What is the hearing aid transition (HAT) test? We understand you have new patients who attend with their existing hearing aid and sound preferences, but you do not have their historic fitting session…
What is a cochlear microphonic? The cochlear microphonic is a response from the cochlea that mimics the input stimulus and is believed to be a response primarily from the outer hair cells (Dallos, 19…
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…
What is the VDB-Express test? Difficulty with hearing in background noise is a common complaint among hearing aid users. Therefore, the measurement of SNR loss (signal-to-noise ratio loss) is importa…
This video describes the different lateral canal BPPV variants and how to differentiate between them using VNG goggles and the head roll test. You can read the full transcript below. Equipment needed…
Difficulty with hearing in background noise is a common complaint among hearing aid users. Therefore, the measurement of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) loss is important because a person’s ability to un…
It's easy and only takes approximately 2 minutes to perform the Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) test on Affinity Compact. Learn how to instruct your patient, how to do the actual test and how to use…
Prepare the equipment Connect and ensure the device is on. Open the OtoAccess or Noah database and enter new patient details. Double click on the IA OAE Suite icon to launch the software and click on…
Prepare the equipment Connect and ensure the device is on. Open the OtoAccess or Noah database and enter new patient details. Double click on the IA OAE Suite icon to launch the software and click on…
A complete, diagnostic audiological test battery may include: Audiometry Tympanometry Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) Automated auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing Or any combination of the above…
This quick guide will describe the options you have for printing with the Equinox Evo. How to use the Print Wizard In the Print Wizard, you have the option to create customized print templates which…
Odense University Hospital (OUH) in Denmark is one of many hospitals that use otoacoustic emission (OAE) measurements to supplement other hearing tests. This is because OAEs can provide exclusive inf…
