In order for audiologists working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families to achieve the principles of family-centered early intervention, practice guidelines must continue to be developed, disseminated, and translated as they have a positive impact on the services provided. Researchers and clinical audiologists who deliver services must continue to collaborate to understand the "how" and "why" of implementing guidelines into practice and to identify the barriers/facilitators encountered in trying to do so.

The foam tip to earmold correction values developed in this study can be used to provide improved estimations of earmold RECDs. This may support better accuracy in acoustic transforms related to transforming thresholds and/or hearing aid coupler responses to ear canal sound pressure level for the purposes of fitting behind-the-ear hearing aids.

Frequency-modulated (FM) systems provide a means of overcoming negative effects of noise, distance, and reverberation, improving communication access for children with hearing loss and/or special listening needs. These systems may be worn alone at the ear or coupled to hearing aids or cochlear implants. Technology in all these devices continues to advance at an astonishing rate. With these advances, there continues to be a need for careful verification of the entire amplification system's performance. The overall goal of verification is to confirm that the entire amplification system is set and functioning as intended. This article addresses current recommended practices for FM system verification for a variety of FM coupling options.Learning Outcomes: As a result of this activity, the participant will be able to (1) identify the three methods of FM verification, and (2) define the concept of transparency in FM system verification.

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