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Audiologist/Speech Pathologist
Duties and Responsibilities
The Audiologist/Speech Pathologist conducts examinations to diagnose ailments and administer treatment - interviewing patients and recording the patient's case history to determine previous ailments and complaints. Responsibilities include performing examinations to determine evidences of physiological or anatomical abnormality, conducting tests and evaluating examination findings.
Audiologist/Speech Pathologists instruct and supervise assistants, prescribing and supervising instruction in the use and maintenance of therapeutic devices. They also conduct research in speech pathology - reviewing and studying case histories, analyzing data and participating with other scientists and physicians in programs to investigate new techniques and methods to improve human effectiveness of Air Force personnel.
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Audiologist/Speech Pathologist
Duties and Responsibilities
Speech-language pathologists work with people who cannot make speech sounds, or cannot make them clearly; those with speech rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering; people with voice quality problems, such as inappropriate pitch or harsh voice; those with problems understanding and producing language; and those with cognitive communication impairments, such as attention, memory, and problem solving disorders. They may also work with people who have oral motor problems causing eating and swallowing difficulties.
Audiologists work with people who have hearing, balance, and related problems. They use audiometers, computers, and other testing devices to measure the loudness at which a person begins to hear sounds, the ability to distinguish between sounds, and the nature and extent of hearing loss. Audiologists interpret these results and may coordinate them with medical, educational, and psychological information to make a diagnosis and determine a course of treatment.
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