It's official. I have a high-frequency hearing loss. According to an online hearing test, that is. My highest threshold to date measured in the sound booth is a whopping 5 dB, which certainly indicates normal hearing sensitivity. Perhaps it is not my place yet to speak on this topic as a student, but I have a hard time believing that a movement ...

I have officially started my new practicum placement at the VA hospital in North Little Rock. This placement also doubles as my assistantship, allowing for hourly pay and, more importantly, more practicum hours. In any given week, I may log 16-20 hours of practicum, which is solid for a third-year student. I was told that I would get more ...

Earlier this week we launched our newest specialty site, specifically focused on the products and services that help you to provide excellent patient care and operate a profitable practice. As one might expect, we're calling it the Hearing Practice Management Products & Services Resource Center. At the top of the Products & Services site ...

I remember being shocked when I learned that hearing aids are not covered by Medicare and most private insurers. I immediately thought of my parents and older relatives--particularly my Aunt Mitzie. It's a light-hearted family joke that you have to repeat everything three times, and each time at a higher volume, to get her attention. Her ...

My latest article profiles a couple, married 25 years, who decided to receive cochlear implants at the same time. It has been four months since their ''activation,'' and the progress they've made is truly remarkable. It has positively changed their lives in so many ways. Their names are Meg and Joe Duarte. Meg is a science teacher in the deaf ...

It's a busy week here at ADVANCE for Audiologists. Not only did we send our May/June issue to press, but we also introduced two new Web developments as well. As you may have noticed by the nice little box right above our news section, we've introduced a new referral tool for audiologists called ''Your Child's Ears.'' Unsatisfied with just one ...

Sorry this is getting up a few days late-snow has kept us out of the office the last few days. This week, I'm not going to be commenting on some off-the-headlines audiology news; instead, I thought I'd address some ADVANCE ''going-ons.'' You may have already noticed this, but we've enacted a few changes in 2010-all of which have been made to ...