Category: Patient Care

Patient Care

Organizations Building Awareness for Environmental Noise Control

Resources for quiet spaces.

Patient Care

New Genetic Test Could Prevent Pediatric Deafness

A “world-first genetic test,” partly developed by University of Manchester scientists that could prevent pediatric deafness in hundreds of babies each year treated with the antibiotic gentamicin, has been developed and successfully piloted in the NHS.

Pediatric Care

The LMH Pediatric Screener to Assure Appropriate Amplification: An Interview with Jane Madell, PhD

Pediatric audiologists Jane Madell, PhD, and Joan Hewitt, AuD, have recently modified the Ling Six Sound Test—which is widely used to ensure children hear all the sounds they need to with hearing aids and cochlear implants—so it now includes more information in the important speech mid-frequencies. Douglas Beck, AuD, interviews Dr Madell about this new test and its use.

Counseling & Education

Plural Releases ‘Hearing Science Fundamentals, 2nd Ed’

The text is divided into four clear sections to cover everything from the physics of sound to the anatomy and physiology of the auditory pathway and beyond.

Evaluation

APSO Publishes Standard for Hearing Aid Fitting

Audiology Practice Standards Organization (APSO) announced that it has published a formal standard of practice for fitting hearing aids to adult patients. The standard is based on common clinical practices of audiologists across the US, as well as research into the practices that achieve expected outcomes with hearing aids, according to the announcement.

Patient Fittings

Intricon Self-Fit Hearing Aid Software Clears Clinical Trial Milestone

Summative Usability Validation has been completed, which helps demonstrate that users can “safely and correctly use the Intricon self-fitting technology,” and the clinical trial of the software can move forward.

Pediatric Care

Maico Diagnostics to Hold Free Webinar on Newborn Hearing Screening

The webinar will help inspire you to look at the hearing screening process in a positive light by providing information about how important the screening is to the future of a child with hearing loss; explain the methods used to perform the screening so you have a good understanding of the techniques you are using; and give practical recommendations for obtaining high-quality hearing screening results in the shortest possible time.