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Otolaryngology health care team

Audiology

Samidha Joglekar
Samidha Joglekar, M.Cl.Sc, Aud (C)

Audiologist


Phone: 416-480-6100 ext. 685337 or 64145

Education:

  • Master of Clinical Science in Audiology (M.Cl.Sc), 2007-2010
    • The University of Western Ontario
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc. Honours), 2001-2005
    • McMaster University

Areas of Interest/Clinical Interest:

Samidha Joglekar is a part-time research audiologist with the Sunnybrook cochlear implant program and a part-time clinical audiologist with audiology services. Her areas of interest include:

  • Hearing preservation and auditory evoked potentials in cochlear implant users
  • Electrophysiological testing (ABR, CAEP, and eCAP testing) with cochlear implant users
  • Clinical Vestibular (ENG and VNG) testing
  • Hearing instrument recommendation and fittings
  • Aural rehabilitation

Academic Highlights:

  • Research Audiologist with Friesen CI Lab (Sunnybrook), 2011-Present
  • Recipient of CASLPA Student Award of Excellence, 2010
  • Two time recipient of the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2008 & 2009
  • Research Assistant at National Centre for Audiology (NCA, UWO), 2008-2009
  • Recipient of the Peter Newby Memorial Entrance Award, 2007

Recent Publications:

Friesen, L.M., Chatterjee, M., Kulkarni, A., Joglekar, S. Srinivasan, A. Nerve survival in CI patients, and its functional consequences: psychophysical measures and cortical recordings. Presented at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, Maryland, February, (2013).

Friesen, L.M., Joglekar, S. Does musical training help minimize age-related declines in auditory processing? Canadian Hearing Report, 7(3), 38-39. (2012).

Friesen, L.M., Fujioka, T., Joglekar, S. The Effect of Stimulation Pulse Rates on Cortical Processing in Middle-Aged and Elderly CI Listeners, Submitted to Hear Res. (2013).

Friesen, L.M., Joglekar, S., Chatterjee, M. Stimulation Pulse Phase Duration Discrimination and the Effects of Cortical Processing in Cochlear Implantees With and Without Hearing Preservation, Hearing Preservation Meeting, Toronto, October. (2012).

Friesen, L.M., Joglekar, S. Oral vs. Intratympanic Steroid Treatment for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL): ImportantInformation for the Clinical Audiologist. Canadian Hearing Report, 7 (5), 21-23. (2012)

Friesen, L.M., Joglekar, S. Neural Survival and Neural Population: Recent Findings with Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential (ECAP) Measures in Cochlear Implant Users. Canadian Hearing Report, 8 (1), 23-24. (2013)