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July 14, 2020
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Navigating Patient Care, Teleaudiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Catlin Nalley

Audiologists who have adopted teleaudiology as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic share the challenges they faced, such as technology and reimbursement hurdles, strategies they used to overcome them, and their views on how telemedicine will be a part of the profession even after the crisis. Read More.

Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: Who is a Candidate in 2020?
By Meredith Holcomb, AuD, CCC-A, and Molly Smeal, AuD, CCC-A

Hearing health care professionals must look beyond the unaided audiogram and real ear measurement and evaluate the auditory performance of the whole child when determining if a child is a CI candidate to improve CI access and optimize outcomes for children with hearing loss. Read More.

'Chemical Earmuff' Strategy to Prevent Hearing Loss
By Steven Green, PhD

A deep understanding of the cause of noise-induced cochlear synaptopathy has led scientists to develop a targeted approach to treat the condition that could selectively block glutamate receptors responsible for damaging cochlear synapses without entirely preventing hearing. Read More.

Effects of Hearing Aid Use on Cognition in Older Adults
By Julia Sarant, PhD; David Harris, PhD; Peter Busby; Paul Maruff, PhD; Adrian Schembri; Ulrike Lemke; and Stefan Launer, PhD

Researchers have further elucidated the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive function: Hearing aid use could potentially be a safe and economical method of preserving the cognitive function and quality of life of older adults. Read More.

Symptom: Conductive Hearing Loss after Cholesteatoma Surgery
By Hamid R. Djalilian, MD; Brooke Sarna; and Mehdi Abouzari, MD, PhD

A 48-year-old man who has a history of cholesteatoma and had two prior resections of a left-sided cholesteatoma presents for hearing rehabilitation after many years of hearing loss. He has copious debris in the left ear canal with a small canal wall down cavity. What's the diagnosis?


ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: BONUS VIDEOS

WATCH accompanying patient videos online to improve your diagnosis of this month's Clinical Consultation Case.

NOISE Study: Examining Hearing Loss, Tinnitus in the U.S. Military
By James Schultz, AuD; Jordan Cline, MS; Susan Griest, MPH; Leslie Grush, AuD; and James A. Henry, PhD

Some NOISE study questionnaires could be implemented in the clinical settings of audiologists' offices, allowing hearing health care providers to develop a more comprehensive understanding of their patients and give patients more confidence in the thoroughness of their care. Read More.

Humanitarian Outreach Amid COVID-19
By Jackie L. Clark, PhD

One way humanitarians can still provide outreach from a distance is help move low- and middle-income countries toward local leadership and sustainability by collecting the much-needed population-based data about the causes and prevalence of hearing loss to guide strategic decision-making. Read More.

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