Exploring Forensic Audiology with Robert Traynor
Robert Traynor, EdD, MBA, FNAP, shares insights from his career as an expert witness and the opportunities forensic audiology offers.
Robert Traynor, EdD, MBA, FNAP, shares insights from his career as an expert witness and the opportunities forensic audiology offers.
“The meeting of two personalities is like contact of two chemical substances: If there is a reaction, both are transformed,” said Carl Jung. Here is a look at how various personality styles and preferences—of both patients and clinicians—can be appreciated and accounted for through proven methods during the hearing rehabilitiative process.
While most practices have neither the Imagineers nor unlimited financial capabilities to create an audiology clinic for a “Disney experience,” practice managers should realize that every patient visit to the clinic has to be an unexpected positive experience to turn them into a loyal, repeat customer.
To formulate any reasonable strategy for thriving in today’s hearing healthcare market, it is useful to understand where we are today, how we got here, and what might come in the future. Part 1 of this 2-part article offers a perspective about how industry consolidation has changed the hearing healthcare market and the current major trends that could influence the future strategies of an independent practice owner.
Read MoreThis marks the “Final Chapter” in a story about the development of the TTY. The story’s beginning focused on Robert Weitbrecht’s invention of the acoustic coupler, a collaboration with Dr James Marstens and Andrew Saks (see Part I, Part II, and Part III of this series at hearinghealthmatters.com). A significant pioneer in the history of the TTY is Dr Paul L. Taylor III of the Rochester Institute of Technology/National Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NID).
Read MoreA new treatment for BTE and RIC/RITE receiver tubing and wire covers is designed to dye the hearing aid plumbing for an even more invisible, personalized match to the individual’s skin color.
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