Elizabeth McCrea Begins Term as 2014 ASHA President
Elizabeth S. McCrea, PhD, CCC-SLP, took office as the 2014 president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) on the first of the year.
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Utility of Smartphone-based Hearing Aid Applications as a Substitute to Traditional Hearing Aids
Results from this study indicate that the intended use of smartphone-based hearing aid applications is to provide temporary assistance to individuals with hearing deficits.
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2013 Survey of US Dispensing Practice Metrics, Part 1
A nationwide survey of hearing professionals to establish basic industry metrics. Part 1 covers the distinguishing features of “Best-in-Class” dispensing practices.
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Role Play in Clinical Interaction
Like any other social interaction, the clinical interaction between a hearing care provider and a client is affected by role playing.
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Briefs: Information Please
Hearing aid tax credit bill, FDA releases guidance document, and Apple beefs up hearing aid compatible phones.
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Pivot Hearing Holds Inaugural Boardroom Session
Pivot Hearing Boardroom Sessions are designed to be an intimate peer-to-peer exchange of information between practice owners/employees, industry and business figures, and Pivot Hearing staff. Boardroom Sessions are planned throughout the year.
Read MoreSeeing the Song: Research Into Complex Auditory-Visual Stimuli
The Northwestern University study looks at how and when the auditory system encodes auditory-visual synchrony between complex and changing sounds and images.
Read MoreElite Hearing Network to Hold Professional Conference in Hawaii During February
Elite’s Annual Business Summit, to be held on the Big Island of Hawaii on February 5-9, will offer continuing education, networking, and information on new technology and business-building.
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Staff Standpoint: Total Communication Devices
As wireless communication technology and the Information Age merge, hearing care professionals are in a unique position to witness and be part of this important technology shift—and 2.4 GHz wireless may have a large impact on our future.
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Musical Brain-reading Sheds Light on Neural Processing of Music
Most of the musical features included in the study could be reliably predicted from the brain data, and areas outside of the auditory cortex—including motor, limbic, and frontal areas—had to be included in the models to obtain reliable predictions.
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Study Addresses Compassionate Dialogue in Medical Treatment
University of Rochester researchers believe they are the first to systematically pinpoint and catalog compassionate words and actions in doctor-patient conversations.
Read More2014-05-15-22nd Annual Mid-America Conference on Hearing
May 15, 2014 22nd Annual Mid-America Conference on Hearing Hyatt Regency, Louisville, KY
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Final Word: Diary of a Cricket Hunter: Localization and Mic Location Can Be Important
The chirps of field crickets are a common part of the nocturnal sounds in summer and fall in Southern California.
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New Research Indicates Listeners Can Distinguish Short vs Tall People
Our voice can reveal a lot about us: our age, our gender, and now, it seems, our height as well.
Read MoreEditor’s Top-10 Picks and “Must Reads” in HR During 2013
The editor chooses his Top-10 articles for 2013, along with several others that could just as well have been in the Top-10.
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