Norma Camacho Au.D, CCC/A; ABA
Audiologist / Principal
Dr. Norma P Camacho is a renowned principal audiologist at Doctors of Hearing, Inc. and has been practicing for 20 years. Inspired to study audiology by her families' challenges with hearing loss, Dr. Norma became an Audiologist in 2003. Currently, she works full time to build and develop Doctors of Hearing. She received her doctorate in Audiology with honors at Salus University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. She graduated with honors in hearing aids and technology when she obtained her Masters of Science in Communicative Disorders from California State University Northridge. Dr. Norma has a beneficial B.A in Sociology from the California State University of Los Angeles that allows her to use her skills by understanding how human action and consciousness are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures as she works with many diverse backgrounds.
Dr. Camacho trained at the Veteran’s Administration hospital, where she gained audiological experience in the post-traumatic stress disorder clinic and the drug and alcohol abuse clinics. Through this experience with the VA Dr. Norma worked with the 6 leading brands in the industry and became proficient in programming all leading brands. In addition to being bilingual in English and Spanish, Dr. Norma is very skilled and has earned many certifications and endorsements throughout her career. She has clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, has a board certification from the American Board of Audiology, is a member of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, California Academy of Audiology, and American Academy of Audiology. She is licensed in California to dispense hearing aids and Licensed in Audiology.
Dr. Camacho was awarded Woman of the Year in 2019 by Congresswoman Judy Chu for her dedication in finding solutions for people with hearing loss. Her outreach has focused on those disadvantaged college students, musicians, veterans, and low-income communities that are not able to afford hearing aids. She also provides these groups with counselling, mental health resources, and emotional support. The Mayor of Pasadena also recognized her kind efforts and awarded her a certificate of recognition for her dedication to the residents of her city. Dr. Camacho’s inspiration is her nephew who was diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of 7 years old. Both of her elderly parents also have hearing loss. Dr. Camacho served as the membership chair for the California Academy of Audiology from December of 2018-December of 2019. Dr Norma, with the help of her assistant, helped spread awareness of hearing loss by coordinating videos from 8 members of the US Congress, including the GOP Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Adam Schiff; as a result, Rep. Judy Chu and Rep. Adam Schiff declared the Month of May as Better Hearing Month. Dr. Norma openly advocates for her profession and for the development of the hearing community. Other than being a great audiologist she has a tender heart towards rehabilitation. Therefore, she visited several politicians in Washington DC and in their offices in CA to advocate for Medicare patients (Bill HR4056 in Congress “companion bill in” Senate S2446). Dr. Camacho recently visited the State Capital in Sacramento with her father. She met with Senator Portantino to ask him to support Bill AB 598 “The Pediatric Hearing Aid Bill”.
This bill passed and now all kids in California will have access to hearing aids. She is an active advocate for her profession in the past and present.Dr. Norma will continue to respond to other bills relating to the hearing community and her profession. Dr. Camacho is well-known for being compassionate and very patient. Many of her current patients have been referring to her for many years. In 2019, she visited Paul Sanchez the Executive office for the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board to find ways to improve customer protection as it relates to the sales of hearing aids.Dr. Camacho’s persuasive skills for the progress of people who are suffering from hearing loss made her a symbol of hope among people. She is actively working on Spanish videos to provide guidance and information to the community as currently, limited information exists in Spanish. This information is intended to serve as guidance to avoid confusion and to avoid being victimized by those that sell amplifiers that do not work.She is also working to release two radio interviews in Spanish to provide the Spanish speaking community with valuable information regarding Audiology, and hearing aids.
When she was in the beginning of her career she identified that there is an unbridled need for an ethical place people can go to obtain reliable information about hearing loss and utilize the most current technology in hearing. Therefore, in 2011 she founded Doctors of Hearing Inc. and the Love2hear Foundation. You will love Doctors of Hearing Inc. and Love2hear because all employees are compassionate, they love what they do, and enjoy to serve others. Doctors of Hearing team are all knowledgeable about hearing, hearing aids, balance issues, and tinnitus. They provide with the best care in CA and provide with best practices.