When Hearing Aids Alone Aren't Enough: Remote Microphones and TV Listening Devices

Dr. Michael Valente returns to make that case that audiologists should consider introducing remote microphones and TV listening devices routinely for their hearing aid patients as add-on accessories. Regular use of remote mics and TV listening devices help address the biggest complaints by hearing aid users, in spite of being well fitted with their devices - difficulty hearing in noise and difficulty hearing at a distance.

In the presentation Dr. Valente reviews some of the research surrounding remote microphones, even evidence that shows how remote mics can provide a patient with hearing loss when listening in noise, the ability to hear better than a person with normal hearing!

He also shares how audiologists can counsel patients, reluctant to invest money to try hearing aids, to convert Air Pod Pro2’s into hearing aids and add an inexpensive Bluetooth adapter ($80) to their TV to achieve a very effective TV streamer.  

Viewers may also be interested in previous presentations by Dr. Valente:
*Part 1 -Running a Successful Audiology Clinic: Is a Bundled or Unbundled Approach Best? Running a Successful Audiology Clinic...
* Part 2 - Successfully Integrating OTC Hearing Aids into an Audiology Practice: Successfully Integrating OTC Hearing ...
* Part 3 - Successfully Integrating Remote Care into an Audiology Practice:
Successfully Integrating Remote Care ...

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:40 Why hearing aids alone are not enough
03:44 Trouble hearing in noise
08:17 Setting Realistic Expectations for Hearing Aid Performance
10:55 Using Remote Microphones with Hearing Aids
17:05 Remote microphone clinical candidacy
25:15 Research on remote microphone benefit
35:44 Examples of remote microphones
40:57 iPhone remote microphone option live listen
43:24 Examples of TV listening devices
44:56 Using AirPod Pro2's for TV streaming
54:00 Final thoughts