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 The
Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies at California
State University, Fresno has opened a new audiology lab with $200,000 in
state-of-the-art equipment and facility upgrades and is offering free
comprehensive hearing evaluations for the public.
The new facility will serve community members who are uninsured,
underinsured or interested in getting a non-pressured second opinion to
obtain thorough examinations and recommendations.
Hearing disorders are a growing problem affecting the quality of life
for millions of Americans. Based on recent data from the National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately
28 million Americans suffer from mild loss to total loss of hearing.
Intervention services are critical to respond to the needs of
individuals with hearing impairments and can identify specific
technologies that assist individuals to function better in their daily
lives.
The Fresno State audiology lab is one of only two clinics in Central
California to offer such services. The only other clinic is at
Children’s Hospital Central California. Fresno State can serve more than
100 people each semester and perform hearing evaluations on clients as
young as 3.
Graduate students who are studying speech pathology and deaf education
at Fresno State can obtain their clinical experience and increase their
professional development skills by working with the latest diagnostic
technology and patients in the lab.
Working under the direction of Dr. Cynthia Cavazos, faculty in the
Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies and clinical
supervisor of the lab, students learn first-hand about hearing disorders
and their treatment.
“With this new diagnostic audiologic equipment, our students now will be
able to gain experience in specialty areas that were not previously
available,” said Cavazos.“ In turn, we will be able to provide a wider
array of audiological services to the community.”
The audiology lab, now located in the Psychology and Human Services
Building, is funded by the College of Health and Human Services at
Fresno State. Appointments may be scheduled by calling Lynn Campbell at
559.278.2422.
For more information contained in this release, please contact Brandie
Campbell at: 559.278.7940 or visit www.csufresno.edu/cdds.
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