Training in Corticals (ALR P300 MMN)
Validation in pediatric hearing aids
Description
Verification of hearing aid amplification is essential to ensuring the correct prescription for each individual patient. However, in the pediatric population where self-reporting measures cannot be relied upon, further validation measures are equally important in order to confirm whether the hearing aid fitting has been successful or whether further adjustments are required. This course will explore the importance of validation and the options available for performing validation for different pediatric age ranges.
Learning Objectives
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Explain the difference between hearing aid verification and validation
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Describe the different validation measures available
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Interpret the results of validation measures within the wider test battery
Presenter
Amanda Goodhew
Amanda holds a Master's degree in Audiology from the University of Southampton, where she now teaches as a Visiting Academic. She has extensive experience holding senior audiologist positions in numerous NHS hospitals and clinics, where her primary focus has been pediatric audiology. Her specific areas of interest include electrophysiology (in particular ABR, ASSR and cortical testing), neonatal diagnostics and amplification and the assessment and rehabilitation of patients with autism and complex needs. Amanda has a particular interest in pediatric behavioral assessment and has twice held the Chairperson position for the South London Visual Reinforcement Audiometry Peer Review Group, and is a member of the Reference Group for the British Society of Audiology Pediatric Audiology Interest Group. Amanda also works as an independent technical assessor, undertaking quality assessment for audiological services throughout the UK, and is a member of the expert reference group for the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership on Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss.
Michael East
Michael is an Audiologist and Clinical Scientist from the UK with many years of experience working in senior clinical audiology positions within the National Health Service, specialising in both paediatrics and vestibular assessment/rehabilitation. He holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Southampton and Aston University respectively and completed the UK’s National School of Healthcare Science “Scientist Training Programme”; leading to his registration as a Clinical Scientist.
