Student Furnished Course Supplies/Prerequisites: A notebook, pen, good attitude, and a willingness to participate

Course Description: This course is to provide an overview of the problem of hearing loss in communication, the causes of hearing loss, and available solutions to assist with communication when you have or know someone with hearing loss. Topics include communication strategies to help communicate when there is a breakdown, hearing aids and technology to help when you can't hear, tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ears), and other topics related to the ear and hearing. The course is very interactive, and spouses and significant others of people who have hearing loss are encouraged to attend as there is valuable information to help them as well.

Course Instructor: Tiffany Shelton is an assistant clinical professor in audiology at USU. Tiffany received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at USU and her Doctorate of Audiology at A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences and has worked with individuals of all ages with all degrees of hearing loss. She has been an audiologist for over 27 years and has worked in university settings, as well as in ENT clinics and private practices. Her specialties are hearing diagnostics with emphasis in amplification, auditory processing, tinnitus, and counseling.
tiffany.shelton@usu.edu