October 2006




COUNSELING
Children with Hearing Loss: A Family Guide
  by David Luterman, DEd
  There is a new reality facing parents today: early detection, sophisticated amplification whether by hearing aid or implant, and integrated school placement. The key to successful integration of hearing loss into a family is the degree to which parents are able to integrate hearing loss into their lives.
Improving Patient Counseling
  by Jerry L Yanz, PhD
  The first of a 3-part series on how adults understand and retain information, the need for questioning techniques and their importance in a patient's decision to take action, and how a patient's lifestyle influences fitting and counseling decisions.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
The 10 Strategies of a Successful CEO
  by Tina Soika
  A recent survey shows that 80% of dispensing professionals spend less than 5% of their time running their practices, and 75% of respondents have experienced "burnout" during the past 12 months. Learn how to develop a common-sense approach to practice management in 10 simple steps.
Toast of the Town
  by Danielle Campbell-Angah
  Three practices share success strategies that make them perennial favorites in their communities.

TECHNOLOGY
  Tech Topic
Linear Frequency Transposition: Extending the Audibility ofHigh-Frequency Information
  by Francis Kuk, PhD; Petri Korhonen, MSc; Heidi Peeters, MA; Denise Keenan, MA; Anders Jessen, BSEE; and Henning Andersen, MS
  Linear Frequency Transposition extends the audibility of high frequency sounds for people who cannot receive this information from conventional amplification. It is demonstrated here to improve some patients' appreciation for high frequency sounds.
  Tech Topic
Evidence of Enhanced Fine-Tuning with a New Datalogging System
  by Neil S. Hockley, MS, Aud(C); Reinhard Winter; and Lorrie Scheller, AuD
  A description of a new, advanced datalogging system, as well as results from a field trial which sheds light on the new system's effectiveness.

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"Big-6" to Become "Big-5" as R&D Costs Drive Consolidation
  by Karl Strom Editor-In-Chief
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