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prevalence of hearing disorders
- 1/3 people 75+
- all ages 90.7/1000
- mostly older people
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the number of hearing impaired is
increasing
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hearing loss is a
social disease
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psychosocial implication of hearing loss in the elderly 6
- poorer general health
- reduced mobility
- fewer outside excursions
- fewer interpersonal contacts
- more depression / anxiety
- increased tension
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you can't hear -->
you can't communicate --> you get left out
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what does an audiologist do?
- evaluate
- rehabilitate
- research
- Newby, 1979
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audiologist's function
- Hearing loss : prevention, identification, evaluation
- Selection and Evaluation of Amplification
- Habilitation / Rehabilitation
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professional opportunities
- community hospitals / health care facilities
- college / university settings
- public schools
- private practice
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how many hearing impaired
33 million
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other professional opportunities
- military
- veteran's administration medical centers
- state / federal agencies
- industrial corporations
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SLPs work mostly out of
schools
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Audiologists work mostly out of
private practice
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with a higher degree..
- salary increases
- M- 60,000
- Au.D. 68,000
- Ph.D. 90,000
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Audiologist highest paid work place
- other nonresidential health care facility 69,250
- college / university 69,000
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highest to lowest salary by region
- northeast
- west
- south
- midwest
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with experience...
salary increases : 52,000 - 80,000
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educational qualifications for Aud.
- Au.D Degree (professional doctorate)
- 3 years school 1 year work under someone
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educational qualifications for SLP
- Master's degree
- 2 years school 1 year work under someone
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how many Aud programs in the US
73
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First Aud schools
- 1994 Central Michigan University
- 1994 Baylor College of Medicine (gets the credit, but folded and came back)
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First Aud graduates in
1998 CMU
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the US has more Aud programs than
students that want to be audiologists
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Professional organizations for Aud
- ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- AAA (American Academy of Audiology)
- AAS (American Auditory Society)
- SAA (Student Academy of Audiology)
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ASHA
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- political
- 80% SL 20% Aud
- 80,000 members
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AAA
- American Academy of Audiology
- 1/3 Aud
- 1/3 Autologist
- 1/3
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AAS
American Auditory Society
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SAA
- Student Academy of Audiology
- PASO - Aud club for students
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