Latisha Walker EDU 620 1/21/2013 Assistive Technology for Visual and Hearing Impairments I have always wanted to understand and empathize with people who have experienced like with have no or limited hearing or vision. I want to understand how this will impact their education as well as life. On the up side of things there are so many new assistive technology devices that help people with vision and hearing disabilities and that is what I am going to touch on in this paper In article from
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Hearing is such a vital factor of one’s life‚ where without it‚ communication and understanding of the world around us can become very difficult. As humans‚ we are able to hear from within the womb before we are even born into the world. To then loose this ability at any age in life‚ could be very troubling to an individual. An audiologist’s responsibility is to assess and treat all types of patients who may have a hearing loss or even a balancing issue. Speech-language pathologists will also work
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5.5. Subjective experience of hearing difficulties The majority of the participants participating in this study have been experiencing hearing difficulties for a period of time at least five years and over‚ and at the beginning was somehow neglected or considered like a difficulty that comes along with age. Five out of ten respondents expressed themselves that the impairment was noticed by themselves‚ while the other half of the ten participants said that it was noticed by one of their
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after older relatives failed to pursue college once they graduated high school. Growing up as a Mexican-American female‚ most people doubted I would ever amount to anything. Fortunately‚ I always had a great interest in my academic studies. Prior to audiology‚ I believed my future profession would consist of being a pediatrician. Once I graduated high school‚ I attained a patient care assistant occupation in the Houston Methodist hospital. To my surprise‚ most of the physicians rarely spent any time with
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It was not until my junior year that I took my first course in audiology‚ although this was just an introduction‚ I found myself yearning for more exposure in the audiology field. This fall‚ I began my observations in the James Madison University Audiology clinic. During my first week of observing in the clinic I was fascinated by the bond between the audiologist and their patients. The opportunity that observations
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The word spondee is short for the term spondaic words. In audiology‚ spondees refer to a two syllable word such as cupcake and butterfly. In the textbook titled Introduction to Audiology‚ Martin defines the term spondee as a “two syllable word pronounced with equal stress on both syllables” (Martin 450). They are often seen in the audiological test battery by being presented to the patient either through a microphone or a voiced disk that has already been recorded and stored on an audiologist’s drive
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I often take my ability to hear for granted. Going into the field of Audiology‚ we can often forget how different the world is for the person in the booth- only seeing them as a diagnosis or problem that needs fixed. We get so preoccupied with running the standard battery‚ finding their diagnosis‚ recommending some sort of aid‚ that we forget that they are more than just their hearing. There’s other parts of a person that are intertwined with their ability to hear. Simulating a mild conductive loss
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Personal statement While we take our hearing ability for granted‚ others would love to be able to have it and hear the sound of the world.This sums up what I have learned during my studies and practice of audiology. Being an audiologist entails the involvement in various emotional situations‚ from telling devastated parents that their child is diagnosed with hearing loss to seeing the beautiful reaction of clients hearing for the very first time. Those moments‚ in fact‚ made me realize that my passion
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The global market for audiology devices is expected to reach USD 9‚542.3 million by 2020‚ growing at an estimated CAGR of 5.0% from 2014 to 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Introduction of technological advancements such as wireless devices‚ acceptance of these devices by the geriatric population along with increase in demand of cost-effective and efficient devices are some of the major drivers of this market. In addition‚ presence of untapped growth opportunities in emerging
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gain a second opinion of my diagnosis through the University of South Florida Audiology Clinic. Ultimately‚ my second hearing screening yielded the same results as the first one. However‚ the method of delivery that I received from Dr. Michelle Arnold at the USF clinic was far more
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