Assistive Technology Practitioner
Dr. Laura A. Robinson is an Assistive Technology Practitioner in Sacramento, CA
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, Laura A. Robinson, AuD, MS 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 Sacramento, CA
Hearing Aid Audiologist
Dr. Laura A. Robinson is a Hearing Aid Audiologist in Sacramento, CA
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, Laura A. Robinson, AuD, MS 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 Sacramento, CA
