
Faces of Audiology
David Crowhen
Director of Phonak and Operations NZ
Based at Phonak NZ in Auckland, NZ
Focus: After working clinically for 10 years in both public and private settings in NZ and the UK, David joined Sonova in 2009. He strongly believes in and promotes the inclusion of family into hearing rehabilitation, also called Family-Centered Care.
Pragmatic work addict and full-blooded bass guitarist
“There’s the data and the science and the fittings, but you’re actually dealing with people. Not just the measurable impairment and the physical disability, but also the impact of it.”
Davids thoughts on…
…the future of audiology:
Studies and publications (selection)
Field trial shows that a Roger™ receiver is faster and easier to set up in hearing aids with RogerDirect™ than previous systems requiring external receivers. by D. Crowhen, C. Gordon
Providing some direction – beamformers explained. by D. Crowhen
ViewEase of hearing aid pairing and sound-quality ratings for binaurally streamed phone and music. by D. Crowhen
ViewFOCAS: Family Oriented Communication Assessment and Solutions – A new holistic tool for performing hearing needs assessments. by B. Turnbull, D. Crowhen
ViewAn Innovative Otoblock that Enables Deeper Impression Taking. by D. Crowhen
ViewThe performance of an automatic acoustic-based program classifier compared to hearing aid users’ manual selection of listening programs. by G. Searchfield, T. Linford, K. Kobayashi, D. Crowhen, M. Latzel
ViewTinnitus fittings and the value of real-ear measures. by D. Crowhen, A. Biggins
ViewCase study: Nylon earmould’s and BTE covers allow child with reaction to conventional materials to establish regular hearing aid use. by D. Crowhen, L. Searchfield
A guide to verifying CROS and Bi-CROS fittings using probe-microphone measures. by D. Crowhen
ViewMiddle-ear myoclonus and tinnitus. by D. Crowhen
Oval window fistula during flight in a stapedectomy patient. by D. Crowhen
High jugular bulb. by D. Crowhen
The influence of musical experience and short term auditory training on medial olivocochlear bundle activity. by D. Crowhen
A faster way to setting up external recievers: Using Roger and hearing aids with RogerDirect. by D. Crowhen, C. Gordon
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