In only 6 years, the hearing industry has migrated from the invest/pour model to the scan/print model of custom hearing aid shell design and production. Part 2 of this two-part article offers a perspective on the practical applications and benefits that this technology offers for those who choose to embrace it.
Read MoreSensors that deal with focus, balance- and fall-related issues incorporated in turn-key package.
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Noise-cancellation headsets are still a good choice, but care must be taken to keep the preferred volume below potentially harmful levels for defined periods.
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HR’s annual review of what’s offered in hearing health care Web sites.
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A review of product literature and promotional materials available from hearing-related manufacturers and distributors.
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Evidence suggests that a sizable population of young people in America do not fit existing paradigms of hearing disability. Why are only a minority of children or dependents in America who have hearing loss recipients of amplification, and what can be done in the medical and hearing care profession to make sure that all children have received adequate help for their hearing loss?
Read MoreCompany adjusts training program to educate customers, work with patients.
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Careful hiring and training will ensure that you retain the best employees for a long time.
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Instilling good customer service skills is essential to the success of your business.
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The authors report that integrated REM will require less than a minute of additional time to perform, no additional equipment, and no more space than the hearing aid itself.
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Tympanometry is one of the greatest tools we have at our disposal. It has a high level of reliability and repeatability, it gives us important information quickly, and it provides us with fairly easy-to-interpret results. However, only about half of dispensing professionals routinely conduct tympanometry.
Read MoreInternationally recognized deaf educator and advocate Roslyn “Roz” Rosen has been appointed director of California State University, Northridge’s (CSUN) acclaimed National Center on Deafness (NCOD).
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Available Gain Before Feedback (AGBF) remains an important component in assessing the effectiveness of a feedback cancellation algorithm. However, in the real-world where numerous hearing aid algorithms and features may come into play, there are many more facets to consider.
Read MoreA hearing aid that focuses on providing speech understanding in difficult listening situations, and is suitable for younger users who have good low-frequency hearing and moderate high-frequency loss.
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As hearing care experts and “hearing loss preventionists,” it is our responsibility to consider critically the level of risk and educate our patients and the public appropriately about the use of personal music players.
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