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Most Important Action Once Hearing Instruments Dispensed

Posted on July 9, 2019 by AU Bankaitis

While many of today’s hearing instruments have been designed for water resistance, moisture is not your friend. It remains difficult to protect hearing devices from moisture build-up without routine care. The most important action once hearing instruments are dispensed is … Continue reading →

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Amplified Stethoscope Bullet Points – Quick Reference Guide

Posted on February 13, 2019 by AU Bankaitis

Configuring a hearing instrument with an amplified stethoscope comes with inherent challenges. Currently, there is no magic bullet offering an easy, straightforward solution. Furthermore, the two configuration options offering the most promise in terms of a working solution are either … Continue reading →

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Help Patients Get a Grip on their Hearing Aids

Posted on February 25, 2015 by AU Bankaitis

We all have a few hearing instrument wearing patients who could use a little assistance with hearing instrument insertion. The Gator Grip is a new hearing aid insertion tool that makes it easier and faster for BTE, RIC, and open fit users … Continue reading →

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Product of the Moment for #AudPeeps: Mirror-Go-Round

Posted on October 23, 2014 by AU Bankaitis

Don’t you wish you could show your patients how their new hearing instruments look in their ears without having to break out that huge mirror and positioning it just so in order for it to reflect to the other main … Continue reading →

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What Does a Zephyr Have to Do with Audiology?

Posted on July 24, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

The word “zephyr” means a lot of different things to a lot of different people.  There is a city north of Toronto called Zephyr in the province of Ontario. Zephyr is also a name of a rock band, a hit song (The … Continue reading →

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One Year of Hearing Instrument Moisture Protection in A Small Package!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

The makers of the popular Dry & Store Global II and Zephyr have introduced a new, very easy-to-use hearing instrument dehumidifier now available at Oaktree Products, Inc.  The Dry Caddy is a passive dehumidifier composed of a Dry Caddy Jar and packaged with six (6) Dry-Discs.  The Dry-Disc is a powerful molecular … Continue reading →

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What Level of Hearing-Aid Technology is Best for Children? – guest post by Ryan McCreery

Posted on December 5, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

Audiologists who dispense hearing aids know and recognize “the levels”.  Entry-level, Premium, Ultra-Premium, Double-Diamond Platinum.  Maybe I went a little overboard with that last one, but most audiologists have a hierarchy of hearing-aid technology that they present to patients to … Continue reading →

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