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August 13, 2019
Top News
Are You Compensated Fairly? Salary Survey Results Revealed
By Gordon Glantz

The Hearing Journal's salary survey looks into current trends and pressing issues affecting the career satisfaction and advancement of today's audiology professionals, including gender pay gap, mentorship, among others. Read More.

Audiological Management of Pediatric Oncology Patients
By Brittney Sprouse, AuD, and Michelle Ketcham Gozdecki, AuD

Establishing a multidisciplinary team to include audiologists, social workers, and more can address the barriers faced by pediatric oncology patients during post-treatment and improve their quality of life. Read More.

LISTEN to our New Podcast!

D'Anne Rudden, AuD and Ram Nileshwar, AuD, president of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), delve into the results of our salary survey and explore pressing issues in gender pay gap, mentorship, employment opportunities, and more. Listen here.

AuD Externships: Building, Managing Successful Experiences
By Sharon Van Hyfte, AuD, CCC-A

The tried-and-true externship guidelines that the AuD program at Purdue University follows highlight the importance of preparations, research, and continuous communication to the success of an externship program. Read More.

State-by-State Trends in School-Age Hearing Screening
By Megan Worthington, AuD; Mark Partain, AuD; and Madeline Thomas, AuD

School-age hearing screenings (SAHS) are a secondary access point to audiologic care following universal newborn hearing screenings, but many U.S. states either do not require or regulate SAHS. See what this group learned about the state-by-state trends and requirements for SAHS. Read More.

Symptoms: Postauricular Mass
By Hamid R. Djalilian, MD, and Autefeh Sajjadi, MS

A 65-year-old man who had a gunshot wound to the face 20 years ago presents with a right postauricular mass and complete facial paralysis on the right. What's the diagnosis? Read more.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: BONUS VIDEOS

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

Vibroacoustic Disease: More Than a Hearing Problem
By Bart P. Billings, PhD, COL (Ret)

Vibroacoustic disease (VAD) is rarely diagnosed and most often overlooked as PTSD, particularly among military veterans and others exposed to high-intensity/low-frequency sounds. Dr. Billings cites his personal experiences to make a case for the improved diagnosis of VAD. Read More.

Cannabis and Hearing Care: Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
By Dennis Colucci, AuD, MA, FAAA

Studies have shown that cannabis has medicinal benefits for some major health disorders like multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's, but its effects on those with hearing loss and tinnitus, good and bad, remain unclear. Read More.

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