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Celebrating the Career of Alan Moore

by The Canadian Academy of Audiology

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Celebrating the Career of Alan Moore

by The Canadian Academy of Audiology
Upon his recent retirement, Canadian Audiologist takes a look back at the remarkable career of Alan Moore.

Pitch Discrimination Task Performance with Musicians Wearing Musicians Earplugs™

by Ryan Johnson, AuD John Greer Clark, PhD Doug Martin, PhD Noah H. Silbert, PhD
Johnson et al undertook this project to investigate psychoacoustic capabilities in normal hearing musicians with and without custom Musicians Earplugs™. Since perception is imperative to musicians, there is a need for research on how Musicians Earplugs™ impact one’s perception.

Best Practices in Hearing Enhancement

by Cynthia Compton-Conley, PhD
The author’s neighbour “Jack” who has a bilateral moderate-to-severe hearing loss, handed her a one-page handout provided by his audiologist and asked, “Can you help me choose the best model?”

Student Poster Presentations

by Elizabeth Conrod, MClSc Khalil Surahyo, MClSc
In this issue, we are proud to present two more Student Poster Presentation from the 2014 CAA Conference. In this issue we give you, “The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Adult Refsum’s Disease,” by Elizabeth Conrod, MClSc and “The Use of Auditory Training to Improve Auditory Processing in Individuals with Schizophrenia,” by Khalil Surahyo, MClSc.

Columns

The Wired Audiologist

with Peter Stelmacovich, MCl Sc
In this installment of The Wired Audiologist, Peter explains how engaging the patient as part of the treatment planning process is critical to the success of the plan.

Other People's Ideas

with Calvin Staples, MSc
After a colleague’s recent comments about how loud it was at a recent Blue Jays’ playoff game, Calvin Staples started thinking about patients with NIHL and the shape of the NIHL audiogram. Calvin found some interesting related blogs on the topic over at our friends at HearingHealthMatters.org.

The Way I Hear It

with Gael Hannan
Advocates are often posting articles about what NOT to say to deaf people. In this instalment of “The Way I Hear It,” Gael Hannan tells us what we SHOULD say.

From the Centre Out

with Kim L. Tillery, PhD
Kim Tillery is back in this issue with a look at “Investigating CAPD in Individuals with Nonverbal Learning Disorder.”

Back to Basics

with Marshall Chasin, AuD
Inspired by a trip to the vet, Marshall Chasin explores the question of whether “In-Ear Monitors Need To Be Aimed at the Eardrum.”

Science Matters

with Danielle Glista, Marianne Hawkins, Sheila Moodie, and Susan Scollie, The National Centre for Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON
Danielle Glista and her colleagues at The National Centre for Audiology are the guest contributors for this issue and tell us all about the “Clinical Changes to RECD Measures: Understanding How the RECD Fits Into the “Big Picture” of Hearing Aid Fitting.”

Striking the Right Balance

with Erica Zaia, MSc
In this issue’s installment, guest contributor Erica Zaia talks about her involvement with the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professions of British Columbia and the development of the Advanced Competency Certificate in vestibular assessment and management.

Noisy Notes

with Alberto Behar, PEng
Our resident noise guru Alberto Behar gives us a lesson on “Sound Pressure and Sound Power.”

Stories from Our Past

by Wayne J. Staab, PhD
In this installment of Trends, Wayne Staab looks at “Remote Teleprogramming of Hearing Aids.”
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