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Reverse (or back up) alarms are mandatory on most heavy vehicles. Such alarms must be well designed and properly installed to be effective (clearly audible and elicit sufficient reaction from workers or pedestrians near reversing vehicles), without being excessively loud to the point of creating noise annoyance in the community.
Katya Feder shares her research indicating that a large number of Canadians are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss should this noise exposure pattern persist over several years.
Lagacé et al get us up to speed on A Canadian version of the Digit Triplets Test (CDTT) was been developed by a team of researchers at the University of Ottawa and Toronto.
To help address the problem of limited access to testing and diagnosis in at-risk populations, our research group has partnered with businesses and healthcare organizations to use SHOEBOX QuickTest to systematically identify patients with hearing loss as a routine part of hospital care.
This article describes a hearing screening pilot project carried out in November-December 2019 in partnership with the Eenchokay Birchstick School (EBS) located in the Pikangikum First Nations Reserve (Ontario).
We hope that you will enjoy these articles as a brief glimpse of hearing healthcare activities and research in the Ottawa region.
Industry News September 2020 –
Michelle Ummels Leaving Widex,
Rob Walesa GM of Widex, New name for the School of Human Communication Disorders, Ontario Resume Infant Hearing Checks
CAA News September 2020 – CAA AGM, CAA Conference and Exhibition Cancellation 2020, Canadian Entry-To-Practice Exam for Audiology
This issue’s Audiology in the Classrooms is by Dr. Krista Yuskow of the Edmonton Public Schools as an educational audiologist. Of her many interests Krista focuses on the relationship between hearing loss and self-determination.
As we crawl our way through this global pandemic, Gael understands the need for masks. But that doesn’t mean she has to like them.