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Through interviewing six audiologists in “outside the booth” roles, Maya Fields looks at how unique and personalized the field of audiology can be and how passionate each of these audiologists is about their work.
A first concern when presenting pressure into the ear canal that involves the tympanic membrane relates to risk – will it be uncomfortable, could it rupture the tympanic membrane (eardrum), could it cause other damage to the external auditory canal, or have other side effects? This rational question must be answered about any product that results in pressure changes in the ear canal.
Industry News: Sept 2021
1. In Memoriam: Dennis A. Herx
2. In Memoriam: Jill Taylor
3. MCK Audio Launches New Website
4. Widex Introduces My Guide
5. Oticon Medical Canada introduces BecauseSoundMatters.ca
CAA News: Sept 2021
1. Participate in UofA Research on Impact of Noise
2. From Ida Ideas Worth Hearing
3. Survey: Disability Inclusion Action Plan Survey
4. Survey: Independent Living Canada COVID-19 Vaccine Survey
In the history of audiology, many new ideas and methods have come and gone. Some things that were once new, are now gone and some brilliant methods to evaluate hearing, such as the Bekesy audiometry and the tone-decay test, appear to have been abandoned. I don’t know why because they were so informative.
The A, B, C System can be traced back to the oldest CSA standard for hearing protectors published in 1965. Subsequent editions of the Standard have kept it with minor changes. However, the Standard is now under revision, expected to be re-issued in the year 2022. It is
unknown if the CSA Technical Committee on Occupational Hearing Conservation that is presently revising the Standard will keep the system or scrap it altogether.
It’s OK to ask for repeats – without apology and without shame. It’s part of our hearing loss toolkit. People in our lives want to communicate with us, and communication is a two-way street.
We have now all survived a full year of school during a pandemic – what have we learned? What lessons can we take forward into the next year of uncertainty, given that Ministries of Education across Canada have released back-to-school plans which assume in-person learning?
Michael Vekasi, AuD, R.Aud, Aud(C), FAAA and Erica Zaia, MSc, RAUD are coordinating the “Striking the Right Balance,” feature which will cover the latest information on ‘all things vestibular.’ If you would like to be more involved in all things vestibular, please sign-up for the Vestibular Special Interest Group. Sign-up by simply emailing CAAvestibular@gmail.com to…
In Memoriam Dennis A. HerxAugust 25, 1948-July 16, 2021By Chuck Fuller, M.Sc., RAUD It is with profound soundness that CAA announces the passing of founding member and first President, Dennis Herx after a short battle with cancer. He passed away on July 16 and funeral mass was held on July 31 at St. Catherine of…