Seminars in Hearing

🚨 We are happy to introduce one of our Editorial Board Members Dr. Brent Edwards Ph.D.. Brent Edwards is the Director of the National Acoustic Laboratories, an Australian Federal Government centre for research on hearing loss, where he leads research and innovation initiatives that focus on transforming hearing healthcare. For over 20 years he headed research and technology at major hearing aid companies (GN ReSound, Starkey) and at Silicon Valley startups that developed innovative technologies and clinical tools used worldwide. Dr. Edwards founded and ran the Starkey Hearing Research Center in Berkeley, California that was a leading site for research in hearing impairment and cognition. Dr. Edwards is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, a Fellow and current President of the International Collegium of Research Audiology, an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University and at the University of Queensland.

🚨 We are happy to introduce one of our Editorial Board Members Dr. H. Gustav Mueller. He holds faculty positions with Vanderbilt University, the University of Northern Colorado and Rush University. He is a consultant for WSAudiology and Contributing Editor for AudiologyOnline, where he has the monthly column “20Q With Gus.” Dr. Mueller is a Founder of the American Academy of Audiology and a Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association. He has co-authored 12 books on hearing aids and hearing aid fitting. Gus is the co-founder of the popular website www.earTunes.com, and resides on a tropic island, nestled between the tundra and reality, just outside the city of Bismarck, ND USA.  Find out more on his website! www.gusmueller.net

#FrequencyLowering #DirectionalMicrophones and more for #HearingAids Catherine Palmer from University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Lori Zitelli, Au.D., CH-TM describe more of what #Verifit2 and other #REM #RealEar measurements are possible in Chapter 6 of their Workbook! https://shorturl.at/5r5BV

🚨We are happy to introduce one of our Editorial Board Members. Dr. Linda Thibodeau has been a Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas in the Audiology Doctoral program since 1996. Dr. Thibodeau’s research at the Callier Clinical Research Center involves evaluation of the speech perception of listeners with hearing loss and auditory processing problems as well as evaluation of amplification systems and hearing assistance technology. Most recently, she has been exploring the benefits of early music training on language and melodic perception in infants/toddlers with typical and atypical hearing. She has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Deafness Research Foundation, National Organization of Hearing Research, Texas Medical Research Council, and the Office of Special Education for her research. Dr. Thibodeau received the Cheryl DeConde Johnson Award and the Frederick S. Berg Award in recognition of Outstanding Achievement in Educational Audiology, and the Ear and Hearing Readers’ Choice award for her work on the effects of facemasks on speech recognition. As part of her teaching, she provides real-world opportunities for students to connect with teens, couples, and families who experience the challenges of hearing loss. Dr. Thibodeau has served as co-chair of the ANSI committee for Electroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Assistive Devices/Systems, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, and President of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology. Find out more about her important work on her website! www.utdallas.edu/hhlab

Catherine Palmer from University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Lori Zitelli, Au.D., CH-TM overview the most critical measurement of #HearingAid fitting for #Personalize #HearingAids via #RealEar #RealEarMeasurement in Chapter 5 of their Workbook! Read the whole article online: https://shorturl.at/LrgPF

#OnEar #ProbeMicrophone measurement confusion? Catherine Palmer from University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Rehabilitation Science and Lori Zitelli, Au.D., CH-TM explain the parts of #REM on #Verifit2 In Chapter 4! Read more about it here: https://shorturl.at/6dKEP

🚨We are happy to introduce one of our Editorial Board Members. Dawna Lewis, PhD, is a Research Scientist at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Lewis is involved in research addressing issues related to amplification and speech understanding in children, including the impact of hearing loss on children’s speech understanding in complex environments. Currently, Dr. Lewis is involved in NIH-supported grants addressing 1) listening skills in children who are hard of hearing, 2) clinical tools for managing children with mild hearing loss, and 3) emotion perception and production in children who use cochlear implants.

#Verification of #Hearingaids in the testbox is a skill that all #audiologists should know. Catherine Palmer from University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Lori Zitelli, Au.D., CH-TM overview these important measurements in Chapter 3. https://shorturl.at/fu8r7

My #HearingAid isn’t working. Catherine Palmer from University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Lori Zitelli, Au.D., CH-TM talk about the #ANSI guidelines for #verification Find out more in Chapter 2! https://shorturl.at/s5JP6

🚨We are happy to introduce one of you our Editorial Board Members. De Wet Swanepoel is professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, which is a WHO collaborating Center for the Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss. He is also adjunct professor at the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine. His research is focussed on innovative digital solutions and service-delivery models for more equitable hearing care. He is founder of a digital health company called the hearX group, a social enterprise with a vision of healthy hearing for everyone, everywhere.