LM325 - Development of Updated Guidelines on Management and Assessment of Adult Hearing Loss

Friday, April 24, 2026

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST

Location: Room 303

Earn 0.1 CEUs

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Lead Presenter(s)

Christina M. Roup, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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Presenter(s)

Jodi Baxter, AuD

Audiologist/Clinical Associate Professor
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Disclosure(s): Financial - US News and World Report: Consultant (Ongoing); Nonfinancial - No nonfinancial relationships to disclose

Contributor(s)

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Julie L. Hazelbaker, PhD (she/her/hers)

Clinical Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Presenter(s)

Deborah L. Carlson, PhD

Audiology Consultant
Self-employed
Houston, Texas

Disclosure(s): Financial - ETS Lindgren: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); PhotoniCare: Consultant (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Nonfinancial - Chair of Writing group for guideline on AAA Adult Hearing Assessment; ASHA Healthcare Economics Committee; Audiology Quality Consortium member

Contributor(s)

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Jani Johnson, AuD, PhD

University of Memphis

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Lindsey E. Jorgensen, AuD, PhD

Chair and Clinic Director
University of South Dakota
The University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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Edward Lobarinas, PhD

The University of Texas at Dallas

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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Erin Miller, AuD

University of Akron

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Erin M. Picou, AuD, PhD

Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Disclosure(s): Financial - Amplifon: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Terminated, March 31, 2025); Nonfinancial - No nonfinancial relationships to disclose
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Aaron M. Roman, AuD

Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Victoria Sanchez, AuD, PhD

Assistant Professor
University of South Florida
University of South Florida , Florida

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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Greta C. Stamper, AuD, PhD

Audiology Chair
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

Disclosure(s): Financial - No financial relationships to disclose; Nonfinancial - I currently serve as a Board Member for the American Academy of Audiology.
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Danielle Crawford, AuD

Vanderbilt University

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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Lori Grove, PhD

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD

Assistant Professor and Chief of Audiology
Stanford University, Dept. of Otolaryngology
Palo Alto, California

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Patricia Johnson, AuD (she/her/hers)

Associate Clinical Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Chapel HIll, North Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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Taylor Remick Schutte, AuD

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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Hilary Steele, AuD

University of Miami

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Varsha Athreya, PhD (she/her/hers)

Postdoctoral Scholar
Stanford University
Sunnyvale, California

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Seeon Kim, PhD

Postdoc Research Associate
University of Texas at Dallas/ Callier Center for Communication Disorders
Plano, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Devan M. Lander, BS (she/her/hers)

AuD/PhD Student
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Portland, Oregon

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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Jwala Rejimon, AuD

Research Audiologist
Stanford School of Medicine
Mountain View, California

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Abstract: This session presents the progress of the American Academy of Audiology’s updates to guidelines for the management of adult hearing loss, originally published in 2006, and the assessment of adult hearing loss, originally published as an algorithm in 2000. The updated guidelines are based on systematic reviews of literature. The review process will be outlined, and the chairs of the guidelines will provide an overview of the upcoming process of creating recommendations for a Clinical Practice Guideline. Attendees will gain insight into the process for updating evidence-based guidance documents and how these documents inform clinical decision-making and enhance patient care.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the structure and key components of the updated Academy guidelines for the assessment and management of adult hearing loss.
Upon completion, participants will be able to explain how systematic review methodologies are being applied to assess the quality, consistency, and applicability of research findings to create evidence-based recommendations.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify how the updated Academy guidelines can inform clinical decision-making for adult hearing loss assessment and management.