Hearing Protection Program for Dental Students: The Journey
Musician earplugs and hearing health education can benefit professionals in other industries, like dentistry, who suffer from hearing loss.
Musician earplugs and hearing health education can benefit professionals in other industries, like dentistry, who suffer from hearing loss.
Some scientists want to go one step further and systematically manipulate the acoustic field to achieve an effect that shouldn’t exist per se, given the real-life situation. For instance, they are attempting to create an illusory audio experience that tricks the listener into believing they are in a concrete building or an old church. Alternatively, objects can be made invisible by manipulating the acoustic field in such a way that the listener no longer perceives them.
The initial findings found that a child’s motivation increased when technology was part of the activity, specifically when rewards in the form of virtual trophies were offered.
A new report called Listen Hear! by The National Foundation for the Deaf Inc—a New Zealand-based nonprofit that promotes the rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals—focuses on the social and economic costs of hearing loss in New Zealand.
Read MoreOticon sponsored Douglas L. Beck, AuD, director of Academic Sciences, as the guest speaker for the professional seminar, “Prioritizing Human Perception and Cognition in the New Generation of Hearing Solutions.”
Read MoreInteracoustics Academy, the internal knowledge center within Interacoustics that specializes in audiological and vestibular training, announced a series of online AAA-approved courses that cover several practical clinical healthcare topics, such as Wideband tympanometry and Real-Ear Measurements.
Read MoreThe IHS is launching its first Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program on December 2-3, 2016 at the Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside in Florida. The 2-day workshop for hearing care professionals is based on a curriculum developed by IHS in collaboration with tinnitus expert Dr Richard Tyler.
Read MoreOn July 20, Signia welcomed 30 select audiology students from universities around the US for the company’s annual 3-day Signia Student University at its New Jersey headquarters.
Read MoreAudiology Systems recently hosted its 2016 Audiology Systems University. The 2-day course, introduced in 2015, is designed specifically for second- and third-year students who are currently enrolled and completing courses towards their AuD.
Read MoreAudiology Systems has new dates for training courses that help professionals maximize the use of hearing and balance instrumentation. Drs Gus Mueller, Kamran Barin, and Kristen Janky lead the Expert Series 2016. Attendees can earn up to 2.1 CEUs.
Read MoreAudioscan announced its latest set of CEU workshops for 2016 focusing on modern hearing instrument verification that provide tools and techniques for delivering improved patient outcomes. A full list of workshop dates and cities is available on the Audioscan website.
Read MoreAudiology Systems announced dates for its 2016 Hands-on Training Series of hearing and balance courses. The training series includes 7-hour courses on clinical best practice and technologies in fitting, head impulse, evoked potential (EP), and videonystagmography (VNG). Each course offers 0.7 CEUs. The ICS Impulse® and AURICAL® courses are now open for registration.
Read MoreThe “Success for Children with Hearing Loss” Conference will be held October 16-17, 2015 at the McKimmon Conference & Training Center, NC State University in Raleigh, NC, and is intended for educational audiologists, teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing, speech-language pathologists, families of children with hearing loss, and students in university programs.
Read MoreAudiology Systems announced that its FittingNow 2015! Expert Series is offering an October 1-2 course for hearing care professionals at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Ariz. The attendance fee is $195.
Read MoreFive courses offered to hearing and balance professionals through Audiology Systems and Otometrics cover EP training, VNG/ENG training, impulse training, The Barin Course, and a course on fitting hearing instruments.
Read MoreIda Institute’s University Course includes a new unit on Extending Patient-Centered Care to Families and Children, which focuses on understanding hearing loss from the perspective of the family, with special focus on children’s and teens’ experience of hearing loss.
Read MoreOticon is launching Oticonversations, a week-long series of webisodes designed to empower hearing care professionals with new understanding, skills, and tools on topics ranging from hearing and listening to optimizing soft sounds and tinnitus support.
Read MoreA 2-day audiology student workshop hosted by Audiology Systems and Otometrics gave students expert insight into the audiology profession. The April 2015 inaugural event from Audiology Systems University involved 20 students from 3 universities.
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