Amplified Stethoscope Resource Page

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND CONSIDERATIONS

• Overview of Auscultation
• Auscultation versus audiometric needs
• Do stethomate tips work? 
• 20Q: Amplified Stethoscopes for Medical Practitioners

OPTIONS AS A FUNCTION OF HEARING INSTRUMENT

• Custom hearing instrument (CIC, Canal, ITE), no streamer
  
• Open-Fit or RIC instrument, no streamer 
• What if my patient is using a streamer?
• What if my patient uses Bluetooth-enabled hearing instruments? 

HEARING INSTRUMENT PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS

• Low frequency-emphasis listening program
• Compression considerations
• Counseling your patients