A Trip to the Audiologist:What to Expect When Your Child Needs a Hearing Test

Webinar/Online

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 3:00pm ET - 3:30pm ET
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In this webinar, Katherine Duncan and Stacia Thomas, Educational Audiologists from MECDHH, will provide an overview of a typical visit to the audiologist, including a variety of tests necessary to assess a child's hearing and auditory function. Tests covered in this webinar include otoscopy, impedance measures (tympanometry and acoustic reflexes), visual reinforcement audiometry, play audiometry, otoacoustic emissions, and auditory brainstem response evaluations. Special emphasis will be placed on addressing common questions posed by parents whose children need a hearing test.

Participants in this webinar will be able to:

List various audiologic test methods used by pediatric audiologists.
Describe the differences between sleep deprived and sedated auditory brainstem response evaluations.
Describe the differences between visual reinforcement and play audiometry.

Target audience: While the primary focus of the webinar is to provide a resource for parents whose children require an audiologic evaluation, professionals in early childhood education, such as teachers, service coordinators, casemanagers and speech/language pathologists would also benefit from understanding what a typical audilogy visit looks like, particularly for those professionals working with students who are deaf or hard of hearing.