Staff Standpoint: Start Your Engines…
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By Karl Strom
LEAD STORY
Considerations in Verifying Frequency Lowering
By Francis Kuk, PhD
The key to a successful fitting is verification. Fittings involving frequency lowering algorithms are no exception. Here’s how to verify them.
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Putting the Patient in the Driver’s Seat: The Convergence of Natural Processing and Technology
By Tammara Stender, AuD
The Binaural Fusion technology strategy in the new ReSound Verso line is detailed, along with the use of 2.4 GHz device-to-device wireless communication to provide greater hearing benefit to users. Other technical developments, including the introduction of the Invisible-In-the-Canal (IIC) model, are also discussed.
True Advances in Hearing Aid Technology: What Are They and Where’s the Proof?
By Thomas A. Powers, PhD, and Joel Beilin, MScEE
A review of many of the new features of the latest hearing aid platform from Siemens, the micon. Supporting research is provided to show that these new features offer a significant advantage over alternative options, and, when combined, offer a complete package of all major features available with today’s hearing aids.
DEPARTMENTS
EVENTS: ADA Introduces 18×18 Initiative
By Kar Strom
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology outlined a new goal at its 2012 Convention in Phoenix that the organization believes will help ensure the future of private practice audiology.
Blog Page: For Whom the Decibel Tolls: The dBA vs the dB SPL War
by Marshall Chasin, AuD
Finding a Meaningful Balance at Home and at the Office
by Dennis Van Vliet, AuD
HR’s annual look at some of the best commercial hearing-related websites available for hearing care professionals.
You can also read the interactive print edition of the January 2013 Hearing Review. Click here.
