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Understanding the ANSI Standard as a Tool for Assessing Hearing Instrument Functionality |
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by George J. Frye |
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How do you know that a hearing instrument works to specification? The ANSI test remains a useful tool for verifying the operational status of a device. |
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Enhancing the Patient Experience |
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by Gyl Kasewurm, AuD |
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The keys to a successful practice include good office presentation, adopting a patient-driven model of care, effectively overcoming objections, and measuring the overall patient benefit. |
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Ethics, Accountability, and Patient-Driven Hearing Care Practices |
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by Jay B. McSpaden, PhD, BC-HIS |
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Are professional ethics in the “eyes of the beholder”? Yes, the consumers’ eye. A perspective on ethics in private practice and how philosophy must dictate practice. |
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A Wearable Bluetooth Device for Hard-of-Hearing People |
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by Jerry L. Yanz, PhD; Randall Roberts; and Jorge Sanguino, MSEE |
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An ear-level Bluetooth device has been introduced that allows hands-free operation of a cell phone along with hearing aid compatibility. The authors believe this represents only the beginnings for this type of technology in hearing aid applications. |
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Using WiFi Technology for Children with Unilateral Losses |
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by Jacqueline Rogers Scholl, MS |
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One clinician’s experiences using WiFi technology that beams signals to the hearing aid in a CROS fitting (ie, no cables), and the acceptance of the technology by her patients. |
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Wireless Technology in an Open-Ear Solution |
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by Pamela Burton, MA, and Thomas A. Powers, PhD |
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A new hearing instrument in which electronic information is shared between two hearing aids in a binaural fitting has now also employed an open-fitting solution. |
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A New High-Performance Fully Transparent Hearing Instrument |
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by Jennifer Groth, MA |
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Speech clarity, sound quality, fitting accuracy, and open-ear comfort are the design functions of a newly introduced hearing instrument platform and product line. |
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