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When most people think of concussions, they picture headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, or memory problems. Yet, one of the most under-recognized consequences of concussion is its impact on hearing. While the peripheral auditory system may appear healthy, many patients who sustain a mild traumatic brain injury discover that listening-something most of us take for granted-has suddenly become exhausting, confusing, or even painful.
Since 1988 uniform (flat attenuation) earplugs have been available for those in the audio industry and in the performing arts. With the introduction of the ER-15 musicians’ earplug from Etymotic Research (ER)
based on the work of Elmer Carlson and Mead Killion, custom made ER15 earplugs have been the mainstay in the industry. These custom-made earplugs attenuate all sounds equally between 63 Hz and 8000 Hz (but with a 3-4 dB dip in the 6000 Hz region). Music can now sound like music, only a safe and more comfortable level.
A woman will put up with a lot to spend a few glorious days with her Besties at a cottage on a beautiful lake. For me, this meant taking two long flights and bracing myself for the inevitable communication barriers built into the travel-with-hearing-loss experience.
Dr. Robert Traynor and Dr. Brian Taylor … different people despite have many letters in common in their last name… have just come out with a new book Traynor, RM & Taylor, B. (2026). Strategic Practice Management, 4th Edition.
A few weeks back our editor-in-chief Marshall Chasin sent me a media headline proclaiming a quick fix for hearing loss, and he invited my comments.
Jack Katz, PhD, researcher, author, speaker, and clinician Up to 15 years ago, I wasn’t sure that Dr. Jack Katz actually existed. How can one person be so prolific and everywhere at once- one day giving a talk in Ankara, Turkey, and the next, a seminar in Iowa. And then a book chapter came out,…
Strategic Practice Management (fourth edition) by Robert M. Traynor and Brian Taylor Plural Publishing, Inc. 2025. Reviewed By: Marshall Chasin, AuD., Editor in Chief, CanadianAudiologist.ca At 983 pages (and 3 Kg), my first intuition was to flee, much like being chased by a space monster in the movie Alien. But upon opening the book it was…
As Audiologists, we are united by a single goal: to help Canadians hear and communicate to the best of their ability. At the Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA), we welcome any new product, therapy, or device that supports this mission—whether it’s a groundbreaking medical technology, an innovative app, or, more recently, Over-The-Counter (OTC) hearing devices….
Being Part of Something Larger On a personal note, when I entered the field of Audiology in the early 1980s, I was fortunate enough to have my first job at an agency where Audiology was only one component. There was a hearing aid dispensary, a vocational rehabilitation division for Deaf and hard of hearing people,…
Peter Hutchison, AuD, PhD has created a great chart showing the relative differences for the RIC hearing aid measuring tools from 6 different manufacturers.