Tag Archives: Audiology

An Unusual Childhood of an Extraordinary Audiologist

Posted on March 12, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

If you are an audiologist, you know the name Jerry Northern. I first learned of a Dr. Northern while an audiology student when I had to buy the textbook Hearing In Children.  Originally published in 1972, Plural Publishing announced the release of the … Continue reading →

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Ear Impression Have Gone Digital with the AURA 3D Ear Scanner – guest post by Brian Fligor & Andrew McGrath

Posted on March 5, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

Taking an ear impression is perhaps the most common non-diagnostic procedure performed by audiologists, and is one of the first technical skills that students learn in audiology training programs.  While common, taking ear impressions is also a very technically challenging … Continue reading →

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Quick Information Resource Recipe for #AudPeeps

Posted on January 29, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

When I was a college student, I read a lot of technical stuff all the time. That was my full-time job for nine consecutive years (Sep 1986 – May 1995) as I pursued by Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees. Four jobs and almost … Continue reading →

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TV Listening Solution That Does Not Require Putting Something in Your Ears

Posted on January 22, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

Whether or not hearing instruments are involved, there are some patients who simply do not want to put anything in their ears (or wear anything additionally around their neck) to hear the TV. For non-hearing instrument wearers, this eliminates practically every TV Listening … Continue reading →

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When your Impression Material Goes Away….

Posted on January 8, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

Don’t you hate it when your absolutely favorite impression material is no longer available? Occasionally, it happens. For example, not too long ago, the Silhouette impression material was discontinued, leaving many of my colleagues with empty DM-50 cartridge guns wondering … Continue reading →

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Twelve Posts of Blog-Mas

Posted on December 11, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

‘Tis the season as well as the end of yet another year of blogging where visions of blog posts from 2013 dance in my head. In reviewing the most popular posts from the past year, The Twelve Days of Christmas melody … Continue reading →

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If You Build It #Audpeeps, They Will LIKE! – guest post by Dana Drady

Posted on December 4, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

Did you know there are over 1.19 billion active monthly account users and 25 million active small businesses pages on Facebook? You may think that Facebook does not apply to your audiology and/or hearing aid business; however, it has become … Continue reading →

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New TrueDio Ears: Peace-of-mind Quality & Price!

Posted on November 20, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

With the variety of TV Listening products currently on the market, what is the big deal about the availability of a new TV Listening Device? What is it that will make you pay close attention? The honest answer to either … Continue reading →

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