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Speech and hearing therapists assist children, adults and the elderly who are unable to speak and hear clearly.
Speech-language pathologists, sometimes called speech therapists, assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent disorders related to speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing and fluency. These highly trained healthcare professionals use special instruments and qualitative assessment methods, including standardized tests, to analyze and diagnose the nature and extent of impairments.
Audiologists work with people who have hearing, balance, and related ear problems. They examine individuals of all ages and identify those with the symptoms of hearing loss and other auditory, balance and related sensory and neural problems. They then assess the nature and extents of the problems and help the individuals manage them. Using audiometers, computers and other testing devices, they measure the loudness at which a person begins to hear sounds, the ability to distinguish between sounds, and the impact of hearing loss on an individual's daily life. In addition, audiologists use computer equipment to evaluate and diagnose balance disorders. Audiologists interpret these results and may coordinate them with medical, educational, and psychological information to make a diagnosis and determine a course of treatment.
Over 100,000 women therapists available.
Therapist Type:
Audio Therapists 13,948
Speech Pathology Therapists 101,523
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