Author Archives: AU Bankaitis

About AU Bankaitis

A.U. Bankaitis, PhD is a clinical Audiologist with extensive clinical, research, and business experience within the hearing industry. Dr. Bankaitis created this blog to educate her colleagues on viable product solutions for their patients and/or clinical practice.

Stock Investment Tip: Buy Now

Not that long ago, demand for disinfectant wipes outpaced supply, creating long delays in getting product in hand. As supply stabilized, inventory commitments made during the critical supply shortage period started coming in, creating an overstock situation of disinfectant wipes. … Continue reading

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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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The Wait is Over: Get your E-A-RLinks from Oaktree Products NOW!

The industry-wide shortage of E-A-RLink disposable foam eartips created some pretty nasty B.O. (as in Back Orders). It has been frustrating for everybody but the wait is finally over!!! All SKUs of beige and yellow E-A-RLinks are back in stock … 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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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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Cool New Specula offers Clear Advantage

The Welch Allyn LumiView Clear Specula is new and totally worth checking out. Why? The disposable specula are transparent, providing a much brighter field of view than the opaque specula we are all used to using. Since the otoscope light … 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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