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Volume 3

How Can The Audiogram Be More Useful?

by Robert V. Harrison, PhD, DSc

Hosted by Drs. Manohar Bance and Steve Aiken, the Canadian Hearing and Auditory Research Translation (CHART) group held its first workshop in Halifax NS for leaders in audiology, otology, and hearing science from across the country to discuss priority research questions and form plans to address them.

When Hearing Changes, So Does Life

with Gael Hannan

Gael explores her feelings about being recommended for a cochlear implant.

Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction: Unraveling the Gordian Knot of Tinnitus

by Jennifer Gans, PsyD

Jennifer Gans tell us about the Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction (MBTSR) program and how it focuses on helping people uncover their own internal resources toward a reinterpretation of tinnitus.

Volume 2

An Update on Meniere’s Disease

with Neil Bailie, PhD, MB, BCh, BSc, FRCSI (Gen Surg), FRCS (ORL-HNS)

In this issue’s installment, Dr. Neil Bailie gives us an update on Meniere’s disease.

Prevention of NIHL and Tinnitus is Possible: Dangerous Decibels® Update

by Deborah O'Sullivan, AuD

Deborah O’Sullivan encourages all audiologists to make a positive and lasting difference in their communities by helping to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus.

American Academy of Otolaryngology Encourages Audiological Evaluation and Management of Tinnitus Patients

with Aniruddha K Deshpande, PhD Rich Tyler, PhD

In this issue’s Science Matters, Richard Tyler and Aniruddha Deshpande from The University of Iowa give us the lowdown on the recently published Clinical Practice Guideline: Tinnitus put out by the American Academy of Otolaryngology.

Acoustic Shock

by Don McFerren, MA, FRCS

For some people exposed to loud noises symptoms can develop including hypervigilance, anxiety, depression, insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This symptom cluster following unexpected noise exposure through telecommunications equipment became known as acoustic shock injury, acoustic shock disorder, acoustic shock syndrome or simply acoustic shock.