Hearing Health & Technology Matters
Timely information and lively insights for everyone who cares about hearing loss.
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Can Treating Hearing Loss Sooner Stave off or Slow Down Dementia? New Clinical Trial Aims to Find Out
Ear Science Institute Australia are leading a world-first, Western Australian study investigating whether treating hearing loss sooner can stave off or slow down dementia, loneliness, anxiety and depression. A 24-month […]
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What To Do With Dead Hearing Aid Batteries
I have a question: what do you do with the sticky tabs you’ve removed from your fresh hearing aid batteries? This question was on Facebook the other day but I didn’t pause to read the responses. Now I’m curious – […]
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Make Sure Your Audiologist Is Including YOU in Your Care
This is the second post in a series on why people with hearing loss should care about person-centered care. Today’s post talks about the first tenet: Partner with your Patient. Hearing loss sometimes reminds me of a […]
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Redux: A Totally New Concept in Moisture Removal
We know that most electronic devices, including hearing aids, are tested to be moisture resistant, some are even said to be “waterproof”. Hearing care practices in high humidity locations, routinely deal with water, […]
INNOVATIONS IN HEARING HEALTHCARE
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Performance – Perception Test Using QuickSIN
Think about this question for a moment… Would it be useful for you to know if your newly fit hearing aid patient has a realistic or unrealistic view of how well they can hear? You know who I’m talking about! It is the […]
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Design Thinking in Hearing Health: The Define Phase – Reframing Problems Through Collaboration, Synthesis & Divergent Questions
by Kate Baldocchi, AuD, Trisha Milnes, AuD, & Amyn M. Amlani, PhD In 2019, the reader was introduced to a conceptual overview of the design thinking process and how it could be utilized as a tool in serving the needs of […]
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ReSound ONE: Hands-on Review
In August of this year, GN Hearing released its latest hearing aid technology: ReSound ONE. The new hearing aids not only boast improvements over the previous Quattro family of devices, but for the first time ever in a […]
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8 Questions to Ask Your Audiology Equipment Service Technician
Your audiology equipment is essential to your business. Without it, you couldn’t effectively treat your patients, and lost time with patients means lost money for your organization. Because of this, you should only trust […]
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Support Groups for Kids with Hearing Loss
As we know, most children with hearing loss find themselves in a classroom with no other children with hearing loss. They may pass other kids with hearing loss when they go to the audiologist, but they may not have many […]
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Hearing Loss: an Unheard of Falls Risk Factor
Recently we discussed multi-sensory dizziness and imbalance, reviewing how balance is maintained, as well as some of the more common falls risk factors encountered. A common risk factor for falls that was not discussed and […]
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FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com – part 7
Over the next months, I will be uploading some commonly viewed FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com. This is the website of the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada, and was completely updated over the last Christmas holidays. I […]
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An Audiologist’s Guide to Hearing Loss
by Callum McPhillips We have 5 senses vital to everyday life, yet hearing is thought to be one of the most important. In terms of communication, hearing allows us to connect with loved ones, contributing to our happiness and […]
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Dr. Shivashankar’s Case Commentaries (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: We are indeed most fortunate to have the venerable Dr. Shivashankar, from Bangalore, India, share some of his vast clinical experience in NeuroAudiology with the readers of Pathways. This month we will […]
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The Loudest Sound
How loud can sound get? Could loud sound kill you? Are there limits, and if so, what are they? How are such things determined? All of these are interesting questions and an attempt will be made to answer these as […]
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