Cerumen management is a service that belongs in the scope of practice of any hearing care professional. In addition to adding another service to your portfolio, it helps add more revenue to your practice, reduce out-of-office referrals, and increase patient satisfaction.
In this episode of “Listen Up!”, Kris Hewitt, BC-HIS, RHIP and Amy Trusler, AuD, RAUD, RHIP of Pacific Audiology Group break down cerumen management and all the benefits it brings to your practice and patients.
As you may already know, AAA 2021 will be entirely virtual this year. While it isn’t the same as experiencing the spectacle in person, it’s still worth checking out as many manufacturers have some exciting news, promotions, and product updates to share.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a disruption in the brain’s function that is usually caused by a blow to the head or when something pierces the skull and damages brain tissue. In this episode of Listen Up, Michelle Petrak, PH.D., the Director of Clinical Audiology at Interacoustics, and Gail Whitelaw, PH.D., an audiologist and the Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at The Ohio State University, discuss TBI, how it impacts the auditory and vestibular systems, and how healthcare practitioners can team up to diagnose and treat patients.
Hearing is more complex than one would think. In layman’s terms, it involves how the brain perceives sounds. Perception is subjective but must be measured to accurately diagnose hearing loss and recommend treatment.
Recently, the Depisteo Spirolyser Q13 received National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) approval. This means that the spirometer has been evaluated in a laboratory and found to comply with all NIOSH standards, such as the ability to satisfy reporting and electronic data transfer requirements.
The hearing care professional’s (HCP) journey with cerumen management is still in its infancy. In 1992, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) officially included cerumen management into the scope of practice of audiologists and it still feels like it is in its teenage years. As a profession we are still adjusting to performing cerumen management. It still feels awkward to many of us, even though many professionals were trained and have practiced cerumen management for many years before it fell within our scope of practice.
On Wednesday February 24, 2021 at 3pm EST, Bertec will host a webinar focused on its revolutionary Bertec Vision Trainer (BVT). Titled Shift Happens, this free educational event will walk you through a case study of a patient with hemianopia from a stroke and discuss how BVT is used for visually induced motion sensitivity.
Bertec continues to innovate in the field of vestibular testing technology with its revolutionary Bertec Vision Trainer (BVT). Made for testing and training visual-motor coordination and balance skills, the system leverages an impact-resistant touchscreen to offer game-like training that helps improve performance and sensory function. Additionally, balance can be trained and enhanced alongside traditional visual-motor training with Bertec’s medical grade force plate.
If you've ever heard a persistent sound in your ears, you know exactly how aggravating it can be. Indeed, ringing in the ears — i.e., tinnitus — can be a debilitating condition for many. Read on to learn more about what causes ringing in the ears and which hearing tests are useful for diagnosing it.
When testing or treating a patient for BPPV, there are multiple positional maneuvers that need to be performed on the patient to ensure the best outcomes. Some of these maneuvers are only used for testing, while others are performed solely in treatment of vestibular dysfunction. We aim to look into each of these maneuvers, what they’re purposes are, and how to perform them. If you have any comments or if we missed anything, please let us know in the comments!