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. She is Vice President of Oaktree Products, a multi-line distributor of audiology supplies and screening/diagnostic test equipment. Dr. Bankaitis created this blog to educate her colleagues and providers in the hearing health care industry on viable product solutions for their patients and/or clinical practice.

Disposable Audiology Supplies: Bringing It All Together!

NOTE: this post originally was published in September 21, 2011.  As of August 1, 2014, the Disposable Audiology Supplies Brochure mentioned in this post is no longer in print although Customer Service at Oaktree Products can provide you with product … Continue reading

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New Product to Help See Cell Phone Activity!

The LightOn is a new product that generates a visual notification of incoming text, voice or video calls, offering a solution to individuals with hearing loss who prefer to see when someone is trying to reach them. When a cell phone is placed … Continue reading

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Get your patients excited about loops! – guest post by Juliette Sterkens

Hearing loops broadcast sound from a sound source wirelessly to hearing aids. All users need to do is switch their hearing aid to the telecoil or Mic + telecoil mode. Hearing loops provide phenomenal hearing in situations where poor acoustics, reduced word … Continue reading

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Ultrasonic Cleaners

Audiologists rely on the use of ultrasonic machines  to clean or disinfectobjects that can be  immersed in a liquid solution.  Items to be cleaned are placed in the solution residing in the ultrasonic tank. The tank is then turned on to activate the ultrasonic cleaning mechanism. … Continue reading

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New Stand Alone Video Otoscope

The MDScope is a new portable video otoscope featuring its own unique built-in LCD screen, enabling the user to view the ear canal and tympanic membrane directly on the handheld unit.   Since images are instantly displayed on the LCD screen, there is no need for an external monitor … Continue reading

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Discontinued TV Ears Products: What Are Your Options?

Several TV Ears TV listening systems have been or soon will be discontinued with current plans to have some systems, but not necessarily all, eventually replaced with newer, updated TV Ears models.  Based on the most current information issued on August 11, 2011, effectively … Continue reading

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Understanding Your Hearing

When counseling individuals about hearing loss, patients and family members may often feel overwhelmed in trying to not only process but to understand a lot of new information. Listening to a verbal explanation of audiometric test results while showing the corresponding audiogram may not be a sufficient … Continue reading

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Marketing on the Web, Self Talk & Audiology Clinics – guest post by Paul Dybala

How do you talk about yourself? Well, maybe not about yourself in a Stuart Smalley kind of way, but how you talk about yourself as a professional and/or your clinical practice.  I am a fan of making audiologist and audiology more … Continue reading

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