Category: Patient Fittings

Patient Fittings

Using autoREMfit for Hearing Aid Fitting and Verification: Evidence of Accuracy and Reliability

This clinical study by John Pumford, AuD, and Gus Mueller, PhD, examines the new autoREMfit application of Audioscan VerifitLINK as integrated into Signia Connexx hearing aid fitting software. The results reveal good fit-to-target accuracy (RMSE ~2 dB; 65 dB SPL input) for two different audiograms and coupling systems. Test-retest reliability was excellent with values no greater than 1 dB at any frequency. Clinical benefits of this autoREMfit collaboration are discussed.

Patient Fittings

Interacoustics Academy to Host Webinar Series July 13-16

Interacoustics Academy announced a live, online learning event dedicated towards trends in pediatric assessment and hearing aid fitting to take place on July 13-16, 2020. The event will be hosted as an online classroom environment, consisting of video presentations, software demonstrations, and Q&A sessions.

Patient Fittings

Blog: Gleanings from Bose Leaders about the Bose Hearing Aid

In a conversation with Bose Hearing leaders this week, it became clear that Bose would be borrowing some aspects of their Hearphone technology but not using it as the Bose Hearing Aid. The company views the de novo application as being primarily focused on direct-to-consumer (DTC) distribution, although they do have an interest in the professional channel, and the product is still some ways from becoming available to consumers.

Signia Launches Remote Care

by Stefani Kim | May 15, 2020 | Evaluation, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

Remote Care from Signia meets “an immediate need among HCPs for a complete and comprehensive way to help their patients remotely.”

Signia TeleCare Now Available to HCPs Treating Veterans

by Stefani Kim | May 14, 2020 | Evaluation, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

TeleCare helps enable HCPs to connect via phone, video, or text-based chats with their patients, discuss their success or challenges, and make any necessary adjustments in real time, according to the company.

Starkey Creates Resource Page for Hearing Care Providers During COVID-19

by Stefani Kim | May 7, 2020 | Evaluation, Management Strategies, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

As local and state governments work to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus by ordering non-essential services to close their doors, hearing care providers have been caught in a gray area, which has reduced access to care for people with hearing loss.

Phonak Partners with VA to Expand Telehealth Access

by Stefani Kim | May 5, 2020 | Counseling & Education, Evaluation, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

With Phonak Remote Support, VA audiologists can now extend care beyond the walls of their clinics to patients who are social distancing, have mobility challenges, or to those who prefer virtual follow-up sessions.

Combining Passive and Interactive Techniques in Tracking Auditory Ecology in Hearing Aid Use

by Karl | May 4, 2020 | Hearing Aids, Patient Fittings, Research | 0

How can we track auditory ecology in hearing aid use? This pilot study pilot study by Danielle Glista, PhD, and her colleagues from Western and Wilfrid Laurier Universities and Unitron Canada looks at the various forms of big-data collection and analysis for increasing the performance of hearing aids.

Oticon RemoteCare Now Available Through VA, DOD

by Stefani Kim | May 1, 2020 | Evaluation, Military & Industrial, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

Oticon RemoteCare “expands the potential for VA audiologists to assist more veterans remotely, helping them to meet vital hearing healthcare needs when in-person appointments cannot take place or when veterans are unable to travel to the office.”

New Phonak Telehealth Technology Will Help Enable Remote Hearing Aid Fittings

by Stefani Kim | Apr 30, 2020 | Evaluation, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

This new telehealth technology is comprised of a suite of Phonak eSolutions featuring online hearing testing as well as real-time remote hearing aid fitting, programming, and fine-tuning.

Is Hearing Healthcare Essential?

by Karl | Apr 29, 2020 | Blogs, Health & Wellness, Industry News, Patient Fittings | 0

During a crisis, it’s more important than ever that people stay connected. Hearing healthcare professionals must adapt to a world with Covid-19. They must begin to provide care in a different, but responsible, way.

Covid-19 and Hearing Aid Sales

by Karl | Apr 28, 2020 | Health & Wellness, Industry News, Patient Fittings, Surveys & Statistics | 0

US hearing aid unit sales dropped off the table after the first week of March. However, even with the “Great Lockdown,” first-quarter US hearing aid unit sales still came in about 1% above the same period last year, according to HIA statistics.

GN Hearing Introduces In-ear Tests for ReSound Assist Live

by Stefani Kim | Apr 24, 2020 | Evaluation, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

The technology helps allow hearing care professionals to offer complete hearing care remotely, including hearing assessment and hearing aid fitting.

ADA Provides Guidelines for Telehealth Procedures

by Stefani Kim | Apr 20, 2020 | Counseling & Education, Evaluation, Management Strategies, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth, Testing & Diagnostics | 0

The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) has published guidelines for telehealth procedures that can be provided with existing technologies—such as hearing aid checks and examinations—as well as those that will require special equipment or technology, like pure-tone audiometry and diagnostic analysis of cochlear implants.

Starkey Expands Hearing Telehealth Solution on Google Cloud

by Stefani Kim | Apr 17, 2020 | Evaluation, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

The newest generation of this remote programming capability for hearing healthcare practitioners means that more patients worldwide who use Starkey’s Thrive mobile app will be able to receive care from their homes.

Oticon Launches RemoteCare to US Hearing Care Professionals

by Stefani Kim | Apr 16, 2020 | Evaluation, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

The new telehealth solution helps expand the potential for hearing care professionals to assist more patients remotely, even when a face-to-face appointment would normally be the most appropriate way to provide care.

Staying Open: Are You an Essential Service?

by Karl | Apr 14, 2020 | Health & Wellness, Industry News, Management Strategies, Patient Fittings, Regulation, Testing & Diagnostics | 0

Hearing healthcare professionals across the country are in a tough spot regarding how they should operate their practices during the punishing Covid-19 pandemic. David Smriga provides his perspectives and advice about the question, “Is hearing healthcare an ‘essential service’?”

Phonak Expands Offerings for Remote Hearing Care Professionals and Patients

by Stefani Kim | Apr 7, 2020 | Evaluation, Patient Fittings, TeleHealth | 0

These measures include accelerating the delivery of Phonak eSolutions while increasing service offerings for professionals and patients. Also announced is the creation of a COVID-19 Info Hub for all hearing care professionals.

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