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June 9, 2020
Top News
Making Audiology Work During COVID-19 and Beyond
By De Wet Swanepoel, PhD, and James W. Hall III, PhD

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a unique opportunity for audiologists to redefine hearing assessment methods and innovate ways to provide low- and no-touch audiology, as well as to drive lobbying and advocacy efforts for required allowances by legislators and insurers. Read More.

Patient Handout: Hearing-Friendly Videoconferences
By Carolyn Ginsberg Stern, MBA

Following these simple tips on successfully setting up and finding high-quality captioning for a videoconference can make these virtual meetings more hearing-friendly and improve the experience for everyone, not just for people with hearing loss. Read More.

Professional Liability and Teleaudiology Services
By James W. Hall III, PhD

The new and pressing demand for no-touch teleaudiology in the home setting raises some compelling professional practice concerns like patient consent, patient privacy, and standard of care that audiologists must address with diligent observation and documentation. Read More.

Audiological Needs, Solutions in COVID-19
By Jackie Clark, PhD; Jeremy Donai, AuD, PhD; Nina Kraus, PhD; Kenneth Smith, PhD; Sarah Sydlowski, AuD, PhD; & and Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD

This month, the Editorial Board members of The Hearing Journal have come together to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic offers audiologists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn and fully embrace new clinical technologies and business models for improved reimbursement, service delivery, and patient satisfaction. Read More.

Symptoms: Dizziness and Sudden Hearing Loss
By Hamid R. Djalilian, MD; Brooke Sarna; and Mehdi Abouzari, MD, PhD

A 54-year-old man with a history of Ménière's disease, migraine, and vertigo presents with left-sided sudden hearing loss with associated vertigo provoked by position changes, left-sided tinnitus, and left-sided aural fullness of two weeks. What's the diagnosis?What's the diagnosis?


ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: BONUS VIDEOS

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

Speech Processor Care in the SARS-CoV-2 Era
By Kataryzna Resler, MD, PhD; Marcin Fraczek, MD, PhD; and Eweline Bobak-Sarnowska, MSc

Simple mechanical cleaning of hearing aids, speech processors, external coils, and magnets, which can be potential reservoir for microorganisms, with a dry cloth seems to be insufficient for the coronavirus.How can these devices be disinfected without soap or household detergents? Read More.

Strengthening the Role of the Audiologist in the Digital Age
By Husmita Ratanjee-Vanmali; De Wet Swanepoel, PhD; and Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, PhD

Incorporating eHealth into traditional hearing care delivery better prepares patients before they make in-clinic visits, allows for more efficient use of in-clinic time, and enables audiologists to provide services outside a traditional workday, essentially staying open 24/7. Read More.

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