COMD 4190 : Midterm Notes
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Audiology practice occurs in many settings: clinical diagnostic in hospitals, university clinics and other health care settings, private practice, habilitation for hearing impaired children in educational settings, preventive health care- hearing conservation programs, hearing screening of newborns. Asha 2008 salary survey: median salary . 18 for those working more than 28 hours, median salaries were highest in schools. Lowest hourly salaries were in the east south central area (al, ky, ms, and tn) Formed by professions of : otolaryngology, speech pathology, psychology. Prior to this time, it was thought to be unethical to dispense hearing aids for profit. In 1977, this ruling led to focus on hearing aid dispensing. Professional society"s code of ethics could not limit competition among its members. This has drastically changed the world of audiology. You can now dispense hearing aids for profit. History of master in audiology to doctorate in audiology.
