Sherry C Ducombs
Audiologist, Veteran's disability
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Diagnoses of hearing loss and tinnitus related to military noise exposure
Experience
Audiologist, Veteran's disability - Optum
(2021-09 - 2024)
- Diagnoses of hearing loss and tinnitus related to military noise exposure
Owner, Audiologist - Audiology Associates - Hammond, LA
(2017-01 - 2001)
- Hearing evaluations, hearing aid consultations and fitting, and Veteran's disability assessments
- Supervision of graduate students
- Hearing consultation for fire and police departments, including hearing testing of all employees, sound level measurements of fire and police equipment to determine employees, sound level measurements of fire and police equipment to determine progression of hearing loss related to noise exposure.
- Vestibular assessment and rehabilitation of benign postural positional repositioning
Audiologist/Clinical Instructor - LSU Medical Center - New Orleans, LA
(2001-01 - 2015-12)
- Management of hearing screening programs for Head Start and privately contracted private schools throughout metropolitan New Orleans
- Teaching and supervision of graduate students in clinic setting
Research Assistant - Boston University - Boston, MA
(1998-01 - 2000-12)
- Co-investigator of frontal lobe/ temporal lobe abnormalities in borderline personality disordered
- Examination and analysis data pertinent to schizophrenic patients to investigate language deficits specific to auditory processing disorders
Clinical Audiologist, Co-owner - Brookline ENT - Boston, MA
(1984-01 - 1998-12)
- Managed and administered Audiology practice in ENT setting
- Performed diagnostic assessment of auditory and vestibular performance for ENT Physicians
- Fit and dispensed hearing aids, FM systems and listening devices
- Performed and analyzed diagnostic central auditory processing evaluations in language compromised patients
- Lectured at Boston College and UMass to Physician residents
Clinical Audiologist - Perkins School for the Blind - Watertown, MA
(1985-01 - 1977-12)
- Diagnosed and provided appropriate manage for blind and deaf blind students
- Supervised and trained Northwestern and Boston University graduate students
Clinical Audiologist - Newton Wellesley Hospital
(1985-01 - 1985-12)
- Diagnostic Audiologist in ENT setting
Clinical Audiologist - University of Northwestern University, Greeley, Colorado
(1977-01 - 1978-12)
- Vestibular/ balance assessment with videonystagmography testing
- Infant screening of all newborns in inpatient hospital settings
Education
Au.D. - Audiologist - University of Gainesville (2000-01 - 2003-12)
Master of Arts - Psychology - Boston UNIVERSITY (1998-01 - 2000-12)
Master of Communication Disorders - Audiology - LSU Medical Center (1974-01 - 1976-12)
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/ French - SLU Hammond (1970-01 - 1973-12)
