Mr. Mathew Nishanth, with an experience of 3 years in the field has been involved in conducting Camps at various places in Tamil Nadu which is organized by MERF-ISH. He is also incharge of various students’ welfare activities at the institute. He is exclusively involved in New Born Hearing Screening Program. His major area of expertise is in Electrophysiological tests, Instrument troubleshooting and CI intra operative testing.

Work Experience

• MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing (April 2021 – till date)
  Assistant Professor

Conferences / workshops attended

• AUTCON- Autism and academics - 2023
• Organising committee- Foundational Contemporary approaches to adult dysphagia.
• Organising committee - 3 rd Fitting CI workshop on Fitting & Objectives measures in cochlear implants: from science to practices.
• Organising committee- CIGICON 2023, Chennai, India

Resource Person

1. Guest Speaker- Webinar on Hearing infinite as a part of World Hearing Day organized by CDEIC, NIEPMD, Chennai, India
2. Invited talk on Rehabilitation in Hearing Impairment at Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India
3. Guest Speaker- Webinar on Newborn Hearing Screening- Advancement and Challenges organized by Indian Association of Pediatrics.

ACHIEVEMENTS / RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED

Conference Attended	year	Title of the Paper Presented	Award
APASLPA CON	2023	Auditory Stimulation in Auditory Maturation Delay	1 st Prize- Best Oral Presentation

CAMPS/ WORKSHOPS/ CONFERENCES:

June, 2021	CAMP - Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at MGR School for Hearing Impaired Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
July, 2021	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
December, 2021	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu.
December, 2021	District CAMP- The Directorate of Education, Pondicherry. Sound of Music – free hearing screening camp at Pondycherry, Tamil Nadu.
December, 2021	CAMP - Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Kanchipuram Govt school for Hearing Impaired Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
March, 2022	CAMP - Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Guild of Services School for hearing impaired, Chennai Tamil Nadu.
June, 2022	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Vallam, Tamil Nadu.
August, 2022	Organising committee- Foundational Contemporary approaches to adult dysphagia.
September, 2022	CAMP - Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Clarke school for Hearing Impaired Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
October, 2022	CAMP - Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at MGR School for Hearing Impaired Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
February, 2023	Organising committee - 3rd Fitting CI workshop on Fitting & Objectives measures in cochlear implants: from science to practices.
February, 2023	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Thiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu.
March, 2023	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Panruti, Tamil Nadu.
April, 2023	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Kallakurachi, Tamil Nadu.
June, 2023	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Manargudi, Tamil Nadu.
July, 2023	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.
September, 2023	Organising committee- CIGICON 2023, Chennai, India
January, 2024	Industrial CAMP- Sundaram Clayaton Ltd, Oragadam & Mahindra World City
March, 2024	District CAMP- Hearing/ Speech and language screening CAMP and Hearing Aid Fitting at Thoothukudi & Thirchundur, Tamil Nadu.

PG Dissertation:

• Testing and Validation of WEB-Based Audiometer

Dissertation Guided:

1. Comparison of Subjective Auditory Response vs Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential in Children with Auditory Brainstem Implant
2. Non- Auditory Effects in Auditory Brainstem Implant- A Comparative Study of Subjective vs Objective Measures

Published Articles

1. Speech and language profile for Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Post Varicella Zoster Infection: A Case Study; International Journal of Research and Review (July 2019, vol. 6; Issue 7)
2. Dyslexia awareness among school teachers; Indian journal of public health research and development (Nov 2019, vol. 10, No. 11)
3. Voice Profile and Prognosis in Pediatric Penetrating Vocal Injury; International Journal of Research and Analytic Reviews (IJRAR)
4. “Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis, Decision and Consequence” in Volume 13; Issue 4; April 2023, Journal: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research.
5. Auditory stimulation in auditory maturation delay- A case study Journal: Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development Institute of Medico-Legal Publications.

Ongoing Research

1. Profiling learning difficulties in Children using cochlear Implant
2. Pre and post comparison of immittance audiometry using Valsalva maneuver in patients with eustachian tube dysfunction.
3. Progressive Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder : A case study