About
Mr. Pachaiappan with an experience of 6+ years in the field Audiology is an Assistant Professor who is
specialized in
Electrophysiological tests, Implant audiology, Telehealth audiology, Hearing Conservation Program, New
born screening,
Community out-reach programs, Hearing aid fitting and programming, preoperative and post-operative
counselling and also
specialized in Cochlear implants and Auditory Brainstem implants switch ON and programming He is also
involved in
organizing several hearing Camps at various places across Tamil Nadu which is organized by MERF-ISH.
About
Work Experience
2017
Assistant Professor & Clinical Supervisor – MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing (P) Ltd, Chennai
2017 – Present
● Present
2011
Audiologist – IGMC & RI (Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute), Puducherry
2011 – 2012
2009
Audiologist – MGMC & RI (Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute), Puducherry
2009 – 2011
Achievements / Research Papers Presented
- Audiological benefits and performance improvements of ADHER in patients with unilateral hearing loss
- Parental knowledge and understanding of care and maintenance of cochlear implant device
- Absorbance effect of wideband tympanometry in cochlear implant children – A comparative study
- Review of reading and writing skills of Indian cochlear implantees and comparison with Western
population
- Comparison of audiometric screening criteria for the identification of noise-induced hearing loss in
adolescence
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Audiological findings and aided performance in individuals with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
3rd Prize
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Use of speech rate and intelligibility as a prognostic indicator in CI individuals: A preliminary
study
2nd Prize
Conferences / Workshops Attended
Workshop on Fibro Optic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing; Sri Ramachandra College, Chennai,
2017
1st Fitting Workshop on Fitting Cochlear Implant: From Science to Practice, 2019
51st ISHACON, Bangalore, 2019
Voice Update at SRMC, 2019
2nd Fitting Workshop on Fitting Cochlear Implant: From Science to Practice, 2020
Online CRE Program on Recent Trends in Hearing Restoration, 2020
Hearing Online Round Table Discussion titled “Audiological Services during COVID-19”, 2020
19th National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India – CIGICON, 2021
20th National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India – CIGICON, 2022
4th TASLPACON and ISAM, 2023
3rd Fitting & Objective Measures in Cochlear Implant, 2023
20th National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 2023
55th ISHACON, Kolkata, 2024