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April 2004 |
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Is the End Near for Acoustic Feedback? |
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by Chester Pirzanski, BSc, and Brenda Berge, AuD |
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Digital shell-making technology holds great possibilities for the fitting process. However, this technology will be limited by the same factors that limit traditional impression-taking technologies: a need for the use of open-mouth impressions and higher viscosity impression materials. |
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Charging Ahead: Technical Advancements in Batteries |
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by Karl E. Strom |
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Battery technology continues to improve as hearing aids become more power-hungry. |
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Advocating for Accessibility |
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by Marcia Dugan, Ruth Beernstein, MS, Lise Hamlin, Patricia Irr, George Kosovich, and Donna S. Wayner, PhD |
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A panel discussion on advocating hearing accessibility, including access in restaurants, during travel, for legislative efforts, in houses of worship, employment, and in hospitals. |
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Exercise Promotes Hearing Health |
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by Helaine Alessio, PhD, and Kathleen Hutchinson, PhD |
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Is there a relationship between exercise and better hearing health? In plain English, Yes! |
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Creating a Team Culture of Personal Accountability |
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by Danita Bye |
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Essential tips for creating a culture of accountability within a hearing care practice. |
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Proving Adaptive Directional Technology Works: A Review of Studies |
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by Thomas A. Powers, PhD, and Volkmar Hamacher, PhD |
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A review of and commentary on four recent important studies on the subject of adaptive directionality and dual- and three-microphone hearing instruments. |
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Clinical Experience Using a Hearing Aid for TMJ-Related Fitting Problems |
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by C. Mike Hall, MA |
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A new hearing instrument style may provide benefits for patients who have trouble with their hearing aids retaining an adequate seal in the ear canal. |
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Maximizing the Voice-to-Noise Ratio (VNR) via Voice Priority Processing |
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by Mark C. Flynn, PhD |
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The new digital aid uses parallel processing, adaptive directionality with separate polar patterns for frequency bands, as well as noise management and 8 channels of compression. |
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