CDIS 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Immittance, Audiometry, Audiology
23 Jan 2017
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Audiologist healthcare professional who diagnoses and treats patients with hearing loss (and balance disorders). Ccc-a = certificate of clinical competence in audiology. Treatment (audiologists used to not be able to prescribe treatments) Otorhinolaryngologists (ear, nose, throat, physician)/ otologists (further specialization in ear surgery) Oncologists (chemotherapy can cause hearing loss or change) Hearing instrument specialists (very limited, only hearing aids for adults) Soldiers returning from world war ii: the army established three aural rehabilitation centers to provide medical and rehabilitative services to returning soldiers who had developed hearing impairment during the war, three centers: Hoff general hospital in santa barbara, california. Deshon general hospital in butler, pennsylvania (most notable) Academic discipline to clinical profession: in the 1950s, fewer than 500 individuals considered themselves audiologists, in 1958, the first textbook on audiology was written by hayes newby of stanford university, james jerger. In the 1960s he ushered in new concepts in speech audiometry and other diagnostic techniques.
