Speech pathology and audiology are allied health careers. The professionals are qualified by special training, education, skills and experience to provide healthcare service. However, the practitioners are not physicians but are called speech pathologists and audiologists and work with people who have speech disorders due to problems like cleft palate or other medical conditions.
The job involves examining and cleaning the ear canal, fitting hearing aids, counseling on adjusting to hearing loss and training on the use of hearing instruments. To practice one need to have Bachelors/Masters degree in Audiology and be registered with Indian Speech and Hearing Association or Rehabilitation Council of India. A few more colleges to study:
- Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli. Courses: B.Sc. Audiology and Speech Rehabilitation and
- Naseema Institute of Speech and Hearing College, Bengaluru. Course: Bachelor in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
- Sri Ramachandra University College of Allied Health Sciences, Chennai. Course: Bachelor in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
- Dr MV Shetty College of Speech and Hearing, Mangalore. Course: Bachelor in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
- Dr Chandrashekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bengaluru. Course: Bachelor in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology Language and Speech
- Helen Kellers nstitute of Research and Rehabilitation for the disabled children, Secunderabad. Course: Bachelor in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology Language and Speech