April 2009


Features

Cover Story
The Output Verification Test: Toward a Tool to Clinically Verify the Output of Hearing Instruments
  by Jürgen Kiessling, PhD; Gitte Keidser, PhD; Ruth Bentler, PhD; and Michael Müller
  Although some modifications to the procedure are still required, the authors show that an Output Verification Test (OVer Test) employing environmentally valid sounds and a well-founded protocol that is easily managed for a clinical population can be designed and implemented for clinical use.
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Hearing Science and New Technology
A New Hearing Aid Class: The First 100% Invisible Extended-Wear Hearing Aid
  by Tanya Arbogast, ScD, and Susan Whichard, MS
  A look at a new extended-wear, deep-canal, disposable device, offering 24/7 listening capabilities and 100% invisibility relative to cosmetics. InSound Medical's Lyric is designed to provide solutions to many of the drawbacks encountered with traditional hearing aids, with significant acoustic, practical, and cosmetic benefits.
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex: Innovation, Review, and Application
  by Douglas L. Beck, AuD; David P. Speidel, MS; Jos Huijnen, MSc; and Michelle R. Petrak, PhD
  A review on the utility of 1000 Hz stimulus probe tones for tympanograms in newborns and babies under 6 months of age, the use of Automatic Gain Control (AGC) to avoid excessive stimulus levels during acoustic reflex tests, as well as eustachian tube tests, fistula tests, and related matters.
Effectiveness in Treating Single-Sided Deafness with the Baha System
  by Carol A. Sammeth, PhD, and George Cire, AuD
  The authors report that both objective and subjective data reflected in the research literature, and case study reports such as the one presented in the article, support the contention that the Baha is a satisfactory and beneficial solution for those with SSD who are seeking assistance.

Business Management
How to Talk to Patients About Costs in Today's Economy
  by Paul Findly, MBA
  Your patients should not have to wait for the economy to improve before improving their hearing health and lifestyle. Despite the economic downturn, patients can be guided to the hearing help they need when your team radiates a helpful mind-set with no preconceptions.

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