study guide Flashcards
how many americans have hearing loss in both ears?
30 million
how many americans have hearing loss in at least one ear?
48 million
the prevalence of hearing loss increases with ___
age
hearing loss due to aging is called ____
presbycusis
________of every 1000 infants in the US are born with a moderate to severe congenital loss
2- 3
professionals engaged in autonomous practice to promote healthy hearing, communication competency, and quality of life for persons of all ages through the prevention, identification, assessment, and rehabilitation of hearing, auditory function, balance, and other related systems
audiologist
what are some of the different areas of audiology?
medical audiology educational audiology pediatric audiology dispensing/ rehabilitative audiology industrial audiology tele-audiology recreationa; and animal audiology
different settings audiologist can work in?
community/ university hospitals ENT practices private clinics schools manufacturers department of veterans affairs medical centers and other state and federal agencies military based programs college and university settings
issued by a government agency and grants an individual the right to practice a given profession. most states model their regulatory rules in audiology after the ASHA standards for the certificate of clinical competence (CCC)
licensure
provides a different level of consumer protection by assuring that an individual has met rigorous and valid standards endorsed by a national professional body
certification
committed to enhancing the ability of its members to achieve career and practice objectives through professional development, education, research, increased awareness of hearing disorders, and audiologic services.
AAA american academy of audiology
decides on standards in audiology and speech language pathology and conducts accreditation programs for colleges and universities in both fields
ASHA american speech-language hearing association
designed to meet the professional needs of audiologists in private practice, especially those who directly dispense hearing aids
ADA academy of doctors of audiology
requirements in becoming an audiologist
- 4 year undergraduate degree
- doctorate of audiology (minimal 4 years post undergrad, clinical degree)
- doctorate of philosophy (approx 4 years)
- combined Au.D./Ph.D. (approx 6 years)
the largest number of audiologists are currently employed in this field
they focus on diagnostic assessments for hearing or balance disorders.
works with all ages
medical audiology
minimize the impact that hearing loss has on the education of young children, and in the educational setting. they are responsible for identification of children with hearing loss and referral to other professional services as needed
educational audiology
their primary role is to facilitate parents’ efforts to meet the many rehabilitative / habilitative challenges that the child and family with face.
pediatric audiology
they dispense, distribute, sell, and appropriately fit hearing amplification
they can dispense in practically any setting as long as a dispensing license is obtained from the state
dispensing/ rehabilitation audiology
OSHA requires monitoring of noise levels for workers
- Annual hearing evaluations
- Hearing protection
- Counseling employees
industrial audiologists
delivers and entire battery of hearing care services to persons in need who not have the means or opportunity to travel sometimes from great distances to receiver services traditionally located in urban areas
tele- audiology
they counsel about dog safety and communication issues, hearing conservation for services animals ( especially military working dogs)
recreational and animal audiology
peripheral auditory system- 3 parts
Outer ear
middle ear
inner ear
