Tag Archives: Audiology

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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From Broke to More Successful than Ever – Rise & Thrive

If you haven’t heard Dr. Gyl Kasewurm’s story, it is pretty incredible. In her own words… “In the middle of the recession in 2008 and 2009 I went absolutely broke. I was devastated! I had worked so hard to build … Continue reading

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ClearMask Clarification

The ClearMask is comprised of a rectangular piece of anti-fog plastic film with two individual foam pieces (see A and B in the figure on the right) adhered on the inside portion of the mask. The thinner foam piece (A) … Continue reading

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New Clear Mask Called ClearMask™ Available

Wearing a mask is necessary to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, solid masks covering the mouth introduce significant obstacles for the nearly 40 million Americans with hearing loss.  Depending on the type (e.g. medical vs N95), masks attenuate high … Continue reading

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