THE PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY (PATHOLOGY) AND AUDIOLOGY. APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION INTO SHORT TRAINING PROGRAMMES Speech-Language Therapy (Pathology) Audiology Knowledge and Management of Communication Disorders Home, Work, and School Care of Persons with Communication Disorders APPLICATION FEE: Application Fee: N5,000Training Fee: Fees are fixed for each category of TrainingBank […]
Prof. Julius Ademokoya, President, Speech Pathologists and Audiologists Association in Nigeria (SPAAN), says no fewer than 8.5 million Nigerians are suffering from hearing impairments. He stated this on Thursday during a news conference to commemorate the International Month of Hearing and Speech for 2020, held at the NUJ Press Centre in Ibadan. We are in […]
The news of the demise of Professor Clement Ayodele Bakare came to us like a terrible nightmare. We wished it was just a dream and not a reality but it was indeed a reality, a painful reality for many of us who were still hoping to see him and learn again from him any time […]
There is no other activity which clearly distinguishes human beings from other animals than the spoken language. Indeed, whatever achievements man has made better than that of animals are possible not merely because he is more intelligent than animals but because he possesses the vocal ability to articulate his thoughts much better. His abilities to […]
Fact sheet Updated March 2018 Key facts Around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss (1), and 34 million of these are children. It is estimated that by 2050 over 900 million people will have disabling hearing loss. Hearing loss may result from genetic causes, complications at birth, certain infectious diseases, chronic ear infections, the […]
The Nigeria hearing and speech association has decried the increasing hearing challenges being faced by many Nigerians as a result of noise pollution. The National President of the group, Prof. Julius Ademokoya, during a courtesy visit to the medical rehabilitation therapist board, said many Nigerians had hearing problems. He said, “The majority of Nigerians are not hearing well; many of us are losing our hearing due to the noisy nature of the country, with speakers, grinding machines, honking drivers, among others, wreaking havoc on people’s auditory canals.” “You are not expected to expose your hearing to the sound healing of 80 decibels, but riding in a bus for about six hours, alongside careless drivers on the road exposes you to hearing problems.” He also noted that the problem of noise pollution is commonly experienced by airport workers and drivers. He warned that the use of electromagnetic devices also posed additional problems to the hearing of many Nigerians, advising that those who use such devices must be careful.
We are a professional body saddled with the responsibility of accrediting training and programmes and ensuring ethical standards in the practice of Speech Pathology and Audiology in Nigeria.