A young woman came into the clinic referred by the disabilities department. Her main complaint was she needs extra time on the test. Also, she seems to miss notes when presented orally. Case history found the client had PE tubes and chronic ear infections, with the latest one being more than 5 years ago as she could remember.
Video otoscopy was performed revealing scarred TMs which are consistent with tubes. Tymps were bilaterally As. Reflexes and decay were okay ipsilaterally and contralaterally. The clinician also performed PT, SRT, and WR. SRTs were tested using the CID-1 list. Descrim was tested with the NU-8. Right ear was 100% and the left 100%. The next test was the SCAN-A. All test were WNL. The following link is to an audiologist’s website. As audiologist, I think it is important to advocate/advertise for our services. We are not hearing aid dealers, we have specialized skills.
http://www.judithpaton.com/
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Good call Cale! Hearing aids can be a high expense. They may cost less from a dealer, but they are only paying for the aids. By consudlting an audiologist and purchasing through an audiologist, they get not only their aids, but proper assessment and fitting based on our education and experience! Sell our skills! Good call!
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