CLA-6303 Module on Rehabilitation and Professional Issues
Issues in Aging: Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
This course focuses on teaching what a clinician should know to provide effective tinnitus clinical services. The course will cover different types and characteristics of tinnitus, how tinnitus can affect people, why tinnitus impacts only certain people, and how tinnitus is evaluated and treated in the clinic using established, research-based methods [cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT and third-wave CBT), tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT), tinnitus activities treatment (TAT), and progressive tinnitus management (PTM) and tele-PTM]. Related topics include referral criteria, sound therapy, auditory gain, and tinnitus questionnaires and other measures. In addition, sound tolerance disorders (hyperacusis, misophonia, noise sensitivity, and phonophobia) will be described along with their clinical management.
Emerging Trends in Amplification
This course will explore recent, emerging, and reasonably predictable trends associated with a wide range of amplification-related topics likely to impact on the selection and fitting of hearing aids to include emerging technologies, social and economic forces, clinician education models, automation, machine-learning and artificial intelligence, distribution models, and the politics/policies likely to influence future hearing health care delivery.