Communicative Disorders
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Free Hearing Screenings
(Gainesville, Fla. October through December, 2009) — Hearing loss currently affects more than 36 million Americans and is the third most common health condition in the USA. Although hearing problems are commonly associated with the normal aging process, more than half of all persons with hearing loss are younger than 65. With the increased use of personal music players (MP3s) and ear buds, the number of Americans experiencing hearing loss at a younger age is growing.
On average, most Americans consider hearing loss a condition that is simply associated with aging, and do not know how to recognize the condition or who is qualified to diagnose and treat the condition. An audiologist is a highly educated and clinically experienced health-care professional who specializes in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating people with hearing loss and balance disorders.
If you have trouble hearing conversation in a noisy environment such as a restaurant, are unable to hear people talk to you without looking at them, or have a constant ringing or pain in your ears, you may have a problem with your hearing and need to see an audiologist. If you think that most people who talk to you are mumbling, it may be time to make sure that it is them, not YOU, who is responsible for your listening problems.
The University of Florida Speech and Hearing Clinic, located at: 1405 NW 13th Street, Suites B & C, is offering free screenings at their 13th Street location from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on these dates: October 5, October 12, October 19, November 2, November 9, November 23, December 7, and December 14. No appointment is necessary.
Save the Date!
G. Paul Moore Symposium - University of Florida Campus - Emerson Hall, February 4th and 5th, 2010
Free Communication and Hearing Loss Classes
The Department of Communicative Disorders offers Free Communication and Hearing Loss classes at Hampton Oaks. Call 265-9484 for information and to reserve a place.
Previous Events
The Department of Communicative Disorders hosted the 2009 G. Paul Moore Symposium on February 12th-13th, 2009 in Emerson Alumni Hall. Featured speakers included Dr. Peter Ramig, from the University of Colorado at Boulder discussing Stuttering Intervention with Children and Teens and Dr. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, from the University of Toronto, speaking on "Normal" and Impaired Hearing and Cognition in Older Adults: From Diagnosis to Rehabilitation to Accessibility. The event was a huge success with nearly two hundred attendees.
Click here for a list of CD Faculty and Student Presentations, that were presented at the 2008 Annual Convention of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Chicago, IL, November 20-22, 2008
The Department of Communicative Disorders hosted the 2008 G. Paul Moore Symposium on February 14-15, 2008 in Emerson Alumni Hall. Featured speakers included Dr. Daniel Kempler of Emerson College, with a presentation on Communication Disorders in aging and Dr. Roger Ruth, University of Virginia, who presented on the topics of cochlear implants and tinnitus.