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Name: Patricia Roush, AuD
Affiliation: Director of Pediatric Audiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals
Patricia Roush, AuD is Director of Pediatric Audiology, UNC Hospitals and Department of Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Roush has been a pediatric audiologist for over 20 years. She obtained her Masters in Audiology from the University of Iowa and her AuD from the University of Florida, Gainesville. Pat has worked with infants and young children at Henry Ford Hospital, Children's Hospital of Denver, Children’s Hospital of Boston, and Duke University Medical Center. She is currently an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. She directs the pediatric audiology program at UNC Hospitals where she specializes in working with newly identified infants and young children and their families.
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Name: Patrcia Roush
Affiliation: Director of Pediatric Audiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals
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Hearing Aid Fitting: New Technologies Improve Audibility |
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2-Audiological Assessment and Intervention
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Optimal fitting of amplification in infants requires accurate determination of hearing thresholds, selection of appropriate hearing instruments, and application of a prescriptive fitting formula designed to provide the infant with full access to speech and other sounds. This session, designed for audiologists, parents, and professionals who work with infants and their families, will describe the essential components of a pediatric hearing aid program. New technologies, including frequency compression and personal FM to improve access to the important high frequency components of speech, will be discussed. |
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