How to Verify Directional Hearing Aids in the Office
A tutorial on verifying the operational performance of a directional system.
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Author: Hearing Review Staff
Measuring Performance: A Defining Professional Responsibility
It’s our business to know what works and what does not. The only way to do this is to objectively measure hearing instrument performance.
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Will Wireless ALD Hybrids Save the Hearing Industry?
The convergence of wireless Bluetooth headset technology with hearing aid technology has the potential to produce a product class that finally appeals to younger, milder-loss patients.
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Does the In-Office Electronic Scanning of Impressions Really Change Everything?
Although the in-office scanning of ear impressions is still a new concept, it will soon become common practice. And with it, much of the dispensing process will change for the better.
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Audiology Unplugged: Leading hearing care into the Bluetooth Age
Bluetooth technology will make a large impact on your practice. Here’s why.
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The Future of Wireless Devices in Hearing Care: A technology that promises to transform the hearing industry
Wireless hearing aids, ALDs, and test equipment open up a whole new world for hearing health care.
Read MoreHearing Review Three-Year Index 2003-2005
An index, by author and subject, of articles and select items that were published in the Hearing Review from January 2003-December 2005.
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The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
High product quality of hearing instrument components benefits everyone involved in the hearing health care process: the manufacturers, the dispensing professionals, and the consumers. Here’s a look at some of the quality control processes undertaken by components manufacturers.
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A “Small” Change in Verification: A Compact Live Speech REM System
Although there is ample evidence that clinicians should be performing REM on all their patients, the test is not universally used in the verification/fitting process. Live speech REM is designed to provide an efficient way to administer this testing and obtain more useful information.
Read MoreRing! “How Much Are Your Hearing Aids?”
The industry and dispensing professionals need to re-think how they do business from a “point-of-entry approach.” The Patient Care Coordinator—or the position often referred to as “the receptionist”—is easily one of the most important people in hearing health care. As such, they need training.
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Twenty Trends Influencing the Hearing Health Care Field
A review of the hearing health care market in 2005, and a look at the current trends influencing the dispensing of hearing instruments—as well as what might be in the wings for 2006 and beyond.
Read MoreCareer Crossroads: New Options for Becoming an Entrepreneur
Manufacturers offer help and dedicated programs for private practice entrepreneurs.
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Preserving Audibility in Directional Microphones: Implications for Adults and Children
Clinicians should understand the design criteria of a directional system prior to implementing it—specifically how the design may improve SNR while minimizing its inherent audibility loss.
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HR Annual Literature Review
A look at some of the industry’s best promotional and informational brochures, displays, dispensing aids, and marketing materials.
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ADA Moves Full Steam Ahead in Savannah
The emphasis was on Medicare reimbursement, direct access, and “the branding of audiology”at the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists annual convention.
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