Researchers from NAL provide objective measures that characterize the acoustic performance of AirPods Pro headphones. The results suggest that, while differences to traditional hearing aids exist, the device's Headphone Accommodations provide amplification to help people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss hear sounds more easily and allow them to experience the benefits of amplification.
Clinical expertise is essential, but audiologists and hearing aid specialists with a firm grasp of psychology are often the most convincing at convincing patients to accept a recommendation for a hearing aid. Here are seven sage ways to smooth their journey toward better hearing.
The new Oticon Ruby “sets a new standard in the essential category, delivering great sound quality, hassle-free rechargeability, and easy wireless connectivity in one complete solution—all within the reach of today’s budget-conscious patients.”
Mead Killion, PhD, provides his perspective on the audiograms used in two studies that look at the suitability of personal sound amplification products (PSAPS) for people with hearing loss in various delivery models.
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The four webinars cover a wide range of topics such as gaze stabilization in VNG, oVEMP, integration of diagnostic and functional testing when seeing dizzy patients, and hearing aid selection.
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True listening involves more than just repeating words. Might there be useful ways to think about quantifying listening effort by taking advantage of a considerable body of research on the auditory event-related potential (AERP)? In this article, Dr James Jerger explores two different ways to think about clinical speech audiometry relative to assessing total listening effort: 1) Altering the task from repetition to decision, and 2) Evaluating the response evoked by the decision via an AERP paradigm.
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To continue ensuring accurate results when testing is performed outside a traditional sound booth, version 5.0 adds patent-pending Response and Environment Adaptive Control Technology (REACT) to the system.
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How often have we looked into the faces of our clients and their families as we describe the audiogram in fine detail only to find anxious, blank, or confused faces staring back at us?
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A problem arises if we don’t stop to think about the spectrum of individual differences that are out there in the tapestry of our patient population.
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Even though the benefits of hearing aids are widely known in our field, the fact is that there is not a plethora of high-level scientific evidence proving the efficacy of hearing aids.
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In the future it seems likely that PTA will remain a useful tool, even if it ceases to be the “gold-standard” hearing test.
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SmartMove Cloud allows access to audiometric data using an internet connection. Password-secure audiogram and test subject data are stored securely in a HIPAA-compliant system.
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It is now possible to import/export data from/to your Noah, directly from the iPad, which will help seamlessly sync your Otohub Products with your Noah database, according to Otohub.
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The bottom line is that benefit with a hearing instrument can and should be measured, assessed, adjusted, and documented to achieve maximum performance capabilities for all patients.
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Aileen P. Wertz, MD, of the University of Michigan Health System, and colleagues examined the feasibility and outcomes of a partnership between Hope Clinic for indigent patients and the University of Michigan Health System in providing hearing aids.
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Compulink Business Systems, Inc.—a Thousand Oaks, California-based software company—announced that it will demonstrate the latest enhancements to its Audiology Advantage™ system at AudiologyNOW! 2017 this week.
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In this new product launch teaser video, audiologists and hearing conservation practitioners cite barriers to efficient audiogram data management. The video, titled “Resolve Audiometric Data Management Challenges with SmartMove Cloud: 1,” can be viewed on YouTube.
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Smart Diagnostic Devices has released a new cloud-based audiogram database management system, SmartMove Cloud, for the occupational health hearing conservation industry. SmartMove Cloud is said to be secure, simple, accessible, and easy to use.
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