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Claire Mcchesney, AuD

Audiologist

Gender: Female
Experience: 11 years

About Claire Mcchesney, AuD

Claire Mcchesney, AuD is an audiologist, assistive technology practitioner, and hearing aid audiologist. Dr. Claire Mcchesney has 11 years of experience in audiology.

Education

Claire Mcchesney, AuD earned a degree of a Doctor of Audiology.

Licenses

Claire Mcchesney, AuD has been registered with the National Provider Identifier database since January 24, 2013, and her NPI number is 1760720817.

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To schedule an appointment with Dr. Claire Mcchesney, please call (203) 272-4512.

Audiologist

Dr. Claire Mcchesney is an Audiologist in Cheshire, CT with special training and skill in diagnosing, treating, and preventing conditions and injuries that affect the sense of sound and balance. As an Audiologist, Claire Mcchesney, AuD performs diagnostic tests to detect issues with hearing and balance, and provides preventative and treatment options to address them. Audiology is the field of medicine concerned with the sense of hearing and how it affects the rest of the mind and body. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Audiologists include hearing loss, balance issues, tinnitus, vertigo, barotrauma, and auditory processing disorder. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Audiologists include conducting hearing assessments, providing hearing aids and cochlear implant, and teaching methods of speech like lip-reading.

A specialist in evaluation, habilitation and rehabilitation of those whose communication disorders center in whole or in part in hearing function. Audiologists are autonomous professionals who identify, assess, and manage disorders of the auditory, balance and other neural systems. Audiologists provide audiological (aural) rehabilitation to children and adults across the entire age span. Audiologists select, fit and dispense amplification systems such as hearing aids and related devices. (2) An audiologist is a person qualified by a master's degree in audiology, licensed by the state, where applicable, and practicing within the scope of that license. Audiologists evaluate and treat patients with impaired hearing. They plan, direct and conduct rehabilitative programs with audiotry substitutional devises (hearing aids) and other therapy.

Audiologists in Cheshire, CT

Assistive Technology Practitioner

Dr. Claire Mcchesney is an Assistive Technology Practitioner in Cheshire, CT with special training and skill in providing technology to help maintain and enhance the quality of life for patients with disabilities. As an Assistive Technology Practitioner, Claire Mcchesney, AuD performs assistive device instruction for patients with disabilities. Assistive Technology Practice is assessing patients' technology needs and prescribing and instructing patients on how to use assistive devices. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Assistive Technology Practitioners include sensory, learning, and physical disabilities. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Assistive Technology Practitioners include screen readers, hearing aids, and wheelchairs.

Assistive Technology Practitioners in Cheshire, CT

Hearing Aid Audiologist

Dr. Claire Mcchesney is a Hearing Aid Audiologist in Cheshire, CT with special training and skill in evaluating, diagnosing, treating, and managing hearing loss and balance disorders in adults and children. As a Hearing Aid Audiologist, Claire Mcchesney, AuD performs exams on ear anatomy and physiology, then prescribes and manages amplification devices, cochlear implants, and auditory rehabilitation. Audiology (Hearing Aid Fitting) is the treatment and management of hearing loss and balance disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Hearing Aid Audiologists include hearing loss, balance disorders and tinnitus. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Hearing Aid Audiologists include hearing exams, hearing aid fittings, treatment for balance disorders and tinnitus, as well as hearing and speech rehabilitation.

An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as "audiologist-hearing aid fitters" as opposed to states that license individuals as "audiologists".

Hearing Aid Audiologists in Cheshire, CT

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