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What About Sex, Gender, Hearing, and Aging?

CanadianAudiologist.ca is pleased to welcome Dr. Kathy Pichora-Fuller as our new columnist. Her column “What’s new about getting older?” will delve into all aspects of ageing and hearing ranging from health policy developments to neurophysical research on the aging auditory brain.

CAA News

Save the Date for the CAA Conference 2023 Conference Dates: October 11 to 14 inclusiveWhere: Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre, OttawaMore details to come. NEW CAA Webinar Registration Now Open! Join us on Thursday, March 23rd at 12 PM ET as Melissa Polonenko, Assistant Professor, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesotapresents New electrophysiological methods…

Industry News

WS Audiology Canada Announces Key Leadership Changes Robert Walesa will oversee WSA’s new Americas Manufacturing and Distribution Center (AMDC) as VP of Operations for the Americas Region effective March 1st. The AMDC provides distribution services and custom manufacturing for Canada, USA, and Latin America.  With this change comes the appointment of Brian Beatty as the…

President’s Message

Greetings everyone. We’ve made it to March already! It’s been a milder season, and for someone like me who doesn’t love Canadian winters, I’ve been thanking mother nature for going easy on us. Hopefully, after saying that, I don’t jinx it for us. Your board of directors has worked hard on our goals for 2023….

Message from the Editor in Chief

Bluetooth (which turns 25 years old in May 2023) is not only a ghost’s favourite form of wireless transmission… actually, that’s Boootooth… but it may be coming to theatres soon. One of the most common telephone calls I receive clinically is about a Bluetooth-related problem. It could be an intermittency issue, an unpairing problem, or…

Remembering Alberto Behar

Alberto Behar, a long-time columnist with CanadianAudiologist, and the Canadian Hearing Report before that with Noisy Notes. Alberto was the “go-to” regarding noise exposure, standards, and control. Sadly, Alberto passed away on November 29, 2022.

Striking the Right Balance: A Glimpse into the History of Vestibular Testing

In this edition of “Striking the Right Balance,” Mostafa Eldaebes, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Aud(C), Reg. CASLPO, takes us on a journey through time in the evolution of vestibular testing as we know it today.

Educational Audiology: In the Trenches

You’ve diagnosed a school-aged child with hearing loss, fit and verified hearing aids, and counseled the child and parents about benefits, challenges and expectations. But is the remote microphone being used correctly? Or is it even being used at all?! 

Canadian Academy of Audiology Position Statement on Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

This position statement represents the Canadian Academy of Audiology’s (CAA) position on a particular topic or area of practice. It provides a time-limited viewpoint that will be reviewed and revised as new information arises.

Mysteries of the Hearing Brain: Auditory Training May Partially Restore Temporal Processing

A common complaint among older listeners is that others speak too fast. As we know, raising the volume of our voices distorts speech and often leads to the complaint that we are talking too loudly. Hearing aids improve audibility but do not resolve the problems that older listeners experience