Audiology
More than 28 million Americans suffer from sensorineural hearing loss
or “nerve deafness” caused by the damage or deterioration of the tiny
sound-sensing hair cells in the inner ear. Although hearing loss is the
natural result of aging, hearing loss can also result from exposures to
loud noise, illness and infections, head trauma, birth defects, certain
drugs or even the mumps or measles.
Hearing loss isn’t a condition found only in older adults. In fact,
nearly half of the persons with hearing loss are below the age of 65. A
recent clinical study by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
National Institute of Health confirmed that hearing aids provide a
substantial benefit to users in both quiet and noisy situations, and add
much to improve the quality of life for persons with hearing loss. In
other words, you don’t have to suffer with hearing loss.
 Take the first
important step and call the doctors at ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery. Our
Audiologists are dedicated to helping people with hearing problems. An
audiologist will conduct a comprehensive diagnostic hearing assessment
to determine the type and severity of your hearing loss. Then a
comprehensive hearing aid consultation will be scheduled to determine which
hearing aids are most appropriate for you.
Our comprehensive evaluation includes any and all necessary procedures
to determine:
- Thorough history of hearing loss
- Auditory sensitivity (thresholds)
- Speech recognition capabilities
- Speech discrimination abilities
- Type and degree of hearing loss
- Candidacy for amplification devices
In addition to properly fitting your hearing aids our audiologists
can provide follow-up care, hearing aid accessories and training for you
and your family members. Our Audiologists
 Debra A.
Boyer, M.S., CCC-A, FAAA
Date of Birth:
May 18, 1952; New Orleans, LA
Primary Schooling:
1970 - Martin Behrman High School, New Orleans, LA
College:
1970-73 - Bachelor of Arts in Speech Correction & Elementary Education,
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA; Phi Kappa Phi
1973-75 - Master of Science in Audiology, University of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
Professional History:
1979 - Present: ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, Hattiesburg, MS
1975-78: Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
Professional Affiliations:
Certification in Audiology 1975 - Present: American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Board Certified 1999 - Present: American Board of Audiology
Licensure in Audiology 1979 - Present: Mississippi State Board of
Health, Professional Licensure
Member: American Academy of Audiology, Fellow
American Speech - Language -Hearing Association
Academy of Dispensing Audiologists
Mississippi Speech - Language - Hearing Association
Self-Help for the Hearing Inpaired
Lyerly B. Christensen, M.S., CCC-A, FAAA
Date of Birth: June 14, 1975; Wurzburg, Germany
Primary Schooling: 1993 - Gulfport High School, Gulfport, MS
College:
1993-97 Bachelor of Arts in Communicative Disorders, University of
Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
1997-98 Master of Science in Audiology, University of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Professional History:
2000 - Present: ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, Hattiesburg, MS
1999-2000: Speech & Hearing Center, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
Professional Affiliations:
Certification in Audiology 2000 - Present: American Speech - Language -
Hearing Association
Licensure in Audiology 2002 - Present: Mississippi State Board of
Health, Professional Licensure
Member: American Speech - Language - Hearing Association
American Academy of Audiology, Fellow.
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