A blinded clinical study in which three levels of hearing instrument technology—linear, first-generation DSP utilizing WDRC processing, and second-generation DSP with advanced features—are assessed.
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Dispensing professionals would do well to identify consumers’ volume control needs; only 48% of those consumers who want a volume control and don’t have one are satisfied with their hearing instruments.
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Research from the National Acoustics Laboratory in Australia shows that significantly different outcomes can result from the two amplification strategies, particularly when fitting flat and steeply sloping hearing losses.
Read MoreThe latest in completely-in-the-canal hearing instrument technologies.
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Events and information from the fifth annual Audiology Summer Camp sponsored by Oticon.
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Virtually everyone agrees that hearing screening tests are underutilized by professional referral sources (eg, family doctors). A new CD/computer-based screener is designed to make hearing screening more accessible, thereby increasing professional referrals
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Cell phone interference with hearing aids remains problematic. However, while the telecom industry works out these problems, there are current devices that can help patients use cell phones—and, importantly, other listening devices—through the use of a telecoil.
Read MoreIf hearing care professionals are serious about reaching the 80% of consumers who have a significant hearing loss and who choose to do nothing about it, then there needs to be a counseling strategy by professionals that involves both genuine curiosity and courage.
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An often-heard audiological axiom is “A good fitting begins with the impression-taking process.” The use of more viscous impression materials, long canal lengths, and open-jaw impressions are critical in producing impressions that work. Case studies and perspectives reveal why.
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What factors are involved when a potential client is trying to choose where to seek help for his/her hearing problem? How are ALDs and computers being used by consumers? These answers and more are offered in this latest study of 3,000 hearing instrument users.
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The latest in otoacoustic emission and auditory brainstem response testing technologies.
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While some young adults are “star” hearing aid users, others can be quite difficult to even establish a functional rapport with—let alone to convince that using amplification is in their best interest. This article presents the tactics that a clinical psychologist used with one patient.
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Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood is a childhood vestibular disorder that manifests itself as recurrent spontaneous episodes of vertigo in otherwise healthy children. This article, the final one in a three-part series, covers the topics of BPVC and BPVC with torticollis.
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