Tag Archives: Audiology

#Proud to be #Millennial: My Roundabout Entry into Graduate Studies via Africa – spotlight post by Jonathan Suen

Posted on June 11, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

The millennial generation occasionally gets flack as being pampered, coddled, and too often awarded “A’s” for churning out mere baseline satisfactory efforts. To be quite frank, I have chided similar social commentaries. My post is not intended as a harsh … Continue reading →

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Vanish: Hide Your Patient’s Hearing Aids – guest post by Robert M. Traynor

Posted on June 4, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

The Problem: About 4 years ago, a hearing aid consumer came to me with a problem. Al Musser was using a very nice set of relatively new, high-end receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) hearing instruments but remained concerned that the receiver wire covers were too … Continue reading →

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What Does a Chicken Have to Do with Hearing Loss?

Posted on May 14, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

What would you think if someone told you that a baby chick holds the cure for hearing loss? One of the keys to restoring normal hearing in humans is cochlear hair cell regeneration, something that most animals other than mammals, including chickens, can … Continue reading →

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Hearing Aids Made for iPhone – guest post by Jennifer Groth

Posted on May 7, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

Like many technical fields, audiology is rife with acronyms. Many are identical to those used in other fields, to the consternation of anyone trying to learn them. Take “REM” or “CIC”, for example. Recently, a new acronym has begun to … Continue reading →

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Get Your Audiology Practice Under Control

Posted on April 30, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

If you are an audiologist, hearing aid instrument specialist, or AuD student involved in the provision of patient care services, do me a favor and access the current written infection control plan at your work or clinical externship site. Can’t … Continue reading →

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Business Phone Solutions for Hearing Aid Wearers: Part 3

Posted on April 23, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

This is the third post in a three-part series addressing ideal business phone solutions for hearing aid wearers experiencing difficulty using the phone at work. Part 1 and Part 2 both addressed options for hearing instrument wearers employed in traditional work … Continue reading →

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Bluetooth Technology, Cookbooks & Really Cool Shoes

Posted on March 26, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

In the presence of unlimited access to multiple social media platforms, it is really easy to get distracted while surfing the internet.  When seeking work-related particulars, because the information super-highway branches out in infinite directions, I sometimes end up at a completely different destination than originally mapped … Continue reading →

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AudiologyNOW – Booth #1033 is the Place to Be

Posted on March 19, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

For those of you attending AudiologyNOW 2014 in Orlando next week, the place to be is booth ten thirty-three (#1033).  Obviously, this is the assigned booth for Oaktree Products where we will be showcasing some new products as well as offering … Continue reading →

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