The aided cortical test can be likened to an evoked potentials method for performing a speech test. This guide will provide a complete introduction to aided cortical testing. Table of contents What i…
What does the future hold for audiology? Will audiologists be needed in the future? Four experts give their opinions on the future of audiology, including the growing branch of vestibular audiology…
Interacoustics Academy Clinical Diploma Video Nystagmography (VNG) Register here What is the Clinical Diploma? The Clinical Diploma is an online course designed to deliver theoretical and practical t…
Table of contents What is automated audiometry? Which test methods can you apply for automated audiometry? Which transducers can you use for automated audiometry? How to perform automated audiometry…
Table of contents What is speech audiometry? Why perform speech audiometry? Contraindications and considerations Audiometers that can perform speech audiometry How to perform speech audiometry? Resul…
An important consideration when it comes to performing aided cortical testing is around the stimuli used for the test. Limitations of previous aided cortical stimuli There were concerns regarding som…
Table of contents What is tympanometry? What is a tympanometer? Test procedure Interpreting the results Calibration for tympanometry What is tympanometry? Tympanometry is a method of testing the func…
Picture this – unfortunately – real-life scenario: You’re using carbon paper or pre-printed templates to transfer a hand-written audiogram to paper. You then hand this off to the patient to bring wit…
This video explores how to interpret the results of an aided cortical waveform, or a set of waveforms. The information covered in this video is also crucial to understanding how to perform the test…
Difficulty with hearing in background noise is a common complaint among people with hearing loss. The measurement of signal-to-noise ratio loss (SNR loss) is important because a person’s ability to u…
What are middle-latency responses (MLRs)? Middle-latency responses (MLRs) are related to auditory generators of the subcortical regions Na and Pa components at cortical levels. Na is considered the o…
This guide provides clinicians with a complete introduction to the Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) test. Table of contents The challenge of measuring hearing-in-noise ability What is ACT and how can…
