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Hearing with Your Brain |
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High-Frequency Stimulation in Sensorineural Hearing Loss |
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by Martin Lenhardt, PhD, AuD |
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We may be only scratching the surface on the possibilities for high-frequency stimulation and frequency transposition. Hearing aids may, in fact, really become brain aids. As William G. Hardy told us almost a half century ago: "Hearing is not in the ear but in the brain." |
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Hearing with Your Brain |
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The Search for the Binaural Advantage...Revisited |
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by E. Robert (Cy) Libby |
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It wasn't easy, but eventually clinicians, dispensers, and consumers came to accept that, in most cases, two aided ears are better than one. A perspective from one of the early researchers who helped start the binaural fitting revolution. |
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Research and Technology |
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Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR): A Beginner's Guide |
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by Douglas L. Beck, AuD; David P. Speidel, MS; and Michelle Petrak, PhD |
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A tutorial on ASSRs and how to create an estimated audiogram from which questions regarding hearing, hearing loss, and aural rehabilitation can be answered. |
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Research and Technology |
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Potential Benefits of Cochlear Implants for Individuals Who Communicate Exclusively Through Sign Language |
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Part 2: Access to Music |
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by Vishakha W. Rawool, PhD |
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Part 2 of this two-part series examines access to music and potential improvement in quality of life. |
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Counseling and Literature Review |
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Improving Patient Counseling, Part 2: The Importance of Social Style |
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by Jerry L. Yanz, PhD, and Kevin D. Amdahl, MS |
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How to effectively adapt your communication style to the patient's personality |
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Counseling and Literature Review |
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HR 2007 Literature Review |
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A review of product literature and promotional materials available from hearing-related manufacturers and distributors. |
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Counseling and Literature Review |
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Remembering Poul B. Madsen (1923-1997) |
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by Hans Kunov, PhD, and Yuri Sokolov, PhD |
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A tribute to one of the hearing industry's greatest pioneers and innovators in audiological diagnostics, who died 10 years ago this month. |
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