Hearing Views

  by Mike Metz   During the early years of the American Academy of Audiology, many people took a great deal of time to compile a list of what audiology can include in its scope.  Many hours of volunteer work went into what skills define the profession.  Similarly, many hours went into the organization of the Code of Ethics.  While

by Mike Metz   A renowned and respected otologist told me over 25 years ago that if I was not billing insurers with the “unlisted procedure” code (a “by report” code for reimbursement), I was not on the leading edge of my profession.   Good advice at a time when the field was moving forward. Not like these days. In a

Seven months have gone by since the publication of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report on the ways that technology can help individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss. PCAST The PCAST report seemed to be the start of a series of activities designed to change the delivery of hearing health products. The report started

Editor’s Note:  Dr. Howard Ong presents part two in a three-part series on leadership.   Engagement for Alignment by Howard Ong, DDS, MAGD   The first article in this series on “A Culture of Leadership” covered basic principles of culture that defines a leadership style for your practice.  This second article builds on that.  Now that you have discovered your culture

by Mike Metz Have you come across those newspaper ads that try to solicit a varying number of people to participate in a “study” with “new” hearing aids?  Who would do this?  It’s just an ad gimmick, right?  Despite likely being illegal in many states, how can such things that mislead consumers be good for audiologists, dispensers, physicians or anyone

Dentistry has experienced many of the same issues facing dispensing audiologists and other dispensers of hearing aids – namely, large competitive organizations and their encroachment into independent practices. Hearing Health and Technology Matters approached Dr. Howard Ong, DDS, MAGD to find out how he and others have managed and flourished in the face of such competition, knowing that the issues

By Michael Metz On May 12th, Brian Taylor placed a post on this website about Samsung and Apple perhaps influencing the hearing aid field.  By now, everyone can probably discuss disruptive innovation.  If you don’t know about this concept and its application to the “P-stuff” in the title, you have probably been off the grid a little too long.  And,

From Angela Loavenbruck, the Crabby Audiologist: One of the reasons I love Facebook is that, in addition to its perverse ability to enable one of the all time great procrastinators, it makes it easier to run into people you haven’t seen for a very long time.  I recently became reacquainted with a young man whom I first met years ago

by Juliette Sterkens   Only a few weeks ago, a hearing aid user stood up in a local Hearing Loss Association of America group meeting and told of his first “hearing loop moment” and how it almost made him cry. He spoke of how he encouraged two hearing aid using friends to have their telecoils activated, so they too would

by Mike Metz   In April 2016, at the Phoenix Convention Center, the American Academy of Audiology held its 27th annual meeting.  The web site promised a large gathering of audiologists and lots of education.  It got me wondering.  Meeting duration is shortened.  Exhibitors were fewer.  Statistics on attendance are obscure.  What does all this mean for Audiology? I recall