Of the many hearing aid parameters that optimize a hearing aid for music, the peak input limiting level is the most important. If the level is too low, front-end distortion will occur related to the higher levels associated with music, and no amount of software processing (that occurs later in the hearing aid circuitry) can resolve this.
The Center for Hearing and Communication announced “Health Care, Hearing Loss and Communication Challenges: Taking Charge in 2020 and Beyond,” a free webinar to take place on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 from 6:30-7:30 PM (EDT).
Speaker Dr Kevin Franck, director of audiology for Mass Eye & Ear and HLAA National Board Member, will discuss,“An audiologist’s perspective on caring for your hearing health while social distancing including Kevin’s favorite apps.”
As with most sciences, there are some notable quirks in audiology, and the zero decibel point on the audiometer is one of them. Here is a brief history of the evolution of audiometric zero, the conflicting studies and controversies surrounding it, and how “0 dB” on the audiometer was ultimately established and standardized.
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The United Nations has designed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that are said to “form a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all.” They address the many global challenges humankind faces, including those related to health (SDG3), education (SDG 4), affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), and responsible consumption and production (SDG 12).
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Tim Powers answers questions about updates to the Rechargeable System for Hearing Aids. Get new insights into power issues, and ask your own questions!
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Dr Barry Freeman answers questions about shipping restrictions for rechargeable batteries. Get new insights into power issues, and ask your own questions here!
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Otometrics University allows students to network, learn about other audiology career paths aside from the clinical practice, and experience hands-on workshops on vHIT, VEMP, probe microphone measurement (PMM) or real-ear training, as well as a digital ear scanning with Otoscan.
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Phonak has convened a select group of hearing healthcare experts who propose an audiologic treatment shift from a site-of-lesion focus to a family-centered care perspective as a means of increasing the value of our services and the uptake of hearing devices.
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Hearing Tracker is an independent consumer review platform for hearing aids, hearing providers, and hearing centers. This creative collaboration is said to help unify web reviews and TV to form a combination that not only helps clients “build their online presence” but also helps influence client’s patients while they wait.
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Nearly 700 audiologists and office staff representing 270 independent hearing care and ENT practices across the United States and Canada convened in Las Vegas on September 20-22 for 3 days of hands-on learning, a robust exchange of experiences and ideas, and discussions about the future of the industry at Audigy’s biennial Team Summit.
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Dr Barry Freeman answers questions about how long a hearing aid battery should last, and if you should clean the hearing aid and charger contacts. Get new insights into power issues, and ask your own questions here!
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This week, Dr Barry Freeman answers questions about how temperature and humidity influences battery life, and why hearing aid apps can’t be used to track the service life of silver-zinc rechargeable batteries. Get new insights into power issues, and ask your own questions here!
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Goals of the program are to increase the confidence of hearing care professionals in their ability to implement FCC in their daily practice, as well as to raise awareness of the many benefits of FCC.
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Drs Barbra Timmer and Mary Beth Jennings provide information about what it really means to have a “family-centered care” (FCC) approach and why FCC so important.
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Sometimes colleagues complain that, while it may seem like a nice idea to include family members in the audiologic assessment and rehabilitation process (ie, nice to do), it is just too time consuming. But what if family involvement in the rehabilitation process not only provides more efficient use of time, but results in better outcomes? Drs Christopher Lind, Joseph Montano, and Gurgit Singh show why it’s a myth that “there isn’t time to include family members” in an appointment.
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This week, Barry Freeman answers questions about how many hearing aids sold are rechargeable, and what a hearing aid user can do to get the most hours out of a rechargeable hearing aid battery. Get new insights into power issues, and ask your own questions here!
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How often have we looked into the faces of our clients and their families as we describe the audiogram in fine detail only to find anxious, blank, or confused faces staring back at us?
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