Audiology Case Study

Allison Scott
Independent Study Mentorship- Spring 2018
Mrs. Click
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presentation.
 Mentor Introduction
• Mentor(s): Dr. Louise McLaughlin and Dr. Toni Jennings
• Mentorship Site: UTMB Ear, Nose, and Throat (1600 W League City
Pkwy, League City)
• Career of Study: Audiology

“UTMB Health Ear, Nose and Throat - League City.” UTMB Health Ear, Nose and
Throat - League City - League City, TX - AARP, local.aarp.org/local-services/utmb-
health-ear-nose-and-throat---league-city-1600-w-league-city-pkwy-league-city.html.
Independent Study Mentorship
• Advanced Academic course is designed for students wishing to mentor an
adult professional in a chosen career. This course is ideal for the self-
motivated student with a passion for a particular area of study. Students in
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• Complete an in-depth mentorship/study in an area of interest BY-SA

• Document a minimum of 3 hours of mentorship each week (Mentorship

Activity Log)
• Complete a Journal Entry each week documenting mentorship experiences
(ISM Journal)
• Complete an ISM Professional Portfolio (online format/Weebly)
showcasing assignments completed during the course and the final project
• Develop a final product and presentation at the collegiate/professional
level that is presented to a panel of graders at the conclusion of the
semester
Why
• I am very interested in the different ways audiologists are now able
to test and treat patients for hearing loss and problems with the ear,
nose, throat

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Key Points/ Topic

• Adult patient’s types of hearing loss

• Adult tests preformed
• Adult management procedures
• Pediatric patient’s type of hearing loss
• Pediatric tests preformed This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

• Pediatric management procedures

Adult Patient: Normal Hearing
History:
Adult Patient: Asymmetrical Hearing Loss
Adult Patient: Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Adult Patient: Normal Hearing (difficulty blind
noise)
Adult Testing: Normal Hearing
Adult Testing: Asymmetrical Hearing Loss
Adult Testing: Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Adult Testing: Normal Hearing (difficulty in
blind noise)
Adult Management: Normal Hearing
Adult Management: Asymmetrical Hearing Loss
Adult Management: Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Adult Management: Normal Hearing (difficulty
in blind noise)
Pediatric Patient: Behavioral With Normal
Hearing
Pediatric Patient: Speech Delay With Normal
Hearing
Pediatric Testing: Behavioral With Normal
Hearing
Pediatric Testing: Speech Delay With Normal
Hearing
Pediatric Management: Behavioral With
Normal Hearing
Pediatric Management: Speech Delay With
Normal Hearing
 Current Event
“The Kansas City Chiefs nabbed the honor of
having the loudest stadium in the world, in
September of 2014... during a Monday night
game, fans clocked a 142.2 decibel (dB)
reading on the sound level meter. In case
you’re wondering, the generally accepted safe
level of sound is 85 dB. Anything above that
has the potential to permanently damage your
hearing” (Plotnick 4). The fans at home also
have a risk of getting hearing loss because of
people cheering/screaming for their team, or
the TV volume being louder than normal. The
author suggests that the host of the party turn
the volume down so that not only the TV
volume is lower, but the people watching have
to talk quieter to hear the game. Even though “American Football NFL (USA) 2018
there is a risk of hearing loss for watching the Playoffs - Magazin.” Sport.de,
game, there are still things we can do to www.sport.de/american-football/usa-
nfl/magazin/.
prepare and prevent this from happening.
Research
• Testing audiologists perform
• Questions audiologists ask patients
• Management procedures performed after testing
Product
• Case study (Audiograms of patients)
Conclusion

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From this mentorship, I hope to learn more about audiology as a

profession and what audiologist do to prepare me for when I study
audiology in college.
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Thank You

Thank you Dr. McLaughlin and Dr. Jennings for

allowing me to shadow you in your profession and
giving me the opportunity to experience what an
audiologist gets to do.
Works Cited Websites
• Plotnick Brande MS. “The Super Bowl and Hearing Loss.” Healthy
Hearing, Your Hearing Network, 23 Jan. 2018,
www.healthyhearing.com/report/52374-The-super-bowl-and-
hearing-loss.
Works Cited Pictures (in the order the appear)
• “UTMB Health Ear, Nose and Throat - League City.” UTMB Health
Ear, Nose and Throat - League City - League City, TX - AARP,
local.aarp.org/local-services/utmb-health-ear-nose-and-throat---
league-city-1600-w-league-city-pkwy-league-city.html.
• “American Football NFL (USA) 2018 Playoffs - Magazin.” Sport.de,
www.sport.de/american-football/usa-nfl/magazin/.