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Welcome to a Special Issue of Canadian Audiologist Focused on Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Spurred on by talks and discussions at the annual CAA conference and the formation of an OTC working group, this special issue of Canadian Audiologist aims to further the discussion on Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids.
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids—The Canadian Perspective
Over-the-Counter hearing aids have come up in talks and discussions at the annual CAA conference. This has led to the formation of an OTC working group and articles here in past issues of Canadian Audiologist. With this special issue, we are hoping to further the discussion.
Toward Improving Accessibility and Affordability of Hearing Aids for Persons with Mild and Moderate Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Policy efforts in the US and Canada should focus on legislating uniform qualification and coverage for hearing healthcare provision through federal health programs to assure access to timely and effective interventions for hearing loss.
OTC Hearing Aids: A Call to Action
Persons with hearing difficulties who have postponed seeking assistance likely represent an untapped resource. By reframing your practice and using social media to spread the word you may become a successful disrupter/innovator expanding options for persons with hearing difficulties.
Some Considerations for Audiologists as the OTC Hearing Aid Era Dawns in the U.S.
Larry Humes writes on why audiologists should embrace every opportunity to serve those with impaired hearing, even those that may require creative reimagination of possible ways to do so, including those opting for OTC devices.
Striking the Right Balance – Posterior Canal BPPV Clinical Variation: Beyond the Commonest Type!
In this edition of “Striking the Right Balance,” Dr. Mahmoud Farouk, MD, Otolaryngology & Audio-Vestibular Medicine at the Hearing and Speech Center, Minya City, Egypt discusses a variant of the most common form of positional vertigo. His clinical gems at the end of the article must not be missed!
Mysteries of the Hearing Brain: Can We Incorporate Real-World Signals in Clinical EEG Testing?
Samira writes about how analysis methods can be developed to extract the neural signal with fewer channels and expand our ability to objectively assess real-world hearing ability.
Verification of Direct Streaming to Hearing Aids: A How-to Guide to the Digital Listening Environment
Our friends at GNResound share how the rise in connectivity has enabled powerful tools that help hearing aid users hear better in difficult listening environments, customize sound quality by environment, and improve ease of use of hearing aids.
Columns
From the Labs to the Clinics
Dr Bob Harrison helps hearing health professionals, audiologists be aware and be prepared to answer questions about health effects of wind turbine noise.
Audiology in the Classrooms
It is challenging for clinical audiologists to keep track of advances in FM system technology. With parent consent, picking up the phone or sending an email to collaborate on technology choices ensures that our students have the best possible access to the world through hearing.
Issues in Accessibility
Daria Valkenburg fills us in on how a few on Prince Edward Islanders are committed to changing perceptions on hearing loss.
The Way I Hear It
Drawing on her lifetime of training as a person with hearing loss and receiving care from a lot of hearing professionals, Gael Hannan shares some helpful tips.
Noisy Notes
Noise expert Alberto Behar explains why the dB is not a unit at all.
Stories from Our Past
Courtesy our friends at entandaudiologynews.com, we are happy to share Conroy and Riddington Young’s “A Brief History of Adenoidectomy.”
CAA News
CAA News - March 2020 – CAA Membership, CAA Conference 2020, CAA Webinars on Demand
Industry News
GN Hearing in Canada: New Faces, New Place, 31st Seminars on Audition