HESP 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Eustachian Tube, Earwax, Sound Localization
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Inter related professions: speech + audiology same preparation at first (undergrad) don"t have to pick what you want to do until grad school. How do you choose: they do things very differently. It depends on who and what you want to work with. Kids who have hearing impairments usually have cochlear implants or learn how to speak rather than sign language these days! Sometimes help people with swallowing and only that. A sound that is 15 db is less than a sound that is 30 db! Remember loudness as being the volume on your ipod. Remember pitch as being a singer and having a high voice: anatomy and physiology. Structures: anatomy of the ear, 3 major parts, outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, each part plays important role in hearing but. It is your brain that hears, not your ear!