Advancements in Audiometers: Making Testing More Efficient
Modern audiometers are streamlining workflows, enhancing diagnostic accuracy, and improving patient counseling through integrated, automated, and upgradeable features.
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Audioscan Releases 2024.1 Software Update for Verifit2 and Axiom
Audioscan's 2024.1 software update for Verifit2 and Axiom introduces enhancements to bone-conduction device verification, streamlined ProbeGuide functionality, video recording capabilities, and improved networking.
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Children with Developmental Disabilities Less Likely to Get Ideal Hearing Assessment
Children with developmental disabilities—1 in 6 children in the United States—are less likely to access a gold-standard hearing assessment in the first three months of hearing care, a recent paper reported.Â
Duncan Floyd on Masking—The Optimized Method
The Hearing Review is joined by audiologist Duncan Floyd to talk about why the Optimized Method of masking can be so helpful in audiometry.
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Book Review: The Masking Handbook (For Audiometry)
The Masking Handbook (For Audiometry)Â 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.
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Using the ACT Test for Speech-in-Noise Ability Assessment
This article explores the foundation of ACT, Spectro-Temporal Modulation (STM), and how ACT compares to traditional speech-in-noise tests.
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Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) Testing in MedRx Audiometers
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.
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Newborn Genetic Screening Study Reaches Milestone
The study screens newborns for hundreds of childhood-onset genetic conditions, many of which are not identified through state newborn screening.
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The GSI Audiostar Pro Adds ACT Test in Latest Update
The ACT test predicts a patient’s aided speech-in-noise ability and can guide the clinician with hearing aid fittings.
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Lexie Hearing’s New OTC Hearing Aid Includes In-App Hearing Test
The optional in-app hearing test provides wearers with recommended hearing aid settings tailored to their unique hearing profile.
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Jacoti Hearing App Enables At-Home Hearing Tests on Apple AirPods
Jacoti, a hearing technology developer, revealed its Jacoti Hearing Center app now integrates with Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro devices.Â
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Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water
The benefits of the American Academy of Pediatrics new guidelines on pediatric hearing assessment outweigh any perceived negatives.
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Implementation and Interpretation of WideBand Tympanometry
While adding a new test protocol can be intimidating, WideBand Tympanometry adds no additional time to patient evaluations.
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What is WideBand Tympanometry?
WideBand Tympanometry is a method of measuring the acoustic-mechanical function of the middle ear using a wideband click stimulus.
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Vestibular Assessment in Infant Cochlear Implant Candidates
Age-appropriate testing ensures the best outcomes and quality of life for CI candidates with abnormal balance and equilibrium function.
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Grason-Stadler Unveils New Video Otoscope, Updates Audiometric Data Management Software
Grason-Stadler introduced its new GSI Video Otoscope and unveiled an update to its audiometric data management software, GSI Suite.
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Interacoustics’ Audible Contrast Threshold Test Checks Hearing in Noise
Interacoustics developed a test that is designed to measure a person’s hearing quality in noisy scenarios.
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Ask the Expert: Will a 1.5 Channel Audiometer Meet Your Clinic’s Needs?
One of the biggest challenges in audiology is deciding equipment purchases. Audiometers are an important investment to meet a clinic’s needs.
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