aid fitting process. The Inspire fitting software is designed to provide a step-by-step initial fit sequence to achieve this. This course will also review adjustments available on the Sound Manager and troubleshooting tools to customize the fitting.

Custom earmolds provide a variety of benefits that can enhance your patient’s experience with hearing aids, as well as help you set yourself apart as not only a hearing aid expert, but an ear expert. This course will review how to successfully achieve a proper ear impression and review Starkey’s current earmold portfolio. Tips for selecting the best materials and earmold options will be discussed. Techniques for modifying earmolds will also be discussed and demonstrated.

Telehealth applications like Starkey’s TeleHear synchronous remote programming feature provide opportunities to delight patients and professionals. With user acceptance ratings comparable to in-office sessions, it makes hearing aid programming effortless from the first fit forward. It’s easy to use, engaging, and ensures timely hearing healthcare can be provided for patients who lead busy lives or for whom obstacles make office visits difficult or impossible. This course will explain everything professionals need to know to use TeleHear to meet patients where they are.

Patients with unique audiometric configurations have individual and critical needs to achieve audibility and to optimize their interpretation of speech and environmental sounds. Understanding the patient’s needs, capabilities and the limitations of their hearing loss will help assist with the fitting process. Accessories and connectivity are a critical component of patient success that should be considered. This course will examine available strategies to meet the needs of individuals with unique audiometric configurations and approaches that may be appropriate to consider when fitting these patients.