Pediatric Series - Episode 2 Remote support in pediatrics being a relatively new concept, there is little best practice or guidance available on how to ideally conduct appointments with families and kids virtually. In this podcast, Jodie Nelson, Global Pediatric Audiology Manager at Phonak HQ Switzerland, talks to Pediatric Audiologists Premdeep Bhabra and Kristen Mills from the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, UK, about the learnings from introducing remote support for children in their clinic, and why remote support can even help strengthen the relationship between the family and the audi ..read more

Pediatric Series - Episode 1 Despite the technology being in place, most hearing care professionals preferred working traditionally with families and kids until COVID-19 changed the rules. In this podcast, Jodie Nelson, Pediatric Audiology Manager at Phonak HQ Switzerland, discusses the benefits of remote support for children and how the pandemic has served as an accelerator for this concept with Senior Pediatric Audiologists Premdeep Bhabra and Kristen Mills from the St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, UK. Learn more on phonak.com ..read more

Why is it still a topic? Despite the incredible advances in hearing aid technology over the last several decades, stigma still exists around hearing loss and hearing aids. In this podcast, Davina Omisore, Audiology Manager at Phonak HQ Switzerland, and Dr. Gurjit Singh, Senior Research Audiologist at Phonak Canada, discuss why this stigma still exists and what can be done to help normalize hearing loss and hearing aid adoption ..read more

Poorer overall well-being and increased loneliness are a few challenges clients with Unilateral Hearing Loss can experience. So, how can CROS and BiCROS solutions provide much needed help? Jane Woodward, MSc, Audiology Manager, Phonak HQ, and Elizabeth Stewart, AuD, PhD, Research Audiologist, PARC U.S., discuss in this podcast episode ..read more

For clients with severe to profound hearing loss, it is crucial to regularly measure outcomes even if their audiogram is stable. In this episode of our podcast series on severe and profound hearing loss, audiologist Judith Bird talks about the importance of ongoing care. As a clinical scientist at Cambridge University Hospitals in the UK and contributing author to the recently published guidelines for best practice in the audiological management of people with severe and profound hearing loss, Judith introduces the so-called PROMs, aided speech tests, and further aspects of ongoing care ..read more

Guidelines for severe and profound hearing loss In this episode of our podcast series based on the new guidelines for best practice in the audiological management of severe and profound hearing loss, Bernadette Fulton, audiology manager at Phonak HQ, talks to Neuropsychologist Dr. Maren Stropahl about tinnitus and how to treat it. A researcher at Sonova HQ and an expert in the field of Audiological Health Service Delivery, Maren knows all about effective tinnitus treatment approaches, depression and anxiety as potential contributing factors, and the correlation between tinnitus and the degree ..read more

Guidelines for severe and profound hearing loss In this episode, Dr. Lorraine Gailey, tackles the importance of including communication partners in audiological care. As previous CEO for Hearing Link, a rehabilitation service for adults with severe and profound hearing loss, Dr. Gailey knows that there are not many people who really understand what a person with severe and profound hearing loss must bear. This is why it is particularly important for hearing care professionals to provide the support needed to reduce the social isolation of these clients ..read more

Guidelines for severe and profound hearing loss Cochlear implants can be life changing for clients with severe and profound hearing loss. But what if the client is hesitant to get a cochlear implant? And which clients are candidates for a cochlear implant? Audiologist Judith Bird, Head of Audiology and Emmeline Centre for Hearing Implants at Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust UK, provides answers to this and further questions around cochlear implants in this episode of our podcast series. In her conversation with Bernadette Fulton, audiology manager for severe to profound hea ..read more

Guidelines for severe and profound hearing loss Remote microphone systems should be offered to all clients with severe to profound hearing loss. Professor Linda Thibodeau and has shown through her research key benefits of remote microphones in challenging communication situations. Listen to Professor Thibodeau, from the University of Texas at Dallas, Callier Center for Communication Disorders, sharing her expertise with Bernadette Fulton, audiology manager at Phonak HQ in Switzerland ..read more

Guidelines for severe and profound hearing loss People with severe and profound hearing loss have different needs in terms of their application than those with mild to moderate loss. In this episode of our podcast series, Bernadette Fulton, audiology manager for severe to profound hearing loss at Phonak HQ, talks to Pamela Souza, Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Knowles Hearing Center at the Northwestern University in Illinois, US, about the benefits of wide dynamic range compression, the importance of the noise reduction algorithm, and the cont ..read more