Hearing Aid Specialist selecting and fitting hearing aids for customers, administering and interpreting hearing tests, and counseling patients on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss
Experience
Hearing Aid Specialist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Trained clients to use hearing aids and augmentative communication devices
Counseled patients and families on communication strategies and effects of hearing loss
Selected and administered tests to evaluate hearing and related disabilities
Administered basic hearing tests including air conduction and speech audiometry tests
Maintained and repaired hearing aids and other communication devices
Performed basic screening procedures, including pure tone and otoacoustic screenings
Created and modified impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells
Skills
Checking & Planning
Testing patient hearing, Diagnosing medical conditions, Maintaining medical knowledge
Hands-On Work
Fabricating medical devices, Adjusting prostheses or devices, Operating medical instruments