Bullies, trolls, creeps — whatever you want to call them, they're everywhere on the Internet. They play pranks, say hurtful things and push their agenda of being a jerk without having to show a face or give a name, at least their real name. In late August, in the name of mean-spiritedness, thousands of these Internet trolls began nominating ...

I am back home safe and sound from a great experience at AudiologyNOW! 2012 in Boston. I am in the processing of finishing a more detailed write-up on my experiences at the conference, though admittedly I have put more focus on an onslaught of school-related tasks upon my return. Talk about a welcome home! I have also been dealing with a nasty ...

Spring Break has come and gone, and now I'm preparing for both the AudiologyNOW! conference in Boston, MA, as well as the home stretch of the semester. What did I do during my break? I will confess that I slept eight hours nearly every night. Most every evening was spent bar and club hopping. Sounds fun, right? It was actually part of my ...

Our editorial mission focuses so strongly on practice management that it can be easy to glance over the real-life effects of the hearing health conditions that are at the core of everything we do. This thought recently screached into my conscious when I heard this NPR report on tinnitus. At random points in the ...

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 ...

We are headed into what I like to refer to as the home stretch of the semester. Accordingly, I always create a Word document around this time frame called Home Stretch, which includes an all-encompassing to-do schedule. More often that not, it ends up longer than most of the papers I write for class. I suppose this is my best attempt at ...

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 ...

The Better Hearing Institute issued a news release this week warning consumers of the inherent risks associated with purchasing over-the-counter, one-size-fits-all hearing aids instead of consulting a hearing healthcare professional. BHI supports this claim by stating that hearing loss is sometimes a symptom of a serious underlying medical ...

Early last week, I spent some time in the student room working on my directed research project and caught the tail end of a conversation some of the first-year students were having. A few made disparaging remarks regarding their stress level and each of them seemed weary. I could not help but grin a bit on the inside like a grizzled veteran who ...

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 ...