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Audiology assistants work under the supervision of a certified audiologist and are responsible for making minor hearing adjustments, offering hearing information, prepping patients for testing and assisting during an audiology test. In addition to these duties, an audiology assistant must perform clerical and administrative duties around the office. While training programs are available for prospective audiology assistants, many potential employers offer on-the-job training to applicants as well.

  1. Bellevue University

    • Bellevue University offers an audiology assistant/hearing aid specialist certificate. This is a 24-week program offering students the opportunity to complete all coursework online. The core curriculum includes courses in audiometry, hearing aids, anatomy and physiology of the ear, ear impressions, federal regulations, oto-acoustic emissions and applied audiology. Students are required to participate in a clinical practicum for 80 hours at a hearing facility near their residence. The practicum requires students to work under the supervision of a licensed audiologist.

      Bellevue University
      1000 Galvin Rd. S.
      Bellevue, NE 68005
      402-293-2000
      bellevue.edu

    Nova Southeastern University

    • The audiology assistant program at Nova Southeastern University is available online and requires students to have a Windows PC computer. This six-month program offers students access to a website where tutorials, outlines and self-quizzes are available. The website also allows students to take exams online. Students are required to work with a professional audiologist who oversees and monitors students as they perform otoscopic examinations, daily biological calibration checks, infection control duties, electroacoustic analysis and audiological evaluations.

      Nova Southeastern University
      3200 S. University Dr.
      Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
      800-356-0026
      nova.edu

    U.S. Army Medical Department

    • The U.S. Army Medical Department in San Antonio, Texas offers specific military training programs to prospective audiology assistants. According to the "Hearing Journal," the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relies heavily upon audiology assistants to treat and care for veterans. The Academy of Audiology reports that the number of audiologist support personnel increased 619 percent in VA hospitals from 1996 to 2004 while the number of licensed audiologists decreased significantly. The first part of the program is 16 weeks and focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the head and neck areas. The program then examines the physics of hearing and teaches students to create ear impressions, calibrate audiology equipment, repair hearing aids, check hearing conservation equipment and modify ear molds.

      U.S. Army Medical Department
      1210 Stanley Rd.
      San Antonio, TX 78234
      210-221-1211
      cs.amedd.army.mil

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