Audiology and Communication are closely related to one another. These two fields of study thrive from technological advancements. An article, “Audiology and Communications Technology: A Symbiotic Relationship,” was published in The ASHA Leader by Harry Levitt in June 2003, discusses the direct relationship between the two fields. The article argues that there is a reciprocal relationship between the field of
communication and the field of audiology because of
how the two work hand-in-hand. The visual located to
the right, shows an early version of the speech training
aid that was once used in both the fields of audiology
and communication. In the article Levitt states that the
“development of a practical telephone was a direct result of Alexander Graham Bell’s work on a speech training aid” (4). Another visual, located below, is a chart showing the direct relationship between the advancements in communication or audiology and how one influenced the other as a result.
For example, the first paired
items on the chart show the
relationship between the speech
training aid and the telephone.
Between these two columns is
an arrow that shows which
category (advancements in
audiology or technology) directly
influenced the other (5). The speech
training aid located on the right,
influenced the telephone which is
located on the left. Another example the chart displays is the pairing of the phonograph and the recorded speech tests (5). This example shows the opposite relationship because the direction of the arrow points from the technology column to the audiology column. The relationship demonstrates that the advance in the phonograph lead to the development of standardized speech tests as stated in the abstract above the chart. Other connections made in this chart include the electric amplifier, wireless technology, computers and digital technology and integrated circuits.
Audiology+Communciation=Relationship
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