Tapping into people’s lived experience with hearing loss
Dr. Caitlin Barr shares 5 ways this approach benefits our services and what to consider when embedding lived experience in your work.
Clinical Practice
Guidance on audiological best practice and how to improve your business, including marketing ideas and how to stand out from your competitors.
4 things you should know about UHL and CROS
Audiologists Jane Woodward and Dr. Elizabeth Stewart reviewed 10 years’ worth of UHL and CROS literature. Here are 4 lightbulb moments from their review.
One simple tip can help you connect better with your patients
This field-tested tactic can also help you stand out from your competition . . . and it doesn’t cost a dime.
What can audiologists do to help lonely patients?
3 pieces of advice you can give your patients to make communication easier and less stressful.
2 ways severe-to-profound hearing loss is just … different
Dr. Pamela Souza explains why evidence-based practices that work for mild to moderate degrees of hearing loss sometimes fail when applied to severe to profound hearing loss . . . and what you can do about it.
Listening-related fatigue, well-being and the importance of daily-life activity
Researcher, Dr. Jack A. Holman shares his learnings on how listening-related fatigue can impact well-being.
Kids are back to school – Help your students with unilateral hearing loss succeed!
Learn how expert guidance, Roger Focus II and Phonak CROS technology can help your kids in the classroom this new academic year.
Looking beyond hearing
While improved communication is the primary goal that we all share, we must each be alert for detractors to well-being beyond hearing loss that may threaten patient welfare.
Special issue on hearing health and well-being
Are you interested in the latest research investigating the link between hearing health and general well-being? Here is a sneak peak of what you’ll find in the International Journal of Audiology special supplement.
Offer more than just technology
Do you want to revitalize effective communication for your patients, especially those with severe and profound hearing loss? Dr. Linda Thibodeau suggests that we put a stronger emphasis on non-technology strategies. This means focusing on solutions that involve the human connection.
Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden of the vulnerable
Audiologist, Charlotte Gordon, uses a holistic Maori model of health to look at the burden of hearing loss and social isolation. Her insights shed light on the impact of social isolation on well-being, inequities in hearing healthcare, and ways we can reduce the risk in vulnerable communities.
How emotions impact hearing healthcare
Research Audiologist Gurjit Singh looks at outcomes through the lens of social relationships and recommends being open to talking about emotions with patients and their significant others.