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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

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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

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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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