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This article is a continuation from the previous column in issue #4 of CanadianAudiologist.ca, but this time around, concentrating on the non-auditory effects of noise in the classroom for students, rather than for teachers.
The study of non-auditory effects of everyday environmental noise such as sleep disruptions and annoyance are not traditionally part of audiology. Most of the researchers are not audiologists, and the journals, while well-respected and peer-reviewed, are not mainstream audiology publications. This white paper is a primer for this important area of study and will also appear on the Canadian Academy of Audiology website at www.CanadianAudiology.ca.
Non-auditory Effects of Lower-Level Environmental Noise This issue of CanadianAudiologist.ca is about audiology and also not about audiology. The topic of how lower levels of environmental noise affect the body has been formally studied since 1946, yet has not shown anything definitive about long-term effects related to sleep disruption, annoyance, or overall stress. The following…
The purpose of this quality improvement study was to proactively address communication barriers imposed by hearing loss in a hospital setting using Wi-Fi-based wireless smartphone technology during patient-provider face-to-face encounters.
An Interview with Peter Stelmacovich of Phonak Canada
In a recent interview, Phonak’s Peter Stelmacovich shared some of his experiences as a consumer and an Audiologist, with regard to living with a severe to profound hearing loss.
As audiologists and speech-language pathologists, support and collaboration with Teachers of the Deaf is vital to ensure the hard work we do to identify children early and give them a solid foundation for communication and academic success does not fall apart due to a lack of school services.
Industry News March 2021:
1. Obituary: Brad Allard
2. Obituary: Pat Stelmachowicz
3. National Online Hearing Loss Peer Mentoring Program
4. Oticon University Program Launches Online Lecture Series for Audiology Graduate Students
5. Together, we will provide vitally needed hearing aids to those impacted by the challenges of 2020.
Obituary Brad Allard, One of the Good Guys September 10, 1955 – January 30, 2021 “…the most infectious laugh!” Once you have been in Brad’s company, you know that his laugh was his hallmark. You may have thought him to be merely a quiet yet observant fellow of few words, but when the opportunity arose……
Janine Verge shares her top 5 reasons to always use a microphone when public speaking.
Jim Selinger: August 26, 1950 – July 29, 2019 Contributed by James Ryan and Rick Stokes Jim Selinger, Audiologist at Winnipeg Hearing Centres, passed away on July 29, 2019 following a five-month struggle with brain cancer. He had successfully overcome a first occurrence of lymphoma in 2008 and was in complete remission for over ten…