Hearing Evaluation Adults CEU Courses

Greater racial/ethnic disparities exist among patients evaluated for hearing aids versus those evaluated for cochlear implants. This is the first event in a Diversity Series that will explore why diversity and inclusion matter in hearing healthcare and explore how we can improve our cultural competence and address race barriers in the healthcare system.

Hearing impairment in the extended high frequencies (EHFs) can occur in the presence of a normal audiogram. This 20Q reviews the current knowledge on EHF hearing impairment and the usefulness of EHF audiometry in the clinic.

This course provides clinicians – especially Otolaryngologists and Audiologists – an update on when to refer adult patients for cochlear implant (CI) evaluation. Traditional adult CI candidates are those who have moderate to profound hearing loss in both ears and have had limited success from hearing aids. Here we provide information to referring clinicians on when it is appropriate to refer their patients for CI evaluation, including a review of new “60/60” criteria, use of CI technology for patients with single-sided deafness (SSD), and updates on electric-acoustic stimulation (EAS).

Learn about the use of auditory evoked potentials, with an emphasis on envelope following responses (EFRs), as an objective tool to assess changes in auditory temporal processing. Emerging research from animal models and human clinical populations are used to highlight specific use-cases for the application of EFRs in the clinic.

This webinar reviews the Symphonia system, which enables hearing care professionals to simulate real-world listening scenes so that patients can experience the benefits of hearing aids and advanced hearing aid features. Symphonia provides 360° directional sound sources and allows the professional to change the angle and distance from which sounds are perceived by the patient in real-time.

Considerable variation exists across the medical and audiologic communities regarding determination of cochlear implant (CI) candidacy. While criteria exist from the FDA for children and adults and from CMS for Medicare beneficiaries, different clinics and even audiologists within the same clinic use varying protocols to determine CI candidacy in different age groups and also considering factors other than hearing status. To provide guidance on this topic, the ACI Alliance Board of Directors commissioned four papers to provide guidelines for candidacy for children and adults with bilateral hearing loss and those with single-sided deafness. Task forces were appointed to develop the guidelines with membership drawn from across the care continuum to include audiologists, surgeons, speech-language pathologists, and others involved in CI patient care. This course will review each of those four candidacy guidelines.

The indications for cochlear implantation have expanded to include patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) and asymmetric hearing loss (AHL). The present course reviews the current evidence and results from a systematic review that were combined to provide guidance for the clinical assessment and management of adults with SSD and AHL. This course is presented by AudiologyOnline in partnership with ACIA.

This course will review components included in an adult cochlear implant evaluation and provide guidelines for testing a cochlear implant candidate. This course is presented by AudiologyOnline in partnership with ACIA.

The GSI TympStar Pro now has WideBand Tympanometry capabilities. WideBand has been around for many years; however, it has not been implemented into regular use in many clinics. This presentation will discuss the mechanics, use, and interpretation of WideBand Tympanometry in the GSI TympStar Pro.

The AMTAS Flex is a portable automated audiometer that uses calibrated headphones and a tablet to obtain basic audiometric thresholds in a variety of locations. The most recent update of AMTAS includes a hardware update: a room noise monitor. This presentation will discuss how the addition of the room noise monitor adds an objective level of accuracy when audiometry is performed outside a booth.