July 11, 2006 Issue

Audiology

Audiology in Brief
Interactive System Designed to Improve Hearing; Celebrities and Students Raise Money for Cochlear Implants

Feature

Blast Injury Basics
by Gloriajean Wallace
A guide to the effects of blast injury and their impact on communication.

One Soldier's Story
by John DaVanzo
Steve Cobb felt that the Lakeview Virginia NeuroCare intensive, community re-entry rehabilitation program was the best thing that happened to him in recovering from a traumatic brain injury.

Blast-Related Ear Injury in Current U.S. Military Operations
by Col. David Chandler
Hazardous noise exposure is the greatest that it has been in the U.S. military in over 35 years.

A New Kind of Patient for Speech-Language Pathologists
by Micaela Cornis-Pop
SLPs are members of the core polytrauma team and have standing orders to assess cognitive-communication and swallowing shortly after admission and then to treat patients.

Blast Injuries
A new and highly sophisticated pattern of missile warfare exposes soldiers and civilian survivors of terrorist attacks to explosions that cause "polytrauma," injuries to multiple organs and body systems. These patients present new and complex challenges to speech-language pathologists and audiologists who are an integral part of health care teams.

Rep. Neugebauer Helps With Screening in Texas
by Dee Shafer
Rep. Randy Neugebauer was instrumental in organizing a free hearing screening at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center as part of Better Hearing and Speech Month. *Audiology*

State Association Leaders Gather in Oregon for Policy Workshop, State President's Meeting
by Eileen Crowe
State leaders gathered in Oregon for ASHA’s annual State Policy Workshop and the Council of State Association Presidents meeting.

MedPAC Cites Need for SLP Provider Numbers, Reviews ASHA Assessment Tool
by Ingrida Lusis
A Medicare commission has recognized the importance of a Medicare provider number for speech-language pathologists and reviewed an assessment tool developed by ASHA.

Cognitive Rehabilitation Denial Overturned
by Janet McCarty
In a precedent-setting reimbursement victory, an independent review organization has overturned a BlueCross BlueShield of Montana denial for cognitive rehabilitation services.

Features

Sniffs, Gasps, and Coughs
by Mary Sandage
Speech-language pathologists are successfully applying behavioral methods to reduce or eliminate chronic coughing and paradoxical vocal fold motion.