Category Archives: Guest Blog Posts

What Level of Hearing-Aid Technology is Best for Children? – guest post by Ryan McCreery

Posted on December 5, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

Audiologists who dispense hearing aids know and recognize “the levels”.  Entry-level, Premium, Ultra-Premium, Double-Diamond Platinum.  Maybe I went a little overboard with that last one, but most audiologists have a hierarchy of hearing-aid technology that they present to patients to … Continue reading →

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Why Do You Do What You Do? Data, Money & Taking the Lead – guest post by Therese Walden

Posted on November 7, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

OK, I’m a nerd and a geek, I’m enamored by facts and data and evidenced-based research as opposed to innuendo, conjecture and anecdote.  Not that those last 3 do not have a place in our society – primarily in social … Continue reading →

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Audiology Research and the Decline Effect: Should We be Worried? – guest post by Harvey Abrams

Posted on October 3, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently reported that there is no convincing evidence to support routine screening for ovarian cancer (NY Times article). That announcement followed similar findings that failed to support both routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests … Continue reading →

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Influence of Pricing Strategy on Adopting Amplification – guest post by Amyn Amlani

Posted on September 5, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

It has been 23 years since the percentage of hearing aids dispensed to inexperienced (i.e., first-time) users of this technology reached a minimum of 50% in the United States, as reported in MarkeTrak VIII (Kochkin, 2009).  Since 1989, hearing aids dispensed … Continue reading →

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Summer Vacation

Posted on August 15, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

With summer winding down, it is time to chill out a little bit and enjoy the rest of August by taking a little break from the blog-o-sphere.  Golden Nuggets of Info for Audiologist will be back in action with a guest post … Continue reading →

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Why We Do What We Do – guest post by Richard Reikowski

Posted on August 1, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

When we honestly ask about the “whys” in our daily lives, one might find the answers slow in arriving. Why do I eat the foods that I do? Why do I always wear these shoes? Why do I have the … Continue reading →

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Happy 20th Birthday Oaktree Products – guest post by Sassy B. Kemp

Posted on July 4, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

Twenty years ago, a little company called Oaktree Products was founded in 1992 by Robert J. Kemp in the basement of his Chesterfield, MO home.  As Product Manager in the Marketing Department at  Marion Laboratories, Bob was responsible for overseeing Debrox, a cerumen softening product produced … Continue reading →

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Amplifier Apps for Consumers with Hearing Loss: Are They Worth It? – guest post by Samuel R. Atcherson

Posted on June 6, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

In the Fall of 2010, I was approached after class by Josh Spann, one of my Au.D. students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In class, we had been talking here and there about various Apple and Android … Continue reading →

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