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Free Recorded Online Course: Who is in Charge? Case Management of Children with Hearing Loss

Who is in Charge? Case Management of Children with Hearing Loss–View this recorded course online for free!

Working with children with hearing loss requires a team effort with one
person in the lead; the case manager will change depending on
the status of the child. The case manager is in charge of monitoring
all aspects of the child’s development including attainment of age
appropriate outcomes and also of sustaining the child’s developmental
momentum from infancy throughout the school years.

Length: 60 minutes

Cost: Free to View

Link: http://www.audiologyonline.com/ceus/recordedcoursedetails.asp?class_id=21112&utm_source=AudiologyOnline+Newsletters&utm_campaign=8404fa75be-WIR_09_07_2012&utm_medium=email

New Resource Available: State Insurance Department information has been added to our Hearing Aid Legislation page.

State insurance departments are the best sources for company and agent licensing information. Contacting these departments for information is also valuable for inquiries into state regulations on insurance plans, for filing complaints or requesting assistance to have insurance companies pay for hearing aids as an example, if such assistance is provided for or included in a health insurance policy and insurance companies are not indeed paying for such services or have denied a claim. Check out your state’s insurance department for more information by following this link and scrolling to the bottom.

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/legislation/hearingaid.html

Colorado Passes Law to Regulate SLP Profession by Requiring Certification

Colorado became the final state to regulate speech-language pathologists. All states also regulate the profession of audiology.

Under the new Colorado law, SLPs—except for those in school settings—require certification under the Director of the Division of Registrations through the Department of Regulatory Agencies. The law protects consumers by regulating who may provide speech-language pathology services; sets educational standards and provides title protection for practitioners.

Link: http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/2012/120828/Colorado-Passes-Certification-Law.htm

AAPs EHDI Email Express: August 2012 "An Admission" by Albert Mehl, MD

“Every waking hour of every day, it’s
school. And for a tiny baby newly enrolled in life’s “school,”
missing information is not a choice, it is a tragedy. We’re in the business of
making sure that newborn babies aren’t faced with a life of time spent missing information.”

                      –Albert Mehl, MD

Read more about what Dr. Mehl had to say in “An Admission” by following this link.

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/ncham_news/docs/EHDI_Email_Express_August2012.pdf

Genetic Therapy Used to Restore Sense of Smell in Mice

Scientists have found a way through gene therapy to restore the sense of smell to mice that were previously genetically altered with a disease that had taken away their sense of smell. This particular disease affected microscopic hairs insi

de the mouse called cilia that would allow them to detect chemicals in the air. Diseases that affect the cilia are also partly responsible for some diseases in humans such as blindness, deafness, and kidney disease. Have these scientists set the stage for therapeutic approaches to treating other diseases/disorders that involve cilia dysfunction?

Link: http://www.slashgear.com/genetic-therapy-used-to-restore-a-sense-of-smell-in-mice-03245698/

The September edition of Probes and Tips is now available: Get the Most from Your OAE Equipment

The September edition of Probes and Tips is now available: Get the Most from Your OAE Equipment. This edition includes such items as:

  • Aspects of caring for your OAE Hearing Screening equipment
  1. Have the equipment calibrated annually to ensure accuracy
  2. Check with equipment manufacturer/vendor to ensure that you’re running the latest version of firmware/software

Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs073/1102782899287/archive/1110882942322.html

Earphones potentially as dangerous as noise from jet engines, researchers find

Turning the volume up too high on your headphones can damage the coating
of nerve cells, leading to temporary deafness, scientists from the
University of Leicester have shown for the first time.

Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829064707.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fhearing_loss+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Hearing+Loss%29

A Birthday Gift, Implant Allows Girl To Hear For The First Time

A girl receives an invaluable gift for her first birthday, the ability to hear. Chloe’s profound hearing loss in both ears brought her to the Cochlear
Implant Center at Omaha’s Boys Town National Research Hospital. On a Wednesday morning, Chloe’s second cochlear implant was turned on, allowing her to hear others and herself. Follow this link to read more and watch the video!

Link: http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Implant-Allows-Girl-To-Hear-For-The-First-Time-167914685.html

US Task Force Finds Insufficient Evidence for Benefits of Adult Hearing Loss Screening in Primary Care Settings

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has determined
that there is not enough evidence to recommend for or against
age-related hearing loss screening by primary care doctors. USPSTF found
no trials to evaluate for adverse
events. Consequently, due to the research gaps, the Task Force could not
recommend for or against screening for age-related hearing loss in the
primary care setting.

USPSTF’s decision was published online August 14, 2012 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Link: http://www.hearingreview.com/insider/2012-08-23_09.asp