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The HR 2005 Dispenser Survey |
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by Karl E. Strom |
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How did your business do in 2004? This year’s survey paints an optimistic picture for dispensing hearing aids, as reported by dispensing professionals throughout the United States. Units dispensed, revenues, and profits are reported to be rising, while the prices of many hearing instruments decreased, and first-time user rates surge to 49%. Take a look at this year’s figures and see how your office/practice measures up to those of your peers. |
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How to Use Live Speech Mapping as Part of a Hearing Instrument Fitting and Verification Protocol |
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by Terry Ross and Kenneth E. Smith, PhD |
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Live Speech Mapping is a fitting process that uses probe microphones and live real-time speech to allow the patient and their family members to immediately see and understand the benefits of hearing aids and fitting adjustments. A protocol for the use of the system is presented. |
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Fine-tuning Hearing Instruments Using an Economical Sound Simulator |
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by James L. Pehringer, AuD |
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A new environmental sound simulation system has been developed that uses DVD software and the clinician’s own choice of DVD players, loudspeakers, etc, from a recommended list to set up a system that helps simulate real-life listening situations right in your office. |
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The ASSR Revisited: A Clinical Comparison of Two Stimuli |
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by Ted Venema, PhD |
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The new auditory steady-state response (ASSR) has been developed, which can estimate frequency specific behavioral thresholds, and more recently both mixed modulation and exponential amplitude modulation stimuli have been offered. Here is a look at ASSR and the two stimuli. |
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