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Here on the ADVANCE for Audiologists Web site, we offer a variety of articles on all the pertinent topics in the field of audiology. However, sometimes finding articles on specific topics can be pretty challenging.
To make things easier for our readers, we've decided to begin collecting articles on specific topics in one, easy-to-access location. The plan is to have one topic last every 2 months (in the same we that we release an issue every 2 months). However, we'll continue adding more and more content every 2 weeks.
Our January/February topic is "Hearing Loss and Tinnitus." The collection of our articles can be found below, with the four newest indicated as such.
Can Tinnitus Be Cured?
The American Tinnitus Association has mapped out a strategic plan to find a cure for tinnitus.
Create a Fantastic Patient Experience
If we can offer meaningful education and guidance to our patients as they move through the process of understanding hearing loss, we can have a greater impact on outcomes and success.
Hearing Loss: A National Health Concern The stigma associated with using hearing devices is still going strong.
NEW! Hearing Loss Handouts
Patients with hearing loss often require a lot of information. These handouts should help you teach them the basics.
Lifestyle Choices Can Affect Hearing
Smoking, weight, diabetes, and alcohol consumption can all factor into hearing loss.
NEW! Living with Single-Sided Deafness
A review of the definition, symptoms, diagnostics, and treatment concerning SSD.
Noise Can Affect Health
A growing body of research shows the variety of adverse effects of noise and other exposures on our health.
Pharmacological Enhancements of Audition
Medications may eventually help improve hearing, but will society take it too far?
Progressive Genetic Hearing Loss: When to Intervene?
Identifying and recording progressive pathology will help audiologists make appropriate intervention decisions.
NEW! Tinnitus: All in the Head?
Looking at the basics of tinnitus.
Tinnitus Practitioner's Association
A new professional group will be dedicated to professional development, education, research, and increased public awareness of tinnitus and hyperacusis.
NEW! Tinnitus Treatment Saves a Marriage
The first case study in ADVANCE's Tinnitus Topics column.
Understanding Tinnitus to Help Your Patients
This review of current knowledge on tinnitus should help audiologists in treating their patients.
Unilateral Hearing Loss
Patient education handout shares facts about unilateral hearing loss and how it can be monitored and treated.
Wind Turbine Syndrome
Noise pollution could be blowing in the wind, but more research is needed.
Our next Web Spotlight, beginning on March 4, will focus on hearing instruments.
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