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How to Sustain a Movement – Starting with You!

Founded in 1996, the CAA, has promoted the importance of audiologists at the national level and has provided its members with opportunities for collaboration, education, research, advocacy and creating awareness. Justyn Pisa explores how to we translate these principles into a discussion around CAA membership and its benefits.

Hidden versus Not-so-Hidden Hearing Loss

The term hidden hearing loss has been used by some to refer more generically to functional deficits such as difficulty understanding speech-in-noise, tinnitus, and hyperacusis, based on the hypothesis that these functional deficits, which are “hidden behind a normal audiogram.” To avoid confusion, it is helpful to use precise language when referring to synapse loss, rather than using the term “hidden hearing loss.”

The More We Change, The More We Stay the Same

I recall doing an ABR in 1980 with a very large 4-channel machine with a lot of flashing lights (it may have had a crank on it?) but only rarely have I done an ABR or other form of evoked testing since then. My areas of interest have always been the effects of music and…

To Use Google Translate or Not? That Is the Question.

Like many colleagues, Marshall Chasin explores the growing use of Google Translate (and similar programs, such as Babylon) as part of a clinical toolkit.

How a Broken Toe Helped My Tinnitus

Gael Hannan recently discovered the benefit of pain elsewhere in dealing with tinnitus.

Background Noise in Audiometric Booths and the New CSA Standard on Audiometric Tests

In this issue of Noisy Notes, Alberto Behar gives us a nice overview of the new edition of the CSA Standard on audiometric tests which was issued during the last month of 2017.

Stories From Our Past

Bob Traynor fires up the “Stories from Our Past” DeLorean and explores the forgotten questions surrounding patent #174465, which was eventually won by Alexander Graham Bell as the first person to transmit voice over a wire, thus inventing the telephone.

The Lancet Puts Forth Landmark Information about Hearing Loss and Dementia

Continue the topics from her previous columns, Kelly Tremblay continues the discussion of hearing loss and dementia by describing the recent Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care.

AUDIOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOMS

We’re please to welcome our newest columnist, Pam Millett who will give us the latest on what educational audiology is all about and how audiologists support students with hearing loss.

2018 Top 10 Wish List from Audiologist Working in Support

Peter Stelmacovich gives us a list a top 10 wish list from people who work for a hearing instrument manufacturer.