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Individual who is uniquely qualified to provide a comprehensive array of professional services related to audiologic identification,assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for impairment of auditory and vestibular funciont, and prevent of impairments
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Audiologist
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Branch of healthcare devoted to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of hearing and balance disorders
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Audiology
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Parents of audiology
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Raymond Carhart (SLD) & Norton Canfeild (otologist)
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What is the primary function of the ear?
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Balance
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Branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the ear and related structures; can perform sugery and prescribe medications
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Otology
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Individuals who engage in the practice of dispensing or fitting hearing aids. involves assesing hearing solely for the purpose of selecting, fitting, and selling hearing aids which are intended to compensate for impaired hearing
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Hearing aid dispensers
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Technicians trained in the use of an audiometer to establish hearing thresholds who work under the supervision of an adiologist or otologist
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Audiometrist/ audiometric technicians
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Supportt personel in other areas of audiology service delivery. emerged as an extensions of audiometrist/audiometric technician due to the broadening scope of practice in audiology
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Audiology assistants
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Type of audiology that works closely with physicians; perform diagnostic assessments to determine nature of hearing and/pr balance disorder
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Medical audiology
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Where are the largest number of audiologist currently employed?
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Medical audiology
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Type of audiology that focuses on management of patients with hearing impairments
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Rehavilitive/dispensing audiology
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Also known as a recreational audiologist or hearing conservationist; devoted to hearing conservation; safety of employes through OSHA regulations; consults and works closely with attonies and other personnel
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Industrial Audiology
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Type of audiology that coordinates hearing screening programs, conducts comprehesive hearing evaluations, rrefers to appropriate profession, assist in program placements, provides rehabilitative services, educates
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Educational audiology
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Type of audiology that works with children, very challenging , faccilitates parents efforts to meet the rehabilitative needs of their hearing impaired child
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Pediatric audiology
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Where do pediatric audiologist work?
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Pediatric hospitals, rehabilitation centers, speech and hearing centers
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