Winning Their Ears
How manufacturers thrive in the pediatric marketplace.
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Month: March 2008
Of OAEs and Baby Steps
There I was at the renowned and revered John Tracy Clinic here in Los Angeles, and audiologist Melissa Himmelman was putting an Interacoustics OtoRead probe into my right ear. I hadn’t gone there with the intent of getting tested. Instead I was
Read MoreLetters to the Editor
Readers respond to the ADA Convention Blog on the HPR Web site, last month’s ALDs feature, the size of the magazine, and more!
Read MoreA Collaborative Effort
Pediatric hearing aid fitting and the need for teamwork between educational and dispensing audiologists.
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Turn It to the Left
Prevention is the best method for dealing with noise-induced hearing loss.
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Dealing with a Poor Nielsen Rating
With deadlines looming, I can’t put this column off any longer. I’d considered waxing nostalgic about attending the ADA convention in Orlando last month—my first hearing industry event (which was exciting and enlightening). I’d debated
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Beyond Q-tips: Managing Cerumen
Properly managing a patient’s cerumen is relatively simple and can help protect hearing instruments from malfunctions and patients from further hearing loss.
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Noises Off
Assistive listening devices help filter out background noise for users on the go.
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It’s All In Your Head
Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment uses desensitizing sounds to counteract the noise tinnitus sufferers hear.
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A First Time For Everything
As I approach the end of my third week here as your new editor of Hearing Products Report, there is one thing I’ve learned: I have a lot to learn. Not about the tasks and duties of editing. Thankfully, I have some 15 years of experience
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Talking the Talk
Paying attention to how you talk and listen helps patients to accept your amplification recommendations.
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Ringing in the New
The digital age poses exciting opportunities and challenges for amplified and hearing aid–compatible phones.
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Earmolds: On the Brink of Change
With the growing popularity of slim-tube and open-fit BTEs, as well as the shift to today’s digital hearing instruments, manufacturers of earmold and impression materials have had to adapt to continuous change.
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When Little Ears Have Little Sound
Research and technology related to universal newborn hearing screening and pediatric amplification have radically expanded the options and possibilities for pediatric audiologists.
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The Competition for Your Clients’ Ears
Well, first things first: All evidence to the contrary, I am not trying to monopolize the editorial pages of HPR and its sister publication, The Hearing Review, with my big face (and mouth). Danielle Cohen, the previous editor of HPR, received “a
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