Tag Archives: hearing loss

Your Strategy for Success in 2013 – guest post by Geoffrey Cooling

Posted on January 2, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

Success in life requires planning and the necessary knowledge to make good decisions; this applies not only our personal life, but to our professional life as well.  With the beginning of every new year, it is important to reflect on past business performance in … 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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Why Do You Do What You Do? Data, Money & Taking the Lead – guest post by Therese Walden

Posted on November 7, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

OK, I’m a nerd and a geek, I’m enamored by facts and data and evidenced-based research as opposed to innuendo, conjecture and anecdote.  Not that those last 3 do not have a place in our society – primarily in social … Continue reading →

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Great Product for Musicians and Music Lovers!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

How often do you come across a patient in your clinical practice with a history of exposure to loud music who needs to seriously  consider some form of hearing protection? Rather than suggesting traditional earplugs that degrade music quality and require removal of earplugs … Continue reading →

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Influence of Pricing Strategy on Adopting Amplification – guest post by Amyn Amlani

Posted on September 5, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

It has been 23 years since the percentage of hearing aids dispensed to inexperienced (i.e., first-time) users of this technology reached a minimum of 50% in the United States, as reported in MarkeTrak VIII (Kochkin, 2009).  Since 1989, hearing aids dispensed … Continue reading →

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Why We Do What We Do – guest post by Richard Reikowski

Posted on August 1, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

When we honestly ask about the “whys” in our daily lives, one might find the answers slow in arriving. Why do I eat the foods that I do? Why do I always wear these shoes? Why do I have the … Continue reading →

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No More Rude Awakenings!

Posted on June 27, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

Oaktree Products is excited to offer the new LARK Wake-up Wireless Wristband System!  Think of it as a silent “un-alarm” clock with a sleep sensor that displays a visual summary of your sleep patterns. Designed by sleep experts, the patent-pending technology nudges … Continue reading →

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Amplifier Apps for Consumers with Hearing Loss: Are They Worth It? – guest post by Samuel R. Atcherson

Posted on June 6, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

In the Fall of 2010, I was approached after class by Josh Spann, one of my Au.D. students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In class, we had been talking here and there about various Apple and Android … Continue reading →

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