Audiologist as Incrementalist
by Barbara E. Weinstein, Ph.D. Today’s post is an opinion piece contributed by Dr. Weinstein, who usually writes “Downstream Consequences” at Hearing Economics. I recently completed an excellent piece in the New Yorker titled “The Heroism of Incremental Medicine,” by Atul Gawande a noted surgeon and author. It was inspirational and timely, leading me to conclude…
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The kids are all right: Universal Newborn Hearing Screenings
David Kirkwood first published this post in June of 2011. In 2016, we are still working to have universal newborn hearing screenings across the world. Nearly everyone would agree that there is never a good time for a baby to be born deaf or with a significant hearing loss. And children who suffer hearing loss…
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Stressless, no. But it’s a great profession nonetheless
Editors Note: This is a re-post from June 2011. Audiology has continued to top the “least stressful job” in the years since. As the profession moves to the increasing demand, the draw for those who want to start their career can be challenged with the changes we are facing. But as David stated five years…
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Audiology, Hearing Aids, and the Future
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…
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