Audiology

The main question that is discussed in the article, “Effectiveness of Counseling-Based Adult Group Aural Rehabilitation Programs: A Systematic Review of the Evidence,” is whether group aural rehabilitation (AR) programs that are counseling based are effective or not. The article reviewed the evidence from these group AR programs from relevant articles that had to match a specific list of criteria. I believe that counseling based group AR programs are effective for not only those who are hearing…

aids, and barriers to learning that she encountered. My curiosity with the fields of Audiology, Deaf Education, and American Sign Language interpreting grew as time progressed. After my first Audiology class, I found Audiology to be my cynosure. Upon researching graduate schools, I came across Syracuse University for Audiological studies. Ultimately, my objective is to become part of any and all facets of Audiology-whether it be clinical, research, or educating the next generation of…

and Academic Planning Essay Molly Herrod For this assignment the two careers I chose were audiology and physical therapy. I chose audiology and physical therapy to research because these are two very interesting occupations to me. They also are very active with helping people, and that is the main thing I want to do in my life is help people, so these careers would help me do that very effectively. Audiology is where assess patients to diagnose specific hearing disabilities, its causes, and the…

helped find assistive technologies and communication strategies that were best suited to my particular needs. These health professionals made it very clear to me that the field of audiology would allow me to do the same for others like me. Following my graduation from Temple, I will pursue my Au.D (Doctorate of Audiology). Though I have not been able to help others in a clinical setting as of yet, my time as a preceptor for…

Audiology is the study of hearing and sometimes various diseases and conditions can affect the normal balance and process of one’s hearing. In this paper we will address one of the major causes of hearing deficits known as Menere’s disease. This paper will also demonstrate the procedure this writer performed during a class activity assignment and its results. At the end one can see pictures of the turning fork equipment and how the procedures was administered. According to the (National…

since I can remember. As soon as I got into ASL class, I was intrigued. In one of the units, we went into depth about the different kinds of illnesses that cause deafness, and the anatomy of the ear. I was instantly drawn into the profession of audiology. The thought of helping someone reduce communication…

volunteering in audiology clinics. These experiences had driven me into becoming a hearing screening and further my interest in audiology. Firstly, as a Newborn Hearing Screener, I perform newborn hearing test on newborns within the first 24 to 48 hours of birth. The test procedure that is used is an Automated ABR (Auditory Brainstem Response) that measures the brain nerve responds to sound. A click sound…

Audiology became needed when soldiers began to return from war. A great number of them were suffering from severe hearing loss and the country's hospitals were not equipped to rehabilitate them. With the introduction of the first hearing aid, a new field of medicine was created known as psychoacoustics. People that studied psychoacoustics travelled throughout the country to fit veterans with hearing aids and assess their hearing abilities. The creation of more discrete and portable hearing aids…

recognised as one of the main clinical professions in healthcare system. Just like the other three main bodies AHS works towards statutory regulation protecting the patients served. Some of the Audiology bodies registered to AHS for example includes; British Academy of Audiology and British Society of Audiology. Some parts of the healthcare science workforce are regulated by statute (law) through registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and other parts of the workforce…

studying her work, I began contemplating, “Could I be just as creative and find a way to incorporate my personal music passions into my career as well? Was this a possibility I wanted to further explore?” I began considering what options I had within Audiology, Speech and Language Pathology, as well as Psychology. While I am receiving a Psychology undergraduate degree I have never planned on further pursing psychology as my profession. But I have recently realized that I have an innate…