Hear In Private Practice

By Marshall Chasin, AuD. This post was originally published in Hearing Review and appears here by permission. I can’t tell you how often I have had the following conversation with someone at the Worker’s Compensation Board (also known as the Worker’s Safety and Insurance Board, in some jurisdictions) on behalf of a worker. Marshall: “Hello. I am calling on behalf

How many times have you told a patient what hearing aid they need, only to be told, “Well, that’s fine, but I want the other one.” At times there is a substantial difference between the hearing aid system that would work best for patients and the system that they want. Some hearing aids have the potential to be modified into

I am trying to be a reformed news junkie. But I find myself back in my old habits of scanning Fox, CNN, BBC, NPR on my smartphone so I know what is happening in the world. Most of the time it just brings me down or makes me mad. But every once in a while I find something that actually

Airline pilots always use checklists to land and take off. Regardless of how many years of experience they have or how confident they are in their abilities, they still consult checklists to make absolutely certain they do not deviate from their standard routine. In an emergency or other difficult situation, following a checklist helps keep you safe and on track.

Let me start by saying that my writing is evolving and becoming more polished, but, I am NOT a technical writer by any means. So, if any of you readers want to add technical information in the comment section, I am all for it! That being said, here we go! As the world of fitting hearing aids moves toward completely

With all the modern inventions that surround us and with all the new ideas that come onto the market everyday, wouldn’t you think that the “Hearing Aid Industry” would have invented some simple way to turn hearing aids on and off at night? Well, no such luck. We still use the 70-year-old idea of opening the battery door at night

By Kelly Morales A ten-year-old boy endured years of ear pain, drainage, and conductive hearing loss caused by inflammation in his ear canal. Despite seeking medical help, the commonly prescribed ear infection medications failed to alleviate his symptoms. It was not until he was examined by Dr. Eileen Raynor, a pediatric head-and-neck surgeon at Duke University Medical Center, that the

Patients and their families want to know how they can improve the quality of hearing aid fittings. Our topic for today, “Patient Notes,” is one way we can markedly improve all aspects of the experience our patients have with the hearing aids we give them. Written notes help ensure that we do not miss or neglect critical “hearing issues.” This

When I first saw physical protection products for use over BTE hearing aids, they were rubber and reminded me of you know what. I had to use a tubing stretcher sometimes to get it on and I was exhausted and not satisfied in anyway after it was completed. I am so glad things have changed! Today, the product I’m reviewing

I love this question, and I hear it from my patients all the time. It is similar to other questions that people ask the experts: How many hours a day do I need to exercise to be fit? How many hours a day should I practice the piano to become proficient? Now, before I answer this question, allow me to