Advances in Amplification

March 27, 2019

Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, Ohio
Chair: Todd Ricketts, PhD

Hearing aids are the cornerstone in the management of patients with hearing impairment across the lifespan.  Properly fit hearing aids improve audibility and, in the context of a (re)habilitation, improve quality of life for individuals living with hearing loss.  Extraordinary technical advances have been made in hearing aids over the past decade with many more on the near horizon.  Additionally, recent legislative decisions regarding hearing aid distribution and regulatory procedures will impact the hearing health landscape in the coming years.  This conference will focus on the latest advances in the selection and fitting of hearing aids as well as evidence-based research as it relates to best practices and improvement in quality of life for all individuals living with hearing loss.

Real World Hearing Aid Benefits Are More Apparent in Real Time: Ecological Momentary Assessment
Yu-Hsiang Wu, PhD

The Prospects of OTC, Hearables, Wearables and Potentially Disruptive Technologies in the Future of Hearing Health Care
Brent Edwards, PhD

Emotion Perception in Listeners with Hearing Loss: Can hearing aids help? 
Erin Picou, AuD, PhD

Nothing Stays Still: Physical and Attentional Movement as Essential Components of Listening and of Future Hearing Aids
Graham Naylor, PhD

Novel Treatments for Hyperacusis
David Eddins, PhD

Poster Submission and Scholarship Information

Deadline to submit: November 5, 2018

Submit here [2].

Limit: Two (2) submissions per lead author
Length: Posters displayed Wednesday AM through Wednesday PM

This year ARC will focus on the latest advances in the selection and fitting of hearing aids and research as it relates to best practices and improvement in quality of life for those living with hearing loss. The poster presentation format provides the opportunity to discuss original research as it relates to Advances in Amplification during the poster session times available at ARC.

ARC travel scholarships are available to doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows.

Poster scholarship recipients receive:

• Complimentary ARC registration
• Coach-class airfare reimbursement up to $500 (must be booked at least 21 days in advance)
• Hotel for 2 nights (reservation to be secured by the Academy at a hotel of our choosing)

*If you require childcare services during ARC19 in Columbus, please email us [3]