Deaf identity is not cookie cutter shaped: a CI user in a hearing world
CanadianAudiologist.ca has been granted permission to reprint this excellent article on languages that Deaf people use in the UK and how this related to deaf and Deaf identity.
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Striking the Right Balance: Dizziness Triage – A Necessary but Complicated Challenge
In this edition of “Striking the Right Balance,” Margo Beckerman, AuD, and Devin McCaslin, PhD, write about the complicated by necessary challenge that is triaging the dizzy patient.
Musical Pathways and Roads
Musical Roads, as the name suggests, are roads that can “play” a song while you are driving on them. The first report of a musical road was in 1995 in Denmark.
Revised Protocol for the Provision of Amplification to Infants and Young Children from Western University
Since 2001, with the introduction of Ontario’s EHDI program, the Child Amplification and the Pediatric Audiology Strategies and Systems Laboratories at the National Centre for Audiology (NCA) have been responsible for developing and implementing the protocol for the Provision of Amplification for Infants and Children within the Ontario Infant Hearing Program (IHP). This feature article describes the revised protocol, including key evidence areas that have changed pediatric amplification practices.
Industry News
Industry News: Nov 2023
1. Meet Aaron Lee, Director at Unitron Canada
2. “Western University Student Poster Day- December 4, 2023”
3. UBC/Wavefront Centre Research Study
4. WS Audiology announced the appointment today of Joerg Brandscheid as its Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Executive Committee.
5. Qualcomm Releases 2023 State of Sound Report: Insights into Audio Consumer Trends Worldwide
6. Windows 11 Enhances Accessibility for Hearing Aid Users with Bluetooth® LE Audio Support
7. Starkey Hosts Exclusive Global Artificial Intelligence Hearing Health Summit
8. Ida Institute joins Demant
CAA News
CAA News: Nov 2023
1. NEW 2023 CAA Award Winners
2. “CAA Conference 2023 Pictures
Quick Answers
Peter Hutchison, AuD, PhD has come up with a great chart that shows the relative differences for the RIC hearing aid measuring tools from 6 different manufacturers. Dr. Hutchison was nice enough to share it with us at CanadianAudiologist.ca.
How Close Are We To Cochlear Hair Cell Regeneration In Humans?
Many decades ago, there was much excitement in the audiology community about the possibility of hearing restoration by somehow promoting cochlear hair cell regeneration. I thought it was time for our “labs to clinic” column to issue an update.
Hearing Care in Integrated Person-Centered Care for Older Adults: Can Audiologic Rehabilitation Help in Meeting the Key Challenge Areas for Aging Well in Canada?
With increasing age, it is increasingly likely that older adults will experience multiple health issues, including sensory, motor, vitality, and psychological (cognitive and/or mental) health issues. As audiologists, we can help people hear better and function better as listeners and communicators.
A PWHL at a Professional Conference
Gael often speaks at hearing care professional (HCP) conferences and it’s not unusual to feel a bit isolated, like a fish out of water.