Category: Patient Care

Patient Care

The Therapeutic Use of Humor in Audiology

A psychologist explores how humor—when used thoughtfully—can help hearing care professionals connect with patients and better meet their needs.

Patient Care

Study: Fear of Judgment Stops Adults From Disclosing Hearing Loss

The study found that while clinicians focused on the stigma of hearing aids, patients were more concerned about the stigma of hearing loss itself.

Pediatric Care

Machine Learning Tool Predicts a Child’s Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss Risk

This tool allows doctors to tailor interventions like hearing monitoring or STS use based on each child's specific risk of cisplatin-induced hearing loss.

Counseling & Education

New Edition of Counseling-Infused Audiologic Care Book Available

The newly released Counseling-Infused Audiologic Care offers a practical, person-centered guide to audiologic counseling rooted in evidence-based practice.

Evaluation

What’s In a Hearing Number? An Interview with Frank Lin, MD, PhD

Frank Lin, MD, PhD, discusses the Know Your Hearing Number campaign and why this concept can help break down barriers to hearing care.

Patient Fittings

Oticon and Henry Ford Health Collaborate to Enhance Hearing Aid Fittings

Oticon and Henry Ford Health's Division of Audiology launched a clinical research partnership to improve hearing aid fittings.

Pediatric Care

Shape-Based Nouns Aid Language Growth in Children with Cochlear Implants

Children with cochlear implants show improved language development when their early vocabularies include more shape-based nouns.