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Audiologists test and treat hearing. They may prescribe hearing aids.
Certification is required in all 50 states and can be obtained through the
American Board of Audiology or the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
It is now a national standard that all
audiologists must earn a doctoral degree in audiology (AuD or PhD) from an
an accredited college or university or even a professional career school. Applicants
must also pass a national exam provided by Praxis Series of the Educational Testing Service.
ASHA, which is located in Rockville, MD, has licensing requirements for each state
on its website (asha.org). ASHA provides credentials to Audiologists
and Speech - Language Pathologists. In order to gain certification in this
specialized health field, you will need to complete several hundred hours
of relevant work experience in a clinic supervised by a certified professional.
An audiologist is a licensed professional caregiver whose main job is to examine people's ears
and give useful and helpful advice on how to best take care of your ears and maintain a healthy
sense of hearing. Aside from only hearing, most people would be surprised that an audiologist
deals with a lot of other things: A person's sense of balance, because balance is also governed
by anatomic structures inside the human ear. Any abnormalities with gait and disequilibrium (or dizziness)
are also within the scope of expertise of an audiologist.
While audiologists are not "medical doctors" per se, nevertheless audiologists require licensing
and career education and have extensive expertise and unique understanding of how the human ear works and
the common conditions that have positive and negative effects the ear's function.
To test hearing, audiologists use tests to determine whether the problem is in the ear drum,
the inner ear or in the nerves that send impulses from the ear to the brain. Their education and training also allows
them to give advice to people who may need extra protection for their hearing due to certain lines of work and
to people who experience some degree of hearing loss. Audiologists can also prescribe certain procedures like fitting
of hearing aids and can also make medical referrals to facial surgeons for correction of structural deformities
and other abnormalities in the human ear.
It is important to remember that each State will have different requirements and qualifications for who can be licensed and certified as an actual
audiologist. Our GYL Affiliate Career Education Consultants can help you get through the state application process and help you schedule and meet your
professional continuing edication needs as your grow in your field!
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