Hearing aid dispenser
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A hearing aid dispenser is a person licensed to prescribe and dispense hearing aids.
The dispenser provides testing for the purpose of dispensing hearing aids and counseling related to hearing aid use. Hearing aid dispensers diagnose hearing loss. All new hearing aid dispensing trainees must work under the supervision of a licensed hearing aid dispenser. After two years of supervised training, they are allowed to sit for the National Competency Examination to become Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences.
Hearing Aid Dispensers receive training in the interpretation of hearing assessment instrumentation, hearing aid electronics, specifications, analysis, modifications and programming. As part of their services, they take the patients's history and look in the ear to see if it is clear to fit hearing aids. In some cases wax is removed to see 70% of the timpanic membrane ( eardrum). Education varies from high school to medical doctors.
All states in the US license Hearing Aid Dispensers for public safety. The State evaluations for licensure include a written examination and a practical examination to assess competency.
The average salary for a hearing aid dispenser varies. As the population ages the resulting shortage of hearing aid dispensers may increase salaries.
Hearing Aid Dispensers should not be confused with Audiologists. Audiologists are university trained specialists who also use the same tests to diagnose hearing loss and provide comprehensive auditory rehabilitation (often including the dispensing of hearing aids). ==References== {http://www.healthfinder.gov/orgs/HR3193.htm.] {https://www.ihsinfo.org/Ihs ] {http://www.hearingreview.com] {http://www.physicstoday.org] {http://asa.aip.org] {http://www.jlo.co.uk]
