Volume 3
Basic Principles
Version française disponible ci-dessous Typically in life, “less is more.” This seems to be the case with hearing aid digital processing as well. I am not a proponent of returning to the “good old days” where music was on vinyl and Beta ruled (or tried to rule) the world. Sound in these good old days…
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Version française disponible ci-dessous The one thing that is more important than a scientific result is the method that was used to obtain this result. We have all heard of the attempts to create cold fusion in the laboratory – infinite power for all that can be manufactured in any physics laboratory just down the…
Star Wars and a Return to the Low-Frequency Side of the Force
Marshall Chasin tells us about “The Final Element.” That one last piece of the puzzle to optimize a hearing aid for music.
Volume 2
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Version française disponible ci-dessous A lot has been happening in the field of audiology recently; I am not just referring to the 700 or 800 new hearing aids released each year by the hearing aid industry and I am not just talking about the issue of verticalization. Our field is changing so much that someone…
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Version française disponible ci-dessous I recently returned from giving a series of talks in Australia, replete with the occasional snake and some 8-legged furry Australian citizens that have a propensity to crawl into people’s shoes at night. I am not sure of the exact statistic but I think that Australia has the highest ranking of…
Definitions
Version française disponible ci-dessous I find that one of the most enlightening aspects of our field is getting the meaning of something defined correctly. A definition, especially if it is not complete, can be as problematic as it is helpful. I recall in junior high school first learning about sound – the correct definition had…
Rock and Roll Needs to Be Loud; Rock and Roll Does Not Need to be Intense
Version française disponible ci-dessous Despite the ear’s amazing complexity, it cannot discern the difference between industrial noise and music. Prolonged exposure to 85 dBA to noise or music can result in a permanent sensory-neural hearing loss and this is true whether its factory noise, Beethoven, or the Tragically Hip. Actually, prolonged exposure to noise or…
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Version française disponible ci-dessous Of the many hats I wear, I am a member of the Hearing Instrument Review Committee (HIRC) for the province of Ontario. Our role is to assess and recommend approval of every new hearing aid that has come on the market in order for them to receive funding through the Ontario…
Happy Birthday to You
Version française disponible ci-dessous Canadian Audiologist is now one year old! I would love to be able to sing Happy Birthday, but despite my own personal interest in music and how hearing aids can better process music, I cannot carry a tune. If I am lucky, I may be able to find the key by…
Volume 1
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Version française disponible ci-dessous Canadian Audiologist is the most well-read hearing health care magazine in Canada and goes free of charge to all hearing health care professionals. We have regular columnists who contribute their experience, and humour on a bimonthly basis. Gael Hannan, Alberto Behar, Peter Stelmacovich, Calvin Staples, Wayne Staab, Steve Aiken, Sheila Moody,…