Audiologists, ASHA Needs Your Input to Meet the Changing Needs of Reimbursement
Congress, Medicare, health insurance payers, health care administrators, and patients—all these groups insist on data-driven, efficient, high-quality health care. They also want to hold providers—including audiologists—accountable. These demands mean that changes to the health care system are inevitable, regardless of presidential and congressional races. In today’s health care economy, just about everyone agrees on the inefficiency of the standard, fee-for-service model.
Audiology should embrace the changes in reimbursement, service delivery and consumer options. The bottom line? Audiologists need to move away ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - May 12, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Lisa Satterfield Tags: Audiology Advocacy medicare reimbursement Source Type: blogs
Acupuncture Notes
Jackie Doyle
Used Japanese moxa
did lots of ear stuff
circled the dragon
put needles in wrist heart 6, master of the heart (pericardium) -7, lung 9 (I think this it)
Jiang-
Did lots of command points, used governor vessel-20 (he always takes this)
Stacy Roman – Morgantown
yin tang and Bl 2 for headache
One treatment Stacy gave me was
CV 17
CV12
CV3
LI4
Liver3
GV20
KI3
St 44
Large intestine-4 and Stomach-44 bilaterally for frontal headache (very effective)
Kidney-3 bilaterally for general tonification and energy
Stomach-25 and Ren-6 and Ren-9 (conception vessel) for energy, tonify lower Jiao and helps out bladder
Ren-...
Source: Inside Surgery - April 3, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Editor Tags: General Source Type: blogs
10 Audiology Posts for 10th Annual World Hearing Day
To commemorate the World Health Organization’s 10th annual World Hearing Day, we collected 10 topical audiology posts on the Leader Blog from the past year.
Video Blog: The River School Emphasizes Integration of Kids With Hearing Loss
The River School specializes in the oral education of young children with hearing loss. But unlike other programs, the private school developed an inclusive, mutually beneficial program that urges literacy and speech skills in deaf and typically hearing students at the same time.
American Pharoah: Triple Crown Winner Uses Ear Plugs!
American Pharoah sprinted to win the first Tripl...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - March 3, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Audiology Hearing Assistive Technology hearing loss hearing protection Source Type: blogs
The Wheat Belly one-day parade
By following the Wheat Belly lifestyle, people reverse a constellation of abnormal health phenomena such as insulin resistance, inflammation, gastrointestinal irritation, mind effects, and dysbiosis. I stress this over and over again because many people view the Wheat Belly lifestyle as just a weight loss program. It is, of course, a program for health–a pretty darned powerful program that outdoes anything–yes, anything–else you do in life for your health.
But weight loss on this lifestyle can indeed be quite impressive. Here are some of the photos shared in the course of just one day, yesterday, Septemb...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 28, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories facial change gluten grains Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
A New Diagnosis
On Monday, I awoke,took my child to the baby sitter(as schools were closed for the Jewish New Year) and came back to a voicemail on my phone."call us immeadietly." (Signed, Genetics Dept.of University)I called. I knew in my gut they were going to tell ME I was the reason for my child's genetic condition because that is how it is,my husband is the largely healthy one."we got the results back...Breathe.And you also have the 17Q12 deletion."Well, joy. And does this mean I have MODY as well?""yes,but we need to communicate with Dr.S (adult geneticist-it was J's genetic counselor who called me) to formulate a plan of actio...
Source: The D-Log Cabin - September 17, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: HVS Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 112
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 112
Question 1
How did Dr Joseph-Ignace Guillotin die?
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Furunculosis
Not by his invention, contrary to folklore, but by an infected carbuncle on his shoulder.
Interestingly the first guillotine contraption was designed in Halifax, Yorkshire which was used as a deterrent for would be cl...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - August 14, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five alexander fleming Altitude Catamenial pneumothorax Dr Joseph Ignace Guillotin guillotine hitler monge parkinsons penicillin Source Type: blogs
Acetylcholine Release Amps Up Brain ’ s Plasticity
I met yesterday with a former doctoral student, now a professor at the University of Texas in Dallas, Michael Kilgard. As a research fellow in my UCSF laboratory, Dr. Kilgard studied the conditions under which acetycholine enables brain plasticity—showing among other findings that large scale and highly useful plasticity can be achieved by pairing sensory […]The post Acetylcholine Release Amps Up Brain’s Plasticity appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - March 5, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Alzheimer’s Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity Brain Science BrainHQ Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Posit Science Tinnitus Source Type: blogs
Acetylcholine Release Amps Up Brain’s Plasticity
I met yesterday with a former doctoral student, now a professor at the University of Texas in Dallas, Michael Kilgard. As a research fellow in my UCSF laboratory, Dr. Kilgard studied the conditions under which acetycholine enables brain plasticity—showing among other findings that large scale and highly useful plasticity can be achieved by pairing sensory […]The post Acetylcholine Release Amps Up Brain’s Plasticity appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - March 5, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Alzheimer’s Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity Brain Science BrainHQ Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Posit Science Tinnitus Source Type: blogs
Cervical venous hum
Brief Review
Abstract: Cervical venous hum is a continuous murmur heard over the internal jugular vein, due to partial compression by transverse process of atlas. It is common in children with anemia.
Cervical venous hum is a continuous murmur heard over the internal jugular veins. It is thought to be produced by the partial compression of the internal jugular vein by the transverse process of the atlas as well by the effect of gravity. It is more common on the right side because the right internal jugular vein and brachiocephalic vein has straight access to the superior vena cava so that the flow velocity is higher on t...
Source: Cardiophile MD - January 25, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, May 27, 2014
From MedPage Today:
Temporary Fee on Big Business Funds Obamacare. The world of healthcare, like any, is full of haves and have nots.
Grassroots Group Aims to Renew Primary Care. “Change is HERE. The future of primary care has arrived.” The motto of Primary Care Progress, a 4-year-old grassroots organization advocating for interprofessional teamwork and a brighter landscape for primary care in the U.S., is echoed throughout the organization’s rhetoric, blog posts, leadership summits, and the voices of its members.
War Wounds: Hearing Loss Tracks Gulf War Vets. Do you routinely ask your patients if they ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 27, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: MedPage Today Tags: News Primary care Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Fwd: Diagnostic criteria for pseudotumore cerebri
From: Djacobs272@aol.comTo: dhj1.neurology@blogger.comSent: 5/13/2014 2:29:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight TimeSubj: Diagnostic criteria for pseudotumore cerebri Neurology 2013; 81:1161 A. Required 1. Papilledema 2. normal neuro exam except cranial neuropathy eg abducens palsy 3. Neuroimaging-- normal MRI with and without contrast 4. Normal CSF composition ...
Source: neurologyminutiae - May 14, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid L24, a New Combination Implant/Hearing Aid for Sensorineural High Pitch Hearing Loss
Lots of people suffer from selective hearing loss that allows them to hear low frequency sounds quite well, while the high pitch is severely limited. This is normally due to damaged cochlea and traditional options, like hearing aids and cochlear implants, often don’t do a sufficient job of helping such people hear the world around them. A new, first of its kind system, that combines an implant and a hearing aid into one, has just been approved by the FDA for people with severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss of high-frequency sounds in both ears.
The hearing aid component of the Nucleus Hybrid L24 Cochlear I...
Source: Medgadget - March 21, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Editors Tags: ENT Neurological Surgery Source Type: blogs
Living with Extreme Sound Sensitivity
If you feel disgusted to the point of rage when you hear the sound of chewing, swallowing, breathing, throat-clearing and other common “people” noises, you’re not alone. You’re also not crazy. Misophonia is a sound sensitivity disorder, which makes certain noises intolerable to the sufferer.
Although this condition is primarily neurological, the experience of these sounds can cause psychological distress. The term misophonia was developed by Pawel and Margaret Jastreboff, American neuroscientists. Literally translated, it means “hatred of sounds.”
This condition usually develops when a ...
Source: World of Psychology - March 19, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Craig A. Maxwell, DO Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements General Green and Environment Health-related LifeHelper Mental Health and Wellness Psychotherapy Treatment Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder brain Dr. Pawel Jastreboff Margaret Jastrebof Source Type: blogs
Electric Stimulator Guides Neuroplasticity to Treat Tinnitus (VIDEO)
Tinnitus is a debilitating condition thought to be caused by the brain generating a signal in areas no longer stimulated by the auditory system. The brain’s natural plasticity can potentially be utilized to treat tinnitus, by stimulating adjacent regions of the brain. A new system that works on the auditory cortex to guide neuroplasticity has been developed by MicroTransponder, a spin-off company from University of Texas at Dallas, and the technology is now set to begin clinical trials.
The Serenity System couples an implantable vagus nerve stimulator with a tone generator that plays sounds of various frequencies ...
Source: Medgadget - March 7, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Editors Tags: Neurological Surgery Neurology Source Type: blogs
A brief list of fibromylagia symptoms
[Note I did not write this list. It was on Facebook shared by Creaky Joints. But I find it to be very true.]I have highlighted the ones that I experience regularly. So if you ever wonder how my day is going, just think about this list. PAIN- in the muscle: often described as aching, burning, throbbing, gnawing, shooting, tingling. Almost always exacerbated by exercise and may or may not be present at rest. Can be migratory and differing from day to day.FATIGUE- From feeling tired to exhausted and requiring rest periods during the day.SLEEP DISTURBANCE- not being able to fall asleep and or able to stay asleep. Unrefreshing ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - February 26, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: being a patient coping fibromyalgia Source Type: blogs
