What Do Hearing Aid Specialists Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Hearing Aid Specialists select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds. They also perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.

Other tasks include:

• Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
• Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
• Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.
• Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
• Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
• Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist.

We asked Hearing Aid Specialists how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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74% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 82% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Hearing Aid Specialists maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices. They select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.

A typical day for a Hearing Aid Specialist will also include:

• Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
• Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.
• Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
• Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist.
• Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.

We asked some Hearing Aid Specialists a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	51% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	11% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	91% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	88% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	1% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	87% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Hearing Aid Specialists also assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, electronystagmography, and cochlear implant mapping. They may also read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Hearing Aid Specialists Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells. They might also Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients.

In addition, they Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.

To some Hearing Aid Specialists, it is also their responsibility to Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.

Working life

Less than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Hearing Aid Specialist, you can expect to work less than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally..

They also like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others.

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