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When a Hearing Aid is Not Enough |
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by Mark Ross, PhD |
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Nearly 20 years of research support the need for group aural rehabilitation programs. Unfortunately, implementation of these programs remains rare. A review of the audiological literature is offered along with the authors perspectives on the obstacles to widespread clinical use of group AR |
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Overview of BPPV: Treatment Methodologies |
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by Richard E. Gans, PhD |
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Benign Paroxysmal Positioning Vertigo (BPPV) is the number-one cause of vertigo and a frequent disorder among older adults who present with balance problems. An overview of the relatively simple repositioning and liberatory procedures for relieving BPPV are presented along with references. |
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Fitting for an 'Auditory Life' |
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by Jörg Haubold & Christopher Schweitzer, PhD |
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The rationale behind an interactive, patient-centered hearing instrument fitting system that is largely based on psychoacoustic principles |
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A Guide to Power Hearing Instruments |
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The latest offerings in power hearing instrument technology. |
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Concave Curvilinear WDRC: Optimizing the Shape of Compression |
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by Marcel Vlaming, PhD |
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A tech-topic on the rationale and physiological explanations behind this type of wide dynamic range processing strategy. |
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Design Considerations in Directional Microphones |
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by Francis Kuk, PhD, Lars Baekgaard, MS and Carl Ludvigsen, MS |
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A perspective on the trade-offs inherent in the design of directional microphone hearing instrument systems. |
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