What Do Acoustics, Paris Hilton, and Shower Curtains Have in Common?
The Bernoulli effect is central to how we speak and it, at least in part, defines many of the characteristics of the speech spectrum input to hearing aids.
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Author: Stefani Kim
Addressing the Needs of Pediatric Patients and Their Parents: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD
Jane Madell, PhD, has been a leading figure in pediatric audiology for the past 45 years. She is an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, and LSLS auditory-verbal therapist, with degrees from Emerson College (BA) and University of Wisconsin (MA, PhD). Her experience ranges from Deaf Nursery programs to leadership positions at the League for the Hard of Hearing, Long Island College Hospital, as well as Beth Israel Medical Center/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as director of the Hearing and Learning Center and Cochlear Implant Center.
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Preparing for OTC Hearing Aids
Unless you’ve been locked in your soundbooth for the past three years, you’re probably well aware that a new class of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids will get the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sometime around August 2020, with the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) slated for this November.
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Problems in Fitting Asymmetric Hearing Losses
Aiding asymmetric losses—especially in cases with very distorted perception of speech and discomfort—can be very frustrating. I think trying amplification initially is required, but the process will be difficult, especially when there is a better ear to compare to.
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What Do Acoustics, Paris Hilton, and Shower Curtains Have in Common?
The Bernoulli effect is central to how we speak and it, at least in part, defines many of the characteristics of the speech spectrum input to hearing aids.
Read More
Addressing the Needs of Pediatric Patients and Their Parents: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD
Jane Madell, PhD, has been a leading figure in pediatric audiology for the past 45 years. She is an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, and LSLS auditory-verbal therapist, with degrees from Emerson College (BA) and University of Wisconsin (MA, PhD). Her experience ranges from Deaf Nursery programs to leadership positions at the League for the Hard of Hearing, Long Island College Hospital, as well as Beth Israel Medical Center/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as director of the Hearing and Learning Center and Cochlear Implant Center.
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Are You “Clued-in” to Offer the Ultimate Patient Experience?
While most practices have neither the Imagineers nor unlimited financial capabilities to create an audiology clinic for a “Disney experience,” practice managers should realize that every patient visit to the clinic has to be an unexpected positive experience to turn them into a loyal, repeat customer.
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The Quest for Audiometric Zero
As with most sciences, there are some notable quirks in audiology, and the zero decibel point on the audiometer is one of them. Here is a brief history of the evolution of audiometric zero, the conflicting studies and controversies surrounding it, and how “0 dB” on the audiometer was ultimately established and standardized.
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Newport-Mesa Audiology Balance & Ear Institute Promotes Jennifer Grace, AuD, to Clinical Director
An eight-year veteran of the Institute, Grace is said to have been pivotal to its growth and advancement in diagnosing and treating patients with vestibular dysfunction and hearing loss.
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The Oticon Hearing Foundation Donates Hearing Aids to Fort Worth School District
The donation of Oticon hearing aids allowed a team of Fort Worth Independent School District audiologists to provide 13 in-need, grade-school and high-school students of the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) with their own personal hearing aids.
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Are You “Clued-in” to Offer the Ultimate Patient Experience?
While most practices have neither the Imagineers nor unlimited financial capabilities to create an audiology clinic for a “Disney experience,” practice managers should realize that every patient visit to the clinic has to be an unexpected positive experience to turn them into a loyal, repeat customer.
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The Quest for Audiometric Zero
As with most sciences, there are some notable quirks in audiology, and the zero decibel point on the audiometer is one of them. In this article, Dr James Jerger provides a brief history of the evolution of audiometric zero, the conflicting studies and controversies surrounding it, and how “0 dB” on the audiometer was ultimately established and standardized.
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Newport-Mesa Audiology Balance & Ear Institute Promotes Jennifer Grace, AuD, to Clinical Director
An eight-year veteran of the Institute, Grace is said to have been pivotal to its growth and advancement in diagnosing and treating patients with vestibular dysfunction and hearing loss.
Read More
The Oticon Hearing Foundation Donates Hearing Aids to Fort Worth School District
The donation of Oticon hearing aids allowed a team of Fort Worth Independent School District audiologists to provide 13 in-need, grade-school and high-school students of the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) with their own personal hearing aids.
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Researchers Find Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Disrupted Sleep
Two types of hippocampal sleep waves, slow oscillations and sleep spindles, are synced in healthy individuals, but not in Alzheimer’s patients.
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