April 2008


Features

Cover Story
10 Trends That Are Transforming Hearing Health Care
  by Karl E. Strom
  The world of hearing health care is moving fast. Here is a list of 10 major trends that are changing the way dispensing professionals are fitting their clients, running their businesses, and looking at their field.


Trends in Hearing Care
  Fitting Tips
Turning High Clinical Standards into a Sustainable Competitive Advantage
  by Brian Taylor, AuD
  Establishing a process that uses evidence-based principles (EBP) results in better customer relations and technical expertise—and can also make a substantial difference in your bottom line.
Business Tools and Batteries
  Business Management
A Primer on Hearing Aid Warranties and Insurance Coverage
  by John Ditzler
  Where does a manufacturer's hearing aid warranty stop, what are the benefits to offering extended warranties, and who might be involved in each?
  Technology
Power Up: Hearing Aid Batteries Enter the Era of Mini-BTEs and Wireless Devices
  by Karl E. Strom
  Hearing aid battery manufacturers offer their perspectives on the issues of changing hearing aid technology, new high-power challenges, and rust/corrosion and environmental concerns.
Hearing Instrument Technology
  Tech Topic
Automatic Hearing Instrument Adjustments Based on Environmental Listening Situations
  by Jennifer Groth, MA; John Nelson, PhD; Charlotte Thunberg Jespersen, MA; and Laurel Christensen, PhD
  An examination of the need for noise management systems and the rationale, research, and benefits of a new system designed to classify and optimize sound according to the listening environment.
  Tech Topic
A CIC Open-Fit System: Acoustic Optimization of Occlusion, Gain, and Feedback in CICs
  by David Fabry, PhD
  The components related to success with open-fit devices, with special emphasis on whether CIC devices can provide comparable benefits to micro-BTE devices for this purpose.

Departments

HR Online
  Staff Standpoint
HIR's Your New Hearing Web Site
  by Karl E. Strom
  Industry Insider
ReSound Rebounds from Blocked Merger with Backlog of Innovation
Research Roundup
  Associations
HIA Annual Meeting Explores Turning Silver into Gold
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