A new article published on the Workplace Material Handling & Safety website discusses the restrictions to hearing aid usage by hearing impaired people in a hazardous workplace. To read the entirety of the article, written by Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, FNAP and Garry G. Gordon, M.S. please click here.…

A new article published on the E.A.R.,Inc. website discusses the research shooters should do to best protect their hearing. To read the entirety of the article, written by Garry Gordon, MS and Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, F-NAP, please click here.…

A new article published on the Workplace Material Handling & Safety website discusses the impact of disposable ear plugs on the environment. To read the entirety of the article, written by Garry Gordon, MS and Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, F-NAP, please click here.…

A new article published on the Workplace Material Handling & Safety website discusses The Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing conservation (CAOHC) organization’s significant impact in the reduction of occupational hearing loss. To read the entirety of the article, written by Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, FNAP and Garry G. Gordon, M.S. please click here.…

Dr. Traynor published this innovative finding at Hearing Health and Technology Matters, October 5, 2016.  It suggests that Otoacoustic emissions might be an essential component of the early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.  According to the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (2016), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to a group of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized by repetitive and characteristic…

Dr. Traynor published this innovative finding at Hearing Health and Technology Matters, October 18, 2011.  This update and modificiation of the original blog suggests that caffeine might not be a tinnitus enhancer, but could even be beneficial. One of the world’s most international experiences is coffee, but so is tinnitus….. It is truly an international beverage from far away places,…

Robert Traynor is a co-founder of the Hearing Health Matters website and a regular blog contributor. The site now features a dedicated section for private practitioners, Hear in Private Practice. In his latest blog post, Bob Traynor discusses the myths and realities of being our own boss in private practice. Read the complete blog post here.…

Black Coyote, the third son of Chief Sitting Bull, was a deaf-mute. He may have also played a big role in the history of the American West. Read about how the deafness of Black Coyote played a part in the Massacre at Wounded Knee in this blog post on the website Hearing Health & Technology Matters. Read the post at Hearing…

Robert Traynor is a regular contributor to the Hearing Health & Technology Matters website. Over the years he has posted several historical cases of hearing loss. In April 2019, Bob Traynor wrote about the the Deaf Prince of the Us Civil War, Prince de Joinville. Read the full post here at Hearing Health & Technology Matters…

Dr. Traynor published this innovative Discussion of the beginnings of Bluetooth technology at Hearing Health and Technology Matters, as a three part series January 17, 24, & 31, 2012.  This paper is an update of that discussion. To get started ….. let’s begin by defining Bluetooth Technology ….. Bluetooth technology is a short-range wireless communications technology that replaces the cables…

A review of automobile safety shows that one of the worst years in the US for automobile accidents was 1936, when the death rate was almost 3 in every 10,000.  At that time, auto safety was not considered a priority and safety equipment for vehicles was nonexistent. Since the 1950s, safety has become a priority in automobile design and the…

This post originally appeared on The Hearing Journal website June 24, 2020. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, leasing was resurging as an alternative method to acquiring hearing devices. While it might feel like a new concept to some, Staab recalls that leasing hearing aids began as early as 1956.1 Other retailers initiated a hearing aid rental program in 1962, with one referring to…

Baby Boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, began and still are an exceptionally large population of consumers.  As they grew up, businesses around the world and, especially in the United States have made products especially for them.  Parents, educators, government, healthcare, and other areas radically modified how they interacted with this very independent generation.  First there were baby buggies,…

Attention Hearing Care Professionals: Stevens and Davis (1938) said, “There are, in general, two conditions under which a normally effective auditory stimulus may fail to arouse a sensation.  One is when it is accompanied by another sound which obliterates or masks it; the other is when it is preceded by a sound which leaves the organism unresponsive or fatigued.”  Previous…

This article first appeared in the June 2018 Hearing Review and was adapted with permission for HR from Chapter 3 of Dr Traynor and Robert G. Glaser’s new book, Strategic Practice Management: Business Considerations for Audiologists and Other Healthcare Professionals, Third Edition (Plural Publishing, 2018). Consolidation and events leading up to our present market environment To formulate any reasonable strategy for thriving in today’s hearing healthcare…

I am excited to announce that I will be a Practice Consultant to Pivot Hearing, Petaluma, CA.  Pivot Hearing delivers exceptional consulting to practice managers to help them make strong business decisions. An expert team then assists in executing those decisions. Their goal is to assist hearing healthcare practice managers in three core areas: Increase patient flow The backbone of any private…

While the COVID-19 is a serious disruption of clinical income, there have been many storms before and there will be many more after this one. This is not total disaster, especially for an established practice.  During the week of March 18-24, 2020, Strom (2020) conducted a poll to review the actual situation for clinic owners.  The small sample of 220 notwithstanding consisted…

Earlier this summer I recorded an episode of the Bioaccess podcast with Julio G. Martinez-Clark, CEO of Bioacess™, a company that assists medical technology companies to access Colombia and other Latin American markets. The broad-ranging talk ranges from my first work in Latin America, market trends here in the US, medical technology opportunities in Latin America, and noise-induced hearing loss.…

Many audiologists are incorporating tinnitus treatment into their clinical services as they seek a competitive advantage. To succeed it takes more than dispensing hearing aids with tinnitus masking to achieve patient success. Determining the root cause of auditory hallucinations may include audiological, medical and psychological treatment. In an article for the website Hearing Health & Technology Matters, Robert Traynor details important considerations…