Modernizing Medicare: Proposed Legislation Addresses Audiology Access Gaps, By Catlin Nalley The recently introduced Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act will not only expand and give Medicare beneficiaries direct access to audiology services but also represent a huge step forward toward professional autonomy for audiologists. Read More. Counseling with the Audiogram By Niall A.M. Klyn, PhD; Cherilee Rutherford, AuD; Neeha Shrestha; Bruce L. Lambert, PhD; and Sumitrajit Dhar, PhD Patients need new tools designed specifically to help them and their audiologists discuss the results of hearing test and the impact of functional hearing loss because the current audiogram provides answers only to clinicians. Read More. Can Age at Cochlear Implantation Predict Learning and Cognitive Abilities? By Louise Duchesne, PhD The high heterogeneity among studies on the effect of early cochlear implantation on learning and cognition creates the false impression that age at implantation is an inconsistent predictor of medium- and long-term outcome in these domains. Read more. Do Smartphone Hearing Aid Apps Work? By Carina C. De Sousa; David R. Moore, PhD; Lina Motlagh-Zadeh, PhD; Hermanus C. Myburgh, PhD; and De Wet Swanepoel, PhD Some hearing aid apps could potentially benefit people with hearing loss, but they should be used with wired headsets for optimal performance and the understanding that the performance of these apps is not uniform across devices and platforms. Read More. Tips to Include Children with Hearing Loss in Team Sports By Erin Stauder, PhD, MS, CCC/SLP Parents play an important role in working with schools and communities to establish new allies to help children with hearing loss reap the benefits of participating in team sports and develop valuable interpersonal and team skills. Read More. Cannabis Precautions for Early Life Stages By Dennis Colucci, AuD, MA Audiologists see young patients for auditory and balance disorders—conditions that marijuana is known to affect. Here's what audiologists need to know about the effects of cannabis on fetal and childhood development. Read More. Symptom: Mixed Hearing Loss By Hamid R. Djalilian, MD A 54-year-old man who has had progressive hearing loss over the past 10 years but no medical or family history of any issues related to his ears and hearing came in for a consultation of otosclerosis. What's the diagnosis? ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: BONUS VIDEOS WATCH accompanying patient videos online to improve your diagnosis of this month's Clinical Consultation Case. DON'T MISS THIS TOP ARTICLE! Are You Compensated Fairly? Salary Survey Results Revealed By Gordon Glantz The Hearing Journal's salary survey investigates current trends and pressing issues affecting the career satisfaction and advancement of today's audiology professionals, including gender pay gap, mentorship, among others. Read More. Share this exclusive digimag filled with useful tips for safe listening and strategies for people with hearing loss. Read it here!