Music Audiology: Specialized Care for Specialized Ears

Session Overview:

Music Audiology may be a small specialty field—but the audience is huge. Performers, engineers, industry support professionals, and avid concertgoers all rely on audiologists for expert hearing care. Whether you specialize in this area or are simply looking to broaden your skills, this session is for you.

Discover the latest best practices and technological advancements for serving this unique population. This session serves as the clinical companion to Benj Kanters' "Tools for Teaching Awareness from the Intersection of Music, Audio, and Audiology" to be held at the PAA Conference in September, bridging music and audiology through real-world patient care.

Topics Will Include:

• Emerging tools and applications in teleaudiology

• Best practices for safely fitting in-ear monitors (IEMs)

• Verification protocols for custom filtered hearing protection

• Global efforts and initiatives for hearing loss prevention in the music industry

• Audiologists & Hearing Care Providers

• Students and Faculty in Audiology Programs

• Anyone interested in the intersection of music + hearing health

Frank Wartinger, Au.D. is the founder of Earmark Hearing Conservation and Philadelphia Musicians’ Clinic. He is an active CAOHC course director, serves on the CAOHC (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation) Council representing the American Academy of Audiology, and is an adjunct faculty at Drexel University and Wayne State University. In occupational hearing conservation he serves as a professional supervisor and consultant for employers and device development companies and service providers. In 2020 he co-authored the American Academy of Audiology’s Clinical Consensus Document Audiological Services for Musicians and Music Industry Personnel”.

Prior to obtaining his graduate degree in Audiology from Salus University, Frank studied at Purchase Conservatory of Music in the Studio Production program and earned his Bachelor of Music degree. He is an active composer, producer, recordist, mixing engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. With over 200 records produced to date, his music has been featured on NPR's All Songs Considered and film score credits with PBS, SevenBar Foundation, Studio Rever, and the American Film Institute. Along with songwriter and producer Scott Hallam, he is co-founder of Audiodowsing, a full service music production company. He currently co-hosts and produces the music audiology podcast “Talking Ears”.

PA Academy of Audiology is pending approval by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of  0.1 AAA CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.