The American Academy of Audiology Caring for America's Hearing in the Wake of Katrina.RESTON, Va. -- The American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in of Audiology audiology /au·di·ol·o·gy/ (aw?de-ol´ah-je) the study of impaired hearing that cannot be improved by medication or surgical therapy. au·di·ol·o·gy n. and our member audiologists all over the country are working to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. who have hearing loss. Any person displaced by the hurricane who needs the services of an audiologist AudiologistA person with a degree and/or certification in the areas of identification and measurement of hearing impairments and rehabilitation of those with hearing problems. anywhere in the country may receive assistance from volunteer Academy members. In addition, people who may have lost their hearing aids Hearing Aids Definition A hearing aid is a device that can amplify sound waves in order to help a deaf or hard-of-hearing person hear sounds more clearly. during the storm may be eligible for replacement hearings aids. The Academy is working in conjunction with Self Help for the Hard of Hearing (SHHH SHHH Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc (Bethesda, MD, USA) ), the Texas Academy of Audiology and Phonak Hearing Systems during the first phase of hurricane relief efforts for people with hearing loss. Mobile hearing care stations will be set up in Texas cities that are housing evacuees Resident or transient persons who have been ordered or authorized to move by competent authorities, and whose movement and accommodation are planned, organized and controlled by such authorities. and volunteer audiologists will provide services. These units will equipped to test and repair hearing aids and facilitate the replacement of hearing aids lost in the hurricane. In addition, the Academy is preparing for the second phase of relief as hurricane victims are relocated to other areas of the country. A network of audiologists has agreed to provide audiologic services, including hearing aid repairs, for victims of Katrina, regardless of where they live in the United States. "Once the basic needs of food and shelter are met, Katrina survivors with hearing loss are going to need assistance," explains Academy president Gail M. Whitelaw, Ph.D. "Many may have left their hearing aids behind as they fled their homes. Those that have their hearing aids will probably need batteries and repairs. Our audiologists stand ready to 'Care for America's Hearing.'" If you or someone you know needs audiologic assistance as a result of Hurricane Katrina, please visit www.audiology.org/katrina or call I-800-AAA-2336. The American Academy of Audiology, representing over 9,700 audiologists, is dedicated to providing quality hearing care services through leadership, advocacy, education, support of research and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorders. To learn more about the audiology profession and how audiologists are helping the 28 million Americans who experience hearing and balance problems, please visit the Academy's web site at www.audiology.org |
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