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By Angela Loavenbruck, Ed.D. Crabby audiologists had a field day in 2001 during the presidency of Dave Fabry. Early in his term, the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) was approached by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) to join its America’s Hearing Healthcare Team Initiative (AHHTI). The “team members” envisioned by AAO-HNS included Otolaryngologists, Audiologists, Hearing Instrument

By Lolly Wigall Is it okay that I goof sometimes? I don’t view myself as a perfectionist, but I do like to look good to the outside world. I like to present well. I like to act as if I am coping effectively with life’s situations. I like to view myself as a professional audiologist who owns a business and

By Angela Loavenbruck, EdD The start of the 21st century saw  the  American Academy of Audiology (AAA) maturing as an organization with clearer insight into the challenges ahead for audiology. Brad Stach, one of the founders of AAA and a past President, was quoted as saying that the original meeting of those 32 audiologists in 1988 was first and foremost about

Editor’s Note: Today’s post appeared last month at the Dizziness Depot. We thought it was worth sharing this week at Hearing Views in case you missed it. In today’s post, Dr. Desmond discusses how to manage the debilitating dizzy spells, or “attacks”, caused by Meniere’s disease.{{1}}[[1]]Ménière’s disease is a disorder of the inner ear that causes severe dizziness (vertigo), ringing in

By Lolly Wigall I was reading a professional magazine this morning while I was drinking my coffee.  I have to admit that I generally do not read professional magazines.  I see all the research articles with the wonderful graphs and statistics and my eyes glaze over.  I may read the intro and the conclusion.  But, reading the actual study does

Ah yes, the 90s began with many gloriously crabby audiologists and I was certainly one of them. In fact, I’d call the 90s heaven for a crabby audiologist. At the time, I was a member of the ASHA Standards Council and the Legislative Council. I had been appointed to serve on an ASHA Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Education. As

And Our Greatest Enemy Is…Facing Back at Us in the Mirror By Michael Collins, AuD I read the 4-week Perfect Storm Series, by Jerry Northern, that ran this past fall at Hearing Views, with great interest. Ultimately, Dr. Northern’s analysis into many of the ills that plague our profession today should resonate with most audiologists–especially those in private practice. Apathy, without a doubt,

By Lolly Wigall Sometimes it is hard to get going.  During this holiday season, I have taken several days off from work.  I have used the time to pursue one of my favorite hobbies – sewing quilts.  I have quite a “stash,” as we quilters say. One of my resolutions last year was to not purchase more material until I

By Angela Loavenbruck, Ed.D. Talk about crabby – the 80’s were full of a lot of audiologists feeling very crabby about many of the issues impinging on our profession. They were crabby about the education system and the growing sense that the Master’s Degree/Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) structure was no longer adequate given the emergence of new diagnostic and treatment

Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we are publishing a special holiday edition filled with what we call our Readers’ Choices. HHTM has had more than half a million page