The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, commonly known as AIISH (AYE-SH), is located in Manasagangotri (Mysore University Campus), Mysore, India. It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India and was established in 1966 with a focus on training professionals for speech and hearing sciences. Mysore   (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Mysore   (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Look up Speech in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hearing is the following: Hearing is the sense by which sound is perceived. ...

AIISH is affiliated to the University of Mysore and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees in Speech and Hearing. It offers the following courses: Look up Speech in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hearing is the following: Hearing is the sense by which sound is perceived. ...

• B.Sc. (Speech and Hearing)
• M.Sc. (Audiology)
• M.Sc. (Speech-Language Pathology)
• Bachelors of Special Education (Hearing Impairment)
• Diploma in Hearing Aid and Earmould Technology
• B.Ed (Special Education-Distance Mode)
• Ph.D. (Audiology)
• Ph.D. (Speech-Language Pathology)
• Certificate Course on Communication Disorders

AIISH also conducts research in speech-language pathology, audiology, speech sciences, and hearing sciences. Some of the current research activities focus on early identification and genetics of hearing impairment, effectiveness of intervention strategies, development of assessment materials for Indian languages, and speech speaker recognition. It has developed normative data for speech and language acquisition in children for various Indian languages and established a research fund from which small grants are awarded to specialists working in fields such as neurology, genetics, epidemiology, linguistics, otolaryngology, clinical psychology and pediatrics. It also publishes a yearly scholarly journal A journal (through French from late Latin diurnalis, daily) has several related meanings: a daily record of events or business; a private journal is usually referred to as a diary. ...

AIISH has been recognized as a center of excellence in the area of deafness by World Health Organization (WHO). It has also received recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC) as a center for advanced research and from the Deaprtment of Science & Technology (DST) as a Science and Technology Institute. Flag of World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating authority on international public health, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ... University Grants Commission can refer to: The University Grants Commission of India The University Grants Commission of Pakistan The University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

AIISH provides clinical services for speech, language, and hearing disorders through its clinical service program. The therapy clinic provides assessment and intervention services, for variety of speech, language, and hearing disorders, to individuals of all ages. It also offers public education programs and conducts workshops for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, educators for the hearing impaired, medical, and allied health professionals. Look up Speech in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hearing is the following: Hearing is the sense by which sound is perceived. ... An audiologist is the professional specializing in disorders of the auditory and vestibular portions of the body; an audiologist diagnoses and treats hearing and (balance) problems. ...

Notable Faculty and Alumni

• Dr. N. Rathna (former Director and considered as father of speech and hearing field in India)
• Dr. S. Nikam (Former Director and Professor of Audiology)
• Dr. N. P. Nataraja (Formerly Professor and Head of Speech Sciences & Now the Director of JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore)
• Dr. Vijayalakshmi Basavaraj (current director)
• Dr. J. Bharatraj
• Dr. M. N. Hegde (ASHA* Fellow)
• Dr. M. Jayaram
• Dr. Pratibha Karanth
• Dr. Rajinder Koul (ASHA* Fellow)
• R. Rangasayee (current Director of AYJNIHH)
• Dr. G. P. Purshotoma
• Dr. Saraswathy Menon
• Mr. Kumar P.J. Gowda (Formerly on Faculty of Speech Sciences and Audiology) Now working in UAE as a Senior Audiologist.
• Dr. T.A. Subbarao
• Dr. M. N. Vyasmurthy

External links

• All India Institute of Speech and Hearing
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• AYJNIHH