Monthly Archives: November 2010

Comfort Duett – will make your patients sing!

Posted on November 30, 2010 by AU Bankaitis

The Comfort Duett from Comfort Audio is a small, lightweight, and discrete personal listening device perfect to have on hand in the clinic when trying to communicate with your patients who are experiencing difficulty hearing or for those patients with hearing … Continue reading →

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Pass along the Thanks….

Posted on November 23, 2010 by AU Bankaitis

This past Monday, while watching a webinar presented by Dr. Gyl Kasewurm on Top Ten Tips for Successfully Managing Employees via AudiologyOnline, a short 3 minute movie clip called the appreciation movie was shown. When you have a chance, take a moment to view it (www.appreciationmovie.com).  … Continue reading →

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A Sterilant by any other name will work as well…..

Posted on November 18, 2010 by AU Bankaitis

As outlined by OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (29 CRF 1910.1030) addressed in a blog post from August 12, 2010 regarding when to sterilize, all critical instruments must be sterilized prior to reuse. The next question that comes to mind is how to … Continue reading →

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Missing “Link” for wireless communication!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by AU Bankaitis

There is a neat little product available that enables non-Bluetooth audio sources to transmit Bluetooth signals. The ClearSounds QLink is a stereo Bluetooth transmitter that connects to any non-Bluetooth TV, i-Pod, CD player, laptop, etc via a 3.5mm stereo jack and then wirelessly transmits … Continue reading →

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My Personal Give Back Moment

Posted on November 11, 2010 by AU Bankaitis

In March of 2003, I found myself unemployed from a start-up company as a result of  necessary lay-offs. While my convention fees and airfare were already paid for, the unexpected loss of a job drove the decision to forgo attending the annual AudiologyNow! … Continue reading →

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Give Your Hard-Working Hands a Break!

Posted on November 9, 2010 by AU Bankaitis

Whether removing cerumen, inserting otoblocks for deep ear canal impressions, or fitting extended wear hearing instruments such as the Lyric or WOW!, audiologists must clearly visualize the auditory canal, tympanic membrane, and/or other pertinent structures and see what it is they are doing.  A headlamp … Continue reading →

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Cool Tool for Audiologists to Have Handy

Posted on November 4, 2010 by AU Bankaitis

A mirror is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about tools needed in the audiology clinic but we all have them and we all use them with our patients. There is a new mirror available that is … Continue reading →

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Stand Alone Amplified Answering Machines Making a Comeback!

Posted on November 2, 2010 by AU Bankaitis

While there are several corded and cordless amplified telephones currently available with built-in answering machines, the stand-alone answering machine is making a comeback!  Two new products have been recently introduced, offering a unique feature beneficial not only for those patients with … Continue reading →

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