Presenters: 

Christina M. Roup, PhD

Jodi Baxter, AuD

Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD

CEUs: 0.1 AAA / Tier 1

Duration: 75 minutes

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Program Focus: Knowledge 

Description:

Research and clinical evidence demonstrate that appropriately fit hearing aids are a safe and effective treatment option for adults with functional hearing difficulties (i.e., suprathreshold auditory complaints and deficits in the presence of normal pure-tone thresholds). The purpose of this webinar is to provide clinical cases that demonstrate the subjective and objective benefits that can be achieved for adults with functional hearing difficulties. Frequently asked questions about treating adults with functional hearing difficulties with hearing aids will also be addressed. 

Learning Outcomes:  

1. Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the subjective benefits of hearing aid for patients with functional hearing difficulties.

2. Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the objective benefits of hearing aid for patients with functional hearing difficulties.

3. Upon completion, participants will be able to define hearing aid funding options for patients with functional hearing difficulties.

Christina M. Roup, PhD

Christina Roup received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. She worked as a clinical and research audiologist for the Department of Veterans Affairs from 1998-2004. Christina is currently an Associate Professor in Speech and Hearing Science at Ohio State University and director of the Speech Recognition and Aging Laboratory.

Jodi Baxter, AuD

Jodi Baxter, AuD is a Clinical Associate Professor and clinical audiologist at The Ohio State University. She precepts AuD graduate clinicians in the areas of adult hearing and vestibular diagnostics and rehabilitation, and tinnitus management. Jodi teaches amplification I and II and adult hearing disorders as part of the AuD curriculum at Ohio State. Jodi Baxter has a deep commitment to the field of audiology and clinical education and works to better the field for her colleagues and the patients she serves through education, research, and advocacy. Jodi actively volunteers for both state and national audiology organizations.

Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD

Gail M. Whitelaw, Ph.D. is an audiologist/clinical professor and clinic director in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at The Ohio State University. She teaches coursework in pediatrics, tinnitus, and professional issues, provides direct patient care, and precepts AuD students. Dr. Whitelaw is a past-president of both AAA and the Ohio Academy of Audiology, past-chair of the Board of Governors of the American Board of Audiology, and currently serves as the secretary-treasurer of the board of the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education. She is a certificate holder in Tinnitus Management (CH-TM) from the American Board of Audiology. Her hobby is improv comedy and she incorporates the tenets of improv in clinical care and team building.