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By Raymond H. Hull, PhD, FASHA, FAAA The Problem The role of the audiologist in providing hearing rehabilitation services to older adults with impaired hearing increases as our knowledge of hearing impairment and the needs of adults with impaired hearing likewise expands. However, the complex nature of the aging peripheral and central auditory systems and the equally complex nature of older adults

by Nehzat Koohi, University College London Stroke is the most common cause of neurological disability (MacDonald, Cockerell, Sander, & Shorvon, 2000) and about 1 in 3 stroke survivors are functionally dependent after one year (Murray and Lopez 1996). The majority of stroke survivors need rehabilitation (MacDonald et al., 2000), requiring them to be adequately informed of the nature, prognosis, and

Auditory Event-Related Potentials to Words: Implications for Audiologists by James Jerger, Jeffery Martin and Katherine Fitzharris of the School of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas represents a rather fresh approach to the interpretation of late auditory evoked potentials elicited in response to word stimuli. The authors note that they hope to motivate audiologists to consider the many possible

by Jack Katz, Ph.D. Since I was a child I have had a Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), but we knew of no speech or reading services and CAPD was unknown.  Despite my limitations, I got into college by good fortune, in part because of affirmative action to increase the number of males in that college.  I made the cutoff

The 2nd Global conference on CAPD entitled “Clinical Populations with CAPD, What We Know and What Lies Ahead” was held at the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Meeting in Orlando on March 28-29th. Approximately 220 attended to hear some of the foremost researchers and clinicians in the world discuss CAPD and related issues. Program chair Gail Chermak and Conference co-chairs

Traditional Pathways Articles (Short Reviews, Commentaries, Clinical and Research Updates) will be monthly starting in May 2014. Look for them the first Wednesday of every month at noon EST! Keep a look out for other postings that will occur intermittently throughout the month.

by Dara Kelly, University of Connecticut. March 14, 2014. The event related potential (ERP) N400 component was originally characterized as a reaction to an unexpected or inappropriate, but syntactically correct, word at the end of a sentence. Today, the N400 is determined by its characteristic morphology and change in amplitude relative to deviant or unexpected stimuli.

The second edition of the Handbook of Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Vol. I, Auditory Neuroscience and Diagnosis by Musiek and Chermak, and Vol. II, Intervention, by Chermak and Musiek, is available from Plural Publishing, San Diego CA.