SPEECH IN NOISE: How, Why & How Fast?
12sep4:00 pm5:00 pmSPEECH IN NOISE: How, Why & How Fast?Dr. Douglas L. Beck, Au.D.
Event Details
Course introduction: The primary complaint from patients to hearing care professionals is the inability to understand speech in noise. However, fewer than 20% of all audiometric evaluations include speech in
Event Details
Course introduction:
The primary complaint from patients to hearing care professionals is the inability to understand speech in noise. However, fewer than 20% of all audiometric evaluations include speech in noise (SIN) testing. In this class we will review how to assess SIN in under 3 minutes, how to interpret the results, and how to select and program amplification to better meet the needs of the patient/client.
Learning objectives:
At the conclusion of this seminar the participants will be able to:
- Name two SIN tests
- Define/explain the SNR-50
- Recite typical SNR-50 scores for people with normal thresholds.
- Recite typical SNR-50 scores for people with mild-moderate thresholds.
- Name the single most important amplification goal which impacts SIN.
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Speakers for this event
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Dr. Douglas L. Beck
Dr. Douglas L. Beck
Au.D. F-AAA, CCC-A
Douglas L. Beck earned his undergraduate degree (B.A.) in Communication Disorders & Sciences (1982), his master’s degree in audiology from the University of Buffalo (1984) and his doctorate (Au.D., Doctor of Audiology) from the University of Florida, Gainesville (2000). His professional career began in Los Angeles at the House Ear Institute in cochlear implant research and intraoperative cranial nerve monitoring. In 1988, he joined the medical school faculty as Director of Audiology at Saint Louis University in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Eight years later he co-founded an audiology and hearing aid dispensing practice in St Louis, Missouri. In 1999 he became President and Editor-In-Chief of AudiologyOnline.com, SpeechPathology.com and HealthyHearing.com. Dr. Beck joined Oticon Inc. in August 2005 and 17+ years later, he retired as Vice President of Academic Sciences in March, 2022. Throughout his 17+ years of on-going full-time employment at Oticon, he also served as Web Content Editor for the American Academy of Audiology 2008-2015, Senior Editor for Clinical Research at the Hearing Review from 2016 and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Communication Disorders at the State University of New York, Buffalo (since 2016). In March of 2022, Dr. Beck became the Vice President of Clinical Sciences at Cognivue Inc (Victor, NY). He retired on Jun 30, 2023. Dr. Beck continued to write, lecture, and consult globally for multiple clinical, scientific and other entities. In January, 2024, Dr Beck joined The Hearing Matters Podcast (www.hearingmatterspodcast.com) as co-host. In November, 2024 Dr. Beck was awarded the Association of Independent Hearing Healthcare Professionals (AIHHP) Golden Lobe Recognition Award for Outstanding Service in the United Kingdom. In November, 2024 Dr Beck became Senior Director of Audiology Professional Affairs at EssilorLuxottica.
Dr. Beck is among the most prolific authors in audiology with 257+ publications, interviews, and op-eds written for the AAA, Hearing Review, Audiology Online, The Hearing Journal, the Journal of Otolaryngology ENT Research, and other professional publications addressing a wide variety of audiology, clinical, academic and professional topics including; Op-Eds, audiology, language, pediatrics, cognition, cognitive screeners, hearing aids, amplification, vision, psychology, neuroscience, anatomy and physiology, counseling and more. Dr. Beck is a sought after lecturer globally and has presented more than 1000 lectures, keynote addresses, webinars and other professional presentations.
Au.D. F-AAA, CCC-A
Time
September 12, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm GMT+1(GMT+01:00)
Location
ONLINE eSeminar