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MarkeTrak VI: Consumers Rate Improvements Sought in Hearing Instruments |
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by Sergei Kochkin, PhD |
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If the custom hearing instrument market is to move forward, the industry and hearing care professionals need to find new ways to improve the consumer’s experience with amplification. This article looks at six hearing instrument features and performance areas cited by consumers as needing improvement: 1) benefit and listening experiences; 2) sound quality; 3) fit, comfort, and maintenance; 4) price; 5) cosmetics; and 6) batteries and hearing instrument controls. |
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Parent Involvement: The Magic Ingredient in Successful Child Outcomes |
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by Karen Anderson, PhD |
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What’s the secret ingredient for producing successful outcomes in infants and young children who have hearing impairment? The answer is parent involvement. Two useful tools are now at audiologists’ disposal for helping parents get more involved in the habilitation process: the ELF and the CHILD. |
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Four Fitting Issues for Severe or Profound Hearing Impairment |
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by Mark C. Flynn, PhD, & Traci E. Schmidtke, MA |
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Despite technological advancements in the past few years, people who have severe or profound hearing loss remain a challenge when fitting advanced hearing instruments. This article provides information and fitting tips relative to fitting advanced, high-power hearing instruments. |
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Classification of Audiovestibular Symptoms Related to Migraine, Part 3: Benign |
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by Richard E. Gans, PhD |
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Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood is a childhood vestibular disorder that manifests itself as recurrent spontaneous episodes of vertigo in otherwise healthy children. This article, the final one in a three-part series, covers the topics of BPVC and BPVC with torticollis. |
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Trout Fishing |
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by Michael A. Harvey, PhD |
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While some young adults are “star” hearing aid users, others can be quite difficult to even establish a functional rapport with—let alone to convince that using amplification is in their best interest. This article presents the tactics that a clinical psychologist used with one patient. |
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Technology Focus: OAE and ABR Testing Equipment |
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The latest in otoacoustic emission and auditory brainstem response testing technologies. |
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HR Literature Review |
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Resources on new products, services, and programs offered by manufacturers. |
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