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Volume 11
The Role of AI in Audiology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is back in the spotlight with the news that Geoffrey Hinton (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) was just awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, for his role as the “grandfather of AI”. It is a well-deserved reward for his ground-breaking academic studies. On this occasion, what could be more appropriate than a commentary on the role of AI in audiology?
Striking the Right Balance: It’s Not Just a Vestibular Loss: Beyond Vertigo and Dizziness!
In this edition of “Striking the Right Balance,” Assan Mary Cedras, Antonio Sam Pierre, Jonathan Dion, and Clara Orsini, Audiology students at the University of Montreal, and their professor, Maxime Maheu, take a look at vestibular losses beyond the symptoms of vertigo and dizziness.
Finding Harmony: The Role of Teamwork and Flexibility in Audiology
As clinicians, we know that each patient’s journey can present unique challenges and complexities. Often, more advanced audiological care for patients who suffer from Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Auditory Processing concerns, or a combination of these can demand both adaptability and flexibility. During these appointments, we often need to take a holistic approach to patient care and think quickly and outside the box when making clinical recommendations.
Volume 10
Life as an Audiologist: Stories Too Good Not to Tell
Even the best hearing care professionals make mistakes or find themselves in unexpected situations. Here are some humorous and poignant stories from “the trenches” of audiology.
Volume 8
Beyond the Booth: Audiologists as Collaborators & Leaders in the Health Sciences
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.
Volume 7
Online Learning Success for Students with Hearing Loss
Pam Millett looks at how the rapid rise in online learning due to COVID-19 has created unique challenges for students with hearing loss and why not enough time and attention has been paid to issues for students with special needs.
The Incredible Shrinking FM Receiver
It is challenging for clinical audiologists to keep track of advances in FM system technology. With parent consent, picking up the phone or sending an email to collaborate on technology choices ensures that our students have the best possible access to the world through hearing.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a pointed awareness of the present moment, your attention is fully in the here and now. You discard distracted thoughts, manage physiological reactions, and listen deeply to those around you. No more autopilot.
Volume 6
“His Hearing Isn’t Really the Problem” and Other Teacher Misconceptions
This issue’s column will explore some of the misconceptions that classroom teachers have about hearing loss, and how to provide better information and strategies for them to support students effectively.
Ten Highlights from the History of Audiology: A Top-10 List of Events and Achievements in Audiology During the Last 75 years
Courtesy of our friends at the Hearing Review, James Jerger gives us Ten Highlights from the History of Audiology.