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Back to School! 13 Facts Revisited |
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by Judith T. Blumsack, PhD, and Karen L. Anderson, PhD |
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Children cannot access classroom instruction unless they can clearly hear the teacher. |
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Hearing Aid Prices in Historical Context |
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by Conrad Lundeen, PhD |
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An examination of historical pricing trends in hearing aids and a comparison of how contemporary prices stack up against previous generations after inflation is considered. |
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Consumers Speak Out!: Panel Addresses Issues Related to Improving Hearing Health Care |
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by Donna S. Wayner, PhD |
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A consumer panel at the 2004 Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology meeting, which had as its theme Connecting with Consumers, presented the diverse and personal perspectives of six consumers. |
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Bringing Relevancy to the Appointment |
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by Jay B. McSpaden, PhD, and Von Hansen |
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Hearing care professionals need to ask what is important in the pursuit of helping each individual patient. |
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Advanced Material Technology Facilitates New Approaches to Industrial Hearing Protection |
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by Edwin Woo |
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New materials in earplugs and earmuffs are changing how we look at the aspects of caring, comfort, convenience, and communication in workplace hearing conservation. |
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The Need for Fine-Tuning Adaptive Hearing Aids |
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by Donald Hayes, PhD |
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For adaptive features to work optimally, hearing aids should be able to be fine-tuned to maximize listening performance in a variety of listening environments. |
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Directional Benefit for Listeners with Severe-to-Profound Hearing Losses |
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by Jürgen Tchorz, PhD, and Birgitta Gabriel, PhD |
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A study shows that directionality provides substantial benefit in noise to those individuals who may need it most. |
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Providing Payment Options Through Third-Party Financing |
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by Melody Martin, PhD, AuD |
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Offering third-party financing gives patients a solution so they can get the help they need. |
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