Robert Traynor

Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., is a hearing industry consultant, trainer, professor, conference speaker, practice manager and author. He is a founding member of HHTM and had previously written a regular weekly column for the site for many years. He has decades of experience teaching courses and training clinicians within the field of audiology with specific emphasis in hearing and tinnitus rehabilitation. He serves as Adjunct Faculty in Audiology at the University of Florida, University of Northern Colorado, University of Colorado and The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

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International Giants of Otology: 19th Century Beginnings

Building upon the knowledge gained by earlier scholars such as Du Verney, Malpighi, Morgagni, Valsalva, Scarpa, Cortugno and others, the tools available to study structure and function in the nineteenth century facilitated a time of great discovery in Otology. Progression of the Microscope Many of the anatomical and physiological structures of the ear are microscopic and the continued progression of microscope technology played

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International Giants of Otology: Malpighi, Morgagni, Cortungo, Valsalva & Scarpa

At a time when lands and peoples were being discovered, the eighteenth century was also a great time of discovery in all areas of study, especially in Otology. The center of the world for science and technology was Europe and despite war, tyrannical monarchs, and various diseases, great strides were being made in the discovery of anatomical structures, their function and their specific roles

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International Giants of Otology: The Earliest Years

The Philosophical Pioneers of Otology While there are many pioneers of a discipline such as Otology that date back probably even before the earliest written material, Junior et al (2007) reviewed the history of Otorhinolaryngology and found that it has rich literature dating back to the Egyptians. In one of the best-known Egyptian scientific documents, Eberss scrolls, they found descriptions of battle wounds on temporal

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International Giants in Otology: Guichard Joseph Duverney

In 1648, Dr. John Duverney was a small community physician in Feurs, France when on August 5th, his wife Antoinette, gave birth to a son, Guichard Joseph Duverney. The life of a Forézien physician and his family in the 17th Century was that of routine. Antoinette was responsible for the daily household routine, washing clothes, food and other chores while John attended to

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The Hearing of Fossils

How did the early human beings hear? What were their frequency ranges? Were they able to hear speech? These are questions that anthropologists seek to answer. This week’s Hearing International looks at the studies of human hearing by anthropologists using modern methods of research to determine how humans heard two million years ago. This week’s story begins in south central New York state in

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Phase 3 Drug Study for Noise Induced Hearing Loss Cure

Two and a half years ago Hearing International discussed various homeopathic medicine treatments for tinnitus. In Part V of this discussion, we referenced the impressive a research headed by Dr. Kathleen Campbell, audiologist and researcher at Southern Illinois University. A prolific researcher, whose team at Southern Illinois University has discovered that antioxidants can reduce hearing loss created by aminoglycocide ototoxicity and

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The Royal Danish Hearing Loss

The Danish Royal family can trace its linage back over 1000 years to Harthacnut‘s son, Gorm the Old (Gorm den Gamle),. He reigned in the early 10th century, followed by his son, the famous Harald I or “Bluetooth.” Audiologists and hearing aid engineers may recall that in 2012 Hearing International reviewed how Bluetooth technology came about its name. It was ol’ Bluetooth himself who,

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Eavesdropping & Gridiron Football

Something changes as the days grow a little shorter — there’s a tiny hint of coolness to the morning walk and the flowers aren’t quite as happy. The sinking feeling of reality that fall will pay a visit is tempered with the joy that gridiron football season will be our guest. Best of all, for perhaps the last time this

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Racing and Its Noise

Racing has been around since footraces were all there was, after which we probably graduated to horse racing. In Roman times there were chariots, made famous by Charlton Heston in the movie Ben Hur. The chariots were heavy, ornate vehicles that were very beautiful and looked like racers. Donnely (2013) states that, “It is unfortunate that the popular idea of

Global Issues in Hearing Care: Part IV – Global Cost of Hearing loss

This week at Hearing International we welcome back Siamak Sani for his fourth and final discussion of Global Issues in Hearing Care. This week Siamak presents the global costs of untreated hearing impairment. It is our pleasure at Hearing International to once again have Mr. Sani’s unique perspective on the problems of bringing hearing healthcare to the international community. Global Market Dynamics: