At Newcastle Hearing Centre for Children, part of the Newcastle Health Enterprise in NSW in Australia, the goal is to provide “comprehensive and compassionate diagnostic services for infants through…
This online course provides an introduction into the DATA (Diagnose, Assess, Train, Assess) model. This course will cover the importance and components of the DATA model as a framework for patient ca…
The gaze test measures any eye movement generated when maintaining gaze at various angles. Both central and peripheral lesions can cause extra eye movements when performing this test. Nystagmus can b…
The “calibrate for open fit” is used when fitting an open fit hearing aid. It prevents sound leaking from the ear and picked up by the reference microphone during aided measurements. It is performed…
This course will explore the role of functional vestibular tests for the assessment of concussion and other similar disorders. How the results of these tests can be used alongside the diagnostic test…
Jack Bennett, BSc (Hons), International Clinical Trainer from the Interacoustics Academy discuses some alternative methods a clinician can use to verify a hearing aid fitting, when in situ real ear m…
Transcript Before you start testing, instruct the patient to turn off all their electronic devices in order to minimize noise. Now, look in your patient's ear to ensure no excess cerumen is present…
In 2018, Interacoustics donated audiological equipment to a work exchange program in Malawi. Two Danish audiologists tested hearing-impaired children at a school and in the rural areas of Malawi. The…
Summary of: Trine, M. B., Hirsch, J. E., & Margolis, R. H. (1993). The effect of middle ear pressure on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions. Ear and hearing, 14(6), 401–407. https://doi.org/10.109…
Summary of: Hof, J. R., Anteunis, L. J., Chenault, M. N., & van Dijk, P. (2005). Otoacoustic emissions at compensated middle ear pressure in children. International journal of audiology, 44(6), 317–3…
Summary of: Hof, J. R., de Kleine, E., Avan, P., Anteunis, L. J., Koopmans, P. J., & van Dijk, P. (2012). Compensating for deviant middle ear pressure in otoacoustic emission measurements, data, and…
Summary of: Mossman, B., Mossman, S., Purdie, G. et al. Age dependent normal horizontal VOR gain of head impulse test as measured with video-oculography. J of Otolaryngol - Head & Neck Surg 44, 29 (2…
