Modern Hearing Aid Verification: New Tools and Techniques to Simplify the Process, Save Time and Improve Patient Outcomes

Recorded July 6, 2021
Industry Solutions Series Webinar sponsored by Audioscan

Presenter: John Pumford, AuD

CEUs: 0.1 AAA CEUs

Duration: 60 Minutes

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Program Focus: Knowledge

Learning Outcomes: Upon Completion, each participant in the eAudiology web seminar will be able to:

Verify hearing instruments more confidently in a greater number of fitting conditions.
Describe key considerations for accurate probe tube placement including usage of ProbeGUIDE.
Describe key considerations for accurate simulated real-ear measurements in the test box including usage of Audioscan’s new venting correction feature.
Identify the key clinical benefits offered by automated fit-to-target approaches along with the core components of VerifitLINK.

Description:

Verification is recommended best practice for the fitting of hearing instruments as supported by various professional guidelines and the research literature. This presentation will focus on recent advancements in hearing aid fitting systems that aim to simplify the verification process and save time without compromising measurement accuracy, all while improving patient outcomes. Time will be spent reviewing and illustrating: 1) recent advancements designed to address the challenges of probe tube placement and Audioscan’s software-assisted solution – ProbeGUIDE; 2) automated verification to target technology, implementation considerations and Audioscan’s solution – VerifitLINK; and 3) simulated REM advancements for test box Speechmap^®, including new venting corrections that further enhance the value of this verification option.

Sponsored by:

John Pumford, AuD , Director of Audiology and Education at Audioscan

Dr. Pumford is the Director of Audiology and Education at Audioscan. Previously, Dr. Pumford held senior audiology, clinical research, and management positions for some of the industry's leading hearing instrument companies. He has also held clinical audiology positions in hospital and private practice settings and worked as a research audiologist at the National Centre for Audiology at Western University where he investigated compression processing, directional microphones and contributed to the development of DSL v5. Dr. Pumford has presented extensively internationally on hearing instrument technology and best-practice verification procedures and has authored numerous articles and book chapters on these topics.

Disclosure: Employee of Audioscan