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Audiology ToTT: Sticky Situations with Tubing
A question was recently posted on the AAA’s Audiology Community by a member seeking advice as to how remove tubing that has become “glued” to the earhook of a BTE without damaging the earhook. Fellow Audiology colleagues (aka #AudPeeps on Twitter) offered very good … Continue reading
Audiology Patients! Eat your Veggies & Go Outside to Play – guest post by Christopher Spankovich
How often does a patient come in your door that is in excellent health: eats healthy, exercises, no high blood pressure, no high cholesterol, no medications? Now, how often does a patient come in your door that is 20-30 pound … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Guest Blog Posts
Tagged Audiology, Christopher Spankovich, diet & hearing, hearing loss
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Audiologists! Avoid This Common Specula Mistake
A speculum is not that complicated of an accessory although some confusion exists in terms of what brand may be used interchangeably with otoscopes made by different manufacturers. Obviously, different specula are needed for specific otoscope heads regardless of manufacturer; for example, a speculum designed to fit a diagnostic … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Otoscopes, Headlamps & Earlights
Tagged Audiologist, Heine, otoscope, otoscopy, specula, speculum, Welch Allyn
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Free CapTel Phones For Qualified Patients
Effective May 1, 2013, there has been a change in the manner captioned telephones from Hamilton CapTel are distributed. As Captioned Telephone Service (CTS) is regulated and funded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), any individual paying less than $75 for … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Assistance Technology
Tagged Amplified Telephone, Audiologist, Audiology, Caption Phone, Captioned Telephone Service, CTS, FCC, Hamilton Captel, hearing loss, Oaktree Products
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Audiology Infection Control: What Do You Suggest We Do When….
The following question posed by AuD students during an infection control presentation has been popping up, in one form or another, more often: “What do you suggest we do when we, as students, are at a clinical site that doesn’t practice infection control?” Since … Continue reading
Posted in Infection Control
Tagged AuD, Audiology, Audiology Students, hearing aids, Infection control
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Crowdtilt Opportunity for Audiology
During the month of May, Alison’s Hope for Hearing is conducting a “Crowdtilt“ fundraiser to enable the organization to continue providing accessible hearing care to underserved populations via partnerships with audiologists nationwide. Crowdtilt is an online service that assists people or organizations to pool money … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology
Tagged Alison Berry, Alison's Hope for Hearing, Audiologists, Audiology, Crowdtilt, hearing loss
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HEY! WAKE UP, Audiologists! The Future is Here – guest post by Jerry L. Northern
I thoroughly enjoyed the AudiologyNOW! 2013 presentation from futurist, Jack Uldrich. His presentation has given me considerable cause during the past month to think about the future of audiology in light of his intriguing comments. Many of the health specialties that … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology, Guest Blog Posts
Tagged Al Gore, American Auditory Society, AudioGene, Audiology, Audiology apps, AudiologyNow, cell phone apps, Emperor of All Maladies, Eric Topol, Jack Uldrich, Jerry L. Northern, Jump the Curve, Moore's Law, otoscope, Richard J.H. Smith, Siddhartha Mukherjee, tele-audiology, The Creative Destruction of Medicine, The Future
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How Audiologists Promote Better Hearing & Speech Month this May
For over 75 years, the month of May has been designated as Better Hearing & Speech Month, a time to increase public awareness on hearing, speech, language and voice disorders. Given that the month of May is right around the corner, here are … Continue reading
Posted in Audiology
Tagged Audiologist, Audiology, Better Hearing and Speech Month, Better Hearing Month Ideas, hearing
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