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More Favorable Patient Ratings When Provider Wears This
Patients perceive a more favorable rapport with providers, reporting the ability to better understand, engage, and connect with their provider when the provider chooses to wear a transparent mask over a solid face mask.1,2 Transparent masks offer adults with normal … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Infection Control
Tagged Audiology, benefits of clear mask, clear mask, ClearMask, Oaktree, Oaktree Products, transparent mask
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The Wait is Over: Get your E-A-RLinks from Oaktree Products NOW!
The industry-wide shortage of E-A-RLink disposable foam eartips created some pretty nasty B.O. (as in Back Orders). It has been frustrating for everybody but the wait is finally over!!! All SKUs of beige and yellow E-A-RLinks are back in stock … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Infection Control
Tagged Audiology, EarLinks, Earlinks back in stock, Oaktree Products
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Benefits of Transparent Masks During Provision of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Services
Despite easing masks restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals, the CDC continues to emphasize the need for healthcare professionals, staff, patients, and visitors to wear masks in all health care facilities.1 Masks come in many forms including 3-ply surgical, N95 and … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Audiology ToTTs, Infection Control
Tagged Audiology, clear mask, dysphagia, language therapy, masks and hearing, masks and speech, SLP, speech therapy, speech-language pathology, transparent mask, voice therapy
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How to Use Your Reception Area to Educate, Engage & Inspire Patients – Michele Ahlman
By the time a patient walks in your front door, you’ve already invested significant time, money and resources to get them there. To optimize this investment, you want to reinforce their decision to choose your practice and help them move … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Audiology ToTTs, Guest Blog Posts, Tools & Accessories
Tagged Audiology, Clear Digital Media, ClearDigital Media, Hearing Health Care, Michele Ahlman, patient engagement, reception area marketing
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Treating Excessive Ear Wax in a COVID-19 Environment – guest post by David J. Smriga, MA
Much to the disappointment of many in the world, humanity is still dealing with the impact COVID-19 is having on the way we live our lives. As we continue to social distance and restrict our out-of-home activities to as little … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Cerumen Management, Guest Blog Posts
Tagged Audiology, Audnet Hearing Group, cerumen, COVID-19, David Smriga, ear wax, Ear way, EarWay, Earway Pro, excessive ear wax, hearing loss
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My COVID Year – Kristi Mendoza, AuD
Do you remember the start of 2020? It was going to be the year of focus, the year of foundation, the year to burn the candle far into the night. Many of you probably purchased daytime planners or already has … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology
Tagged Audiology, COVID-19, hearing instrument technology, hearing loss, Kristi Mendoza, private practice audiology
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Finally, the Wait is Over! Your Wipes are Here
As stock of infection control supplies stabilize, the demand for some key products continues to outpace supply. For example, COVID-19 disrupted manufacturing operations, creating large-scale bottlenecks in the production of large AudioWipes™ canisters throughout most of 2020. While the situation … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Infection Control
Tagged Audiology, AudioWipes, Cleaning hearing aids, Infection control, Oaktree Products
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Disinfecting Hearing Aids with UV Light: Yes or No? – A.U. Bankaitis, PhD & Lori Zitelli, AuD
A wide range of microbes (e.g. bacteria, viruses, fungi) grow on hearing aid surfaces1,2 and audiologists and other providers should either clean and disinfect hearing aids prior to handling devices with bare hands, or put on a pair of gloves … Continue reading
