COMD 4190 : AudiologyExam1Notes
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Audiology- discipline that studies normal hearing and hearing disorders. Hearing aid dispensing aud- hearing tests/dispense hearing aids. Educational aud- provides hearing assessments and hearing aid managements to children in school. Industrial audiologist- contracted out most times and test noise levels in an area and see if it is too loud for workers/ test the workers and work to prevent hearing loss. Research audiologist phd usually/prefer research over clinical. Intraoperative monitoring specialist- monitors any surgery having to do with audiology- monitors nerves. History: began in 1920 with production of first audiometer, interest surged at end of wwii, formed by professions of: otolaryngology, speech pathology, psychology, initially profession was primarily rehabilitative- mostly helping them cope with hearing loss. Raymond carhart: father of audiology, northwestern university, coined term in 1945. 1977: us supreme court decision: led to focus on hearing aid dispensing, prior to this, the dispensing of has for profit was considered unethical except in veterans hospitals.
