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From Boys Town to Your Town: 25 Years of Pediatric Hearing Science |
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by Karl E. Strom |
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Boys Town National Research Hospital recently celebrated its 25th anniversary of being a leading research center in pediatric hearing care science. HR looks at current research being conducted at the facility, which includes work on OAEs and ABRs, pediatric amplification, psychoacoustics and neurobiology, and genetic research into syndromic and non-syndromic hearing loss. |
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BHI Pursues Physician Referrals with Innovative New Program |
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by Ben Van Houten |
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The Better Hearing Institute has initiated a CD-ROM-based program designed to assist dispensing professionals in obtaining new referrals from primary care physicians. The educational program includes CME accreditation for doctors and staffa first of its kind for any field. |
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Are Your Patients Hearing 'Batteries Not Included'? |
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by Julie Strasser and Tom Begley |
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Is your practice doing everything to capture profits from its battery sales? If not, here are some reasons why it should, as well as practical tips for enhancing the marketing of both batteries and your practice. |
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Understanding Feedback and Digital Feedback Cancellation Strategies |
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by Francis Kuk, PhD, Carl Ludvigsen, MS, & Thomas Kaulberg, PhD |
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A look at feedback from an engineering control perspective, and explanations and commentary on the evolution of past and present DSP noise cancellation strategies. |
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Clinical Trial Results of a Directional DSP Instrument |
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by Laurel Olson, MA |
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A technical review of the GN ReSound Canta7 series and its beta clinical trial results. |
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Audiology Summer Camp Offers Practical Knowledge for Graduates |
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The annual Oticon Summer Camp provides an intensive course in "real life audiology." |
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