Salus University, University of Florida Confer AFA Professional Leadership Awards
Marci Evans was the winner at Salus, and Xueman Liu was the winner at the University of Florida.
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Glasses With Built-in Prism Help to Reduce Eye Fatigue, Says Company
Vision USA, Cherry Hill, NJ, a Dentrex Co, introducts stylish I-WEAR Prismatic magnifying glasses, which were developed by an ophthalmologist and designed to be worn for long periods, says the company.
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The SMART Way to Set Professional and Financial Goals
By clearly stating, effectively communicating, and following through on your goals, you will put the necessary processes in place to ensure your success.
Read MoreBy the Time We Got to Woodstock . . .
Stephen Stills Stays In Tune with His Music and His Life
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Two Proven Ways to Engage Front Office Staffers in Your Practice
Gathering pre-fitting information using questionnaires and working your existing database to schedule routine follow-up appointments are straightforward tactics that, when faithfully executed by front office staff, can have a profound impact on the overall productivity of your practice.
Read MoreStarkey Discusses Hearing Loss Impact, Prevention at Congressional Breakfast
Barry Freeman, PhD, addresses Congress members and legislative directors.
Read MoreNew, Improved Astera From GN Otometrics
The OTOsuite software upgrade offers substantial new features and improved functionality for the Astera, says the company.
Read MoreAdult Brain Can Change Within Seconds, Says Research
Findings suggest that the brain has a network of silent connections that underlie its plasticity, say MIT researchers.
Read MoreAnna Hoiland, AuD, Named Director of Audiology for Avada Minnesota
Hoiland joined Avada in 2002, says the company.
Read MoreAndrew Griffith Named NIDCD Scientific Director
Griffith speaks about his new job, his vision for the future, and more.
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Enhancing Temporal Resolution and Sound Quality: A Novel Approach to Compression
For more than a decade, hearing loss has been recognized as the loss of a fast-acting compression mechanism. Likewise, existing technology has been recognized as being slow for effective compensation. Bernafon’s ChannelFree system has been designed to tackle this problem, offering effective compression for consecutive phonemes in speech, while taking the necessary steps to preserve sound quality.
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Developments in Auditory Steady-State Responses (ASSR): 2009
ASSR has multiple applications with regard to hearing screenings and diagnostic audiology. The ASSR facilitates a rapid and statistically valid estimate of hearing thresholds, and can add significant threshold information while evaluating patients unable or unwilling to participate in behavioral tests. Recent findings and new developments with regard to ASSR stimulus, software-based algorithms, and hardware solutions are addressed.
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Is the Hearing Instrument to Blame When Things Get Really Noisy?
This study suggests that more than 80% of both aided hearing-impaired and normal-hearing mature adults experience loudness discomfort in real life—despite the aided population being fitted with acceptable/conservative gain and output levels. While it is important to ensure that hearing instruments do not cause loudness discomfort, it may be impossible to completely avoid experiences of infrequent loudness discomfort without compromising the sound quality of speech.
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