Presenters: 
Brian J. Fligor, PhD
Frank Wartinger, AuD

CEUs: 0.1 AAA/Tier1 CEUs

Duration: 60 minutes

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Program Focus: Knowledge 

Description:

Musicians and entertainment industry professionals constitute a special population that faces an elevated risk of hearing injuries. Their hearing health is closely tied to both vocational success and avocational fulfillment. This session will clarify best practices in the specialty of music audiology and delineate the distinctive practice settings and opportunities inherent in this field. Special focus will be placed on the role of general-practice audiologists in the care of music industry professionals with hearing testing, fitting of custom hearing products, and follow-up care.

Learning Outcomes: 

1. Discuss the significance of hearing health for both vocational success and avocational fulfillment in the context of music professionals.
2. Identify the atypical clinical settings where music audiologists operate, including music venues and telepractice.
3. Compare recommended best practices in music audiology with standard audiological care.

Brian J. Fligor, PhD

Dr. Fligor is owner and staff audiologist at Tobias & Battite Hearing Wellness. He is cofounder and strategic clinical advisor to Lantos Technologies, Inc. He is adjunct faculty at Salus University and has a track record of teaching AuD students and presenting at conferences on topics related to recreational noise-induced hearing loss, managing hearing disorders in musicians, and auditory pathologies. He is co-author of the AAA 2020 Clinical Consensus Document “Audiological Services for Musicians and Music Industry Personnel”. He is a consultant member of the World Health Organization (WHO) and founding co-chair of the WHO Make Listening Safe Initiative. He is consultant member of the Children's Oncology Group, and author of several dozen peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and books on hearing loss in musicians and children.

Frank Wartinger, AuD

Frank Wartinger, AuD is the founder of Earmark Hearing Conservation, a music audiology clinic in Philadelphia. He serves on the CAOHC (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation) Council representing the American Academy of Audiology, is an adjunct faculty at Salus University and Wayne State University and co-authored the AAA 2020 Clinical Consensus Document “Audiological Services for Musicians and Music Industry Personnel”. Additionally, Dr. Wartinger created and hosts “Talking Ears”, a musician-focused hearing health podcast.