Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Internships
Languages
Instruments Used
Publications Research Presentations
Conferences Seminars Community Based Services
Certification
Additional Information
Timeline
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Archa Shaji

Archa Shaji

Kodungallur

Summary

Passionate and dedicated Audiologist working wholeheartedly to improve the quality of life of people with disability. I believe in my ability to communicate sensitively with patients to ensure maximum understanding of their concerns and provide rehabilitation appropriately addressing their clinical issues. Knowledgeable in current technologies and methodologies for diagnosing and rehabilitating conditions. Seeking a challenging position in a reputable healthcare facility where I can apply my expertise in audiology, patient care, and diagnostic skills.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist

Global Hearing Aid Centre
10.2024 - Current
  • Delivered diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services for patients of all ages, including PTA, Immittance, SISI, TDT, CPA, and OAE.
  • Conducted hearing aid trials, fittings, programming, and follow-ups, ensuring optimal hearing outcomes.
  • Managed varied pathologies including vestibular schwannoma, congenital hearing loss, presbycusis, SSNHL, NIHL, and otosclerosis.
  • Operated advanced audiological equipment (Harp/Flute Inventis, PATH Medical OAE) and fitted devices from Resound, Phonak, Signia, AudioService, and Oticon using NOAH software.
  • Led community hearing camps and home visits, improving accessibility for patients with mobility constraints.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centered hearing care.

Clinical Audiologist/Clinical Supervisor

National Institute of Speech and Hearing
09.2023 - 09.2024
  • Promoting early detection and early intervention of hearing disorders to the public.
  • Performing diagnostic hearing and vestibular evaluations and developing appropriate treatment methods.
  • Recommending and providing hearing aid selection, fitting, and programming.
  • Providing auditory training and auditory verbal therapy to children.
  • Conducting newborn hearing screening and school screening
  • Providing patient/ family/ parent support and guidance after identification of hearing loss.
  • Clinical teaching and supervision of undergraduateand graduate audiology students.
  • Effective collaboration on interdisciplinary teams to provide person-centered care.

Education

Master of Science - Audiology

National Institute of Speech and Hearing
Trivandrum, India
08.2023

Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology -

Amrita Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre
Kochi, India
05.2020

Skills

  • Otoscopic Examination
  • Informal Hearing Evaluation
  • Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
  • Behavioral Observation Audiometry (BOA)
  • Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA)
  • Conditioned Play Audiometry (CPA)
  • Speech Audiometry
  • Immittance Audiometry
  • Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)
  • Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR)
  • Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR)
  • Special tests: SISI, TDT, SIN
  • Conducting newborn hearing screening
  • School screening
  • Providing patient/family/parent support and guidance
  • Clinical teaching
  • Supervision of undergraduate and graduate audiology students
  • Effective collaboration on interdisciplinary teams
  • Person-centered care

Internships

  • Amrita Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Kochi, 5 months
  • Amrita Speech and Hearing Improvement School, Thrissur, 2 months
  • National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, 2 months
  • Aster Med City, Kochi, 1 month
  • NIPMR (National Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, 1 month

Languages

Malayalam
Hindi
English

Instruments Used

  • Audiometry: GSI 61, Piano Inventis, MAICO, ALPS, GSI Audiostar Pro, Interacoustics AC 40
  • Tympanometry: GSI Tympstar, GSI AutoTymp, GSI Tympstar Pro
  • Auditory evoked potentials: Intelligent Hearing System (IHS), Neuro-Audio, Biologic Navigator Pro, Eclipse, Algo 3 i screener, Sohum Screener
  • Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE): Intelligent Hearing System (IHS), ILOV-6, GSI Corti, OtoRead, Eclipse, Scout
  • Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP): Biologic, IHS
  • Videonystagmography (VNG): Ulmer, Cyclops
  • Video Head Impulse test (VHIT): Ulmer
  • NOAH Hearing Aid programming software
  • Electro acoustic measurements: Affinity Suite
  • Real ear measurements: Affinity Suite, Medrix
  • Hearing aids: Oticon, Phonak, Danavox, Widex, Hansaton, Signia, Starkey, Bernafon, Keltron, Resound

Publications Research Presentations

  • Dissertation-Effectiveness of a Hearing Conservation Education Program in changing the Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviors in Adolescent school children.
  • Journal Club-Interfrequency amplitude ratio of o-vemp for differentiating Meniere's disease from BPPV.
  • Journal Club-Auditory memory training in Learning disability.
  • Clinical Conference-Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

Conferences Seminars Community Based Services

  • 10th KSB ISHACON, 2017, Kollam
  • 11th KSB ISHACON, 2018, Munnar
  • Free voice clinic, 2017, AIMS, Kochi
  • Free Autism clinic, 2018, AIMS, Kochi
  • Audiological evaluation and rehabilitation, speech and language assessment and intervention, 2019-2020, Aravinda Hospital, Ponkunnam, Kottayam
  • Hearing screening and hearing aid fitting camp, 2022-2023, Konni-Pathanamthitta Medical College, Kerala
  • International Conference on Communication Disorders and Audiological Practices, 2023, NISH

Certification

  • Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI): Certified Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist (CRR No: A70642)
  • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC): Application under processing (Application Number: AA930558)

Additional Information

Dr. Vinitha Mary George

Ph.D, MASLP

Assistant Professor & HOD Department. of Audiology & Speech LanguagePathology

National Institute of Speech & Hearing,

NISH Road,Sreekaryam P.O.

Trivandrum - 695017, Kerala, India

Phone: +91471 2944676

Email: vinithageorge@nish.ac.in


Ms Sita S

Senior Lecturer, Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist

Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology

National Institute of Speech and Hearing, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Email- sitas@nish.ac.in

Timeline

Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist

Global Hearing Aid Centre
10.2024 - Current

Clinical Audiologist/Clinical Supervisor

National Institute of Speech and Hearing
09.2023 - 09.2024

Master of Science - Audiology

National Institute of Speech and Hearing

Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology -

Amrita Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre

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