INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY AND AURAL REHABILITATION

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Study of the key clinical aspects for the delivery of aural habilitative and rehabilitative services to infants and children with hearing loss. The different types of hearing loss diagnosed to infants and regular and special education students will be discussed. Discussion of a variety of assistive devices available and the speech and language therapist’s responsibility in the care, orientation and management. Training and execution of hearing screenings in the school age population. Strategies and methods for aural habilitation and auditory training will be discussed.