February 24th, 2023
Join us on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 12 pm EST as Melissa Polonenko, Assistant Professor, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota presents New electrophysiological methods to assess hearing function in young children using engaging stories. Key Take-Aways: Many hearing skills develop in early childhood but we usually have to wait until children are able… View More
January 27th, 2023
On behalf of McGill University Sandra Trehub (1938-2023) We are greatly saddened by the passing of Sandra Trehub. Born in 1938, she died peacefully at her home on 20 January 2023. Sandra was a trailblazer. Her research focusing on auditory pattern perception in infancy and early childhood single-handedly started developmental research in music perception and… View More
January 27th, 2023
Courtesy of Dr Dave Fabry, PhD. Audiology pioneer and newborn hearing screening champion Marion Downs is born in New Ulm, Minnesota. If your child had their hearing evaluated before leaving the hospital, it is because of her. She devoted her professional life to the promotion of early identification of hearing loss in newborns, infants, and… View More
December 7th, 2022
CAA Conference 2023 will be held at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre, Ottawa from October 11 to 14 inclusive. Please stay tuned for details! View More
December 5th, 2022
Alberto Behar has been a long-time columnist with CanadianAudiologist, and the Canadian Hearing Report before that with Noisy Notes. Alberto has been the “go to” person when it comes to noise exposure, standards, and noise control. Sadly, Alberto passed away on November 29, 2022. What follows is a celebration of his life’s work. I first… View More
October 11th, 2022
Join us on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 1 pm EST as Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Vickie and Thomas Flood Endowed Chair in Hearing & Speech Sciences, Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences Vanderbilt University Medical Center and School of Medicine presents Unilateral Hearing Loss in Children: Progress and Opportunities Learning Objectives: Following… View More
August 31st, 2022
Join us on Wednesday, September 28th at 12pm ET as Marlene Bagatto, Au.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the National Centre for Audiology, at Western University presents Remarkable Challenges in Pediatric Audiology Learning Objectives: Describe the challenges associated with managing unilateral hearing loss in infants. Explain some factors when considering technology recommendations for… View More
August 26th, 2022
A large majority of hearing aid candidates either do not have, or do not often wear their hearing aids, and studies have indicated that one factor for low hearing aid uptake is lack of counseling and support from the clinician. Ryall, Jenstad, et al. (2021) explored ways to improve verbal and visual aspects of informational… View More
August 18th, 2022
By Marshall Chasin, AuD, Doctor of Audiology. On August 18, 2022, I gave 12 interviews for CBC radio across the country from Newfoundland to Vancouver and even Yellowknife (where it is still quite warm and the radio host even went swimming in a lake last night). Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aids were first discussed… View More
August 16th, 2022
By Gretchen Morgenson, July 26, 2022. Facing thousands of lawsuits from U.S. service members who said 3M earplugs failed to protect their hearing, the manufacturing giant announced it is committing $1 billion to a trust to resolve the suits — and that Aearo Technologies, the 3M unit that made the plugs, is filing for voluntary bankruptcy as… View More