A Conversation with an Audiologist
Peter recently had the pleasure of chatting with an audiologist who has incorporated speech perception in noise testing as part of her regular clinical protocol.
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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…
Self-Disclosing Sexual Preference as a Health Care Professional
Janine Verge explains how, when it comes to personal disclosure, you will have to balance several values with every patient: what is best for the patient, being consistent/truthful with your own personal values, and your own professional and personal safety.
Acoustic Shock
For some people exposed to loud noises symptoms can develop including hypervigilance, anxiety, depression, insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This symptom cluster following unexpected noise exposure through telecommunications equipment became known as acoustic shock injury, acoustic shock disorder, acoustic shock syndrome or simply acoustic shock.
Hearing Aids – From Here to Eternity and Beyond”: An Article Written for the Hard of Hearing Consumer and Their Families
In the past 5 years or so, digital hearing aid technology has caught up and in most cases, surpassed the old analog hearing aid technology. This article discribes some of the things that modern digital hearing aids can do that could not be done (easily) with hearing aids of the past.
Uncovering the Complexity of Micro-Electronic-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Microphones
Courtesy our friends at Starkey, Jason Galster and Daniel Warren give us the latest on “Uncovering the Complexity of Micro-Electronic-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Microphones.
Hearing Aid Use for Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Marc Fagelson writes about how awareness and consideration of the special needs of patients with PTSD – the increased need to monitor the acoustical environment, manage exaggerated startle response to sound, decreased sound tolerance, and tinnitus – will enhance the role of the audiologist in their care.
What a HoH Needs to Know (Words to Explain Hearing Loss)
Gael Hannan wonders if people with hearing loss have unrealistic expectations with friends and love ones when it comes to remembering their communication challenges.
Finding a Balanced Chi
Have you been thinking that you would like to offer something for your patients with balance disorders but are not quite sure what to do? Have you considered Tai Chi?
The Value of Musical Training
Nina Kraus and Samira Anderson have demonstrated the value of music for improving auditory skills. Their research has indicated that music training enhances the neural coding of speech. They suggest that community-based music programs can improve auditory learning and facilitate sound to meaning resulting in improved academic performance and auditory based communication skills. Student Studies…