Category Archives: Hearing Instrument Technology

Database of PSAP and OTC Performance Potential

Posted on January 2, 2019 by AU Bankaitis

The profession of Audiology has been subject to recent legislative scrutiny, resulting in traditional service-delivery model disruptions.  While hearing instruments remain the gold standard for treating hearing loss, alternative amplification options in the form of Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAPs) … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Posts, & New Oaktree Products Catalog!

Posted on January 4, 2018 by AU Bankaitis

The New Year comes with the opportunity to make a fresh start and/or re-commitment toward achieving specific goals and pursuing opportunities. My last post was published on July 20, 2017 which shared insights from an informal Facebook survey to dispensing … Continue reading →

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Dispensing audiologists: about 50% would probably offer PSAPs and OTC hearing aids

Posted on July 20, 2017 by AU Bankaitis

As an audiologist who used to dispense hearing instruments, I often wonder how I would logistically react to the disruption currently taking place in the hearing industry.  If I were still in clinical practice, would I offer PSAPs and/or OTC … Continue reading →

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Hearing Aids Gave Me My Youth Back – guest blog post by Anne Walker

Posted on October 5, 2016 by AU Bankaitis

My name is Anne Walker and I have been employed at Oaktree Products as a customer service representative since January 2008. Getting hearing aids was one of the best things I ever did for myself and I wanted to share … Continue reading →

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When Your Hearing Aid Patient Needs Help with Business Phone

Posted on September 21, 2016 by AU Bankaitis

So, you successfully fit your patient with a high-end hearing aid with a streamer and all is wonderful in the world until they go to work.  They would like to have their business phone conversations streamed directly to their hearing … Continue reading →

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Free app turns smart phone into ALD for TV listening

Posted on May 18, 2016 by AU Bankaitis

As previously mentioned in a guest post submitted for my colleague Gyl Kasewurm’s blog (see Hearing industry: rose bush full of thorns or thorn bush full of roses?), the hearing industry has been undergoing a drastic change, bringing the independent private … Continue reading →

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Gift of Listening with HeardIT! – guest post by Liz Alessi

Posted on November 4, 2015 by AU Bankaitis

Listening is a learned skill and just like any muscle of the body, it is beneficial for individuals to exercise their “listening muscles”. This is particularly important for individuals with hearing loss, a condition that can lead to social isolation … Continue reading →

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Seven Must-Have Items Every Hearing Aid Patient Needs

Posted on September 9, 2015 by AU Bankaitis

Oaktree Products is now offering a great new item perfect for hearing instrument wearing patients called the Hearing Aid Care Kit (Item# HAC-Kit). Based on feedback from customers, the kit includes seven essentials for the hearing instrument wearer: 1) an … Continue reading →

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