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Adopting AI in Audiology: Are HCPs Ready?

AI seems to be everywhere now, but are hearing care professionals ready to accept this new technology?

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Reconsidering Pediatric Hearing Assessment: An Interview with Angela Bonino, PhD

Angela Bonino, PhD, discusses her research on the lack of access to adequate hearing assessments for children with developmental disabilities.

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Embracing Innovative Concepts in Hearing Care

To effect true change that benefits patients, hearing care professionals must cultivate and implement new and innovative ideas and processes.

Masking for Audiometry: Robert Turner’s Optimized Method

by Melanie Hamilton | Apr 29, 2024 | Testing & Diagnostics | 0

This excerpt from The Masking Handbook (For Audiometry) by Duncan Floyd details how and why to use Robert Turner’s Optimized Method of masking to complete masked, threshold testing when the hearing between a patient’s ears is asymmetrical.

Duncan Floyd on Masking—The Optimized Method

by Andy Lundin | Apr 26, 2024 | Masking & Therapies, Podcasts, Testing & Diagnostics | 0

The Hearing Review is joined by audiologist Duncan Floyd to talk about why the Optimized Method of masking can be so helpful in audiometry.

Book Review: The Masking Handbook (For Audiometry)

by Melanie Hamilton | Apr 24, 2024 | Testing & Diagnostics | 0

The Masking Handbook (For Audiometry) by Duncan Floyd is a good resource for students and for experienced clinicians wanting to brush up on masking and learn new, evidence-based information.

Using the ACT Test for Speech-in-Noise Ability Assessment

by Andy Lundin | Mar 26, 2024 | Speech in Noise, Testing & Diagnostics | 0

This article explores the foundation of ACT, Spectro-Temporal Modulation (STM), and how ACT compares to traditional speech-in-noise tests.

Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) Testing in MedRx Audiometers

by Melanie Hamilton | Mar 1, 2024 | Sponsored, Testing & Diagnostics | 0

The Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) test is a new audiological test that helps determine the patient’s ability to understand in noise with hearing aids on. This is a novel approach to speech understanding in noise as ACT uses the patient audiogram to custom generate a signal to approximate aided speech results.