Once identified, infants with hearing loss need follow-up care. A look at the universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) program in Wyoming poses interesting questions about size limitations of UNHS programs and the provision of centralized control within programs.
Read MoreA multi-site field study uses a unique occlusion effect measurement procedure to assess how a deep-fitted hearing device can reduce or eliminate occlusion.
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Designing a hearing aid for a child with severe-to-profound hearing loss involves coupling advanced technological developments with the unique needs of children.
Read MorePerspectives from 15 companies in the hearing industry on what happened during 2004 and what might be expected in 2005.
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A modulated sinusoid that is 1-2 seconds in duration—when coupled with sufficiently long and randomly spaced interstimulus intervals—is sufficient to achieve reliable aided sound-field threshold results in most non-linear hearing aids. Here’s how to measure ASFTs in your practice.
Read MoreA study using computer-simulated scenarios that assessed consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for four advanced features suggests that feedback cancellation and directional microphones were valued more than expansion and noise management. For individuals with no hearing aid experience, WTP values systematically decreased as the hearing aid size increased.
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A look at some of the industry’s best promotional and informational brochures, computer tools, dispensing aids, and marketing materials.
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Coaching staff members on consultative selling methods, then establishing a strong administrative system based on a “coaching culture” can help build a more successful practice.
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The provision of directional microphones and larger vent diameters (ie, open fittings) are not mutually exclusive concepts. However, the design of the complete hearing system can make a difference in the overall directional performance of the hearing instrument.
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Study suggests the answer is a qualified “yes.”
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A preview of events at the Academy of Dispensing Audiologist’s Annual Convention
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A review of a new online hearing screening test that uses pure-tone signals to assess consumers’hearing via their home computer.
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A field study shows that the precalculated gain settings of one hearing aid corresponded well with the settings actually chosen in practice.
Read MoreA new multimedia sound-simulation system has been developed to help complement a “best practices protocol” and put patients in the driver’s seat when testing, fitting, and verifying hearing aids.
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