Defines patient hearing impairment and balance disorder by conferring with referring physician, selecting and administering electrophysiological and other relevant tests, operating diagnostic equipment, determining type and degree of hearing impairment and effects on comprehension and speech, interpreting audiometric diagnostic data, and preparing written diagnostic reports.
Provides evaluation, fitting, and verification of amplification devices, including assistive listening devices. Determines the appropriateness of amplification systems for persons with hearing impairment, evaluates benefits, and provides counselling and training regarding their use.
Acts as a member of the implant team (e.g. cochlear implants, middle ear implantable hearing aids, fully implantable hearing aids, bone anchored hearing aids, and all other amplification/signal processing devices) and determines audiologic candidacy based on hearing and c...