Responsibilities of an Audiologist

Audiologists are responsible for a wide range of duties, including:

1. Diagnosing hearing and balance disorders in children and adults.

2. Recommending and fitting appropriate hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other assistive listening devices.

3. Performing tests to assess hearing and balance function, including pure-tone testing, tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions testing, and auditory brainstem response testing.

4. Evaluating the results of hearing tests to determine the type and degree of hearing loss or balance dysfunction.

5. Educating patients and their families about hearing and balance disorders, treatments, and preventive measures to protect hearing.

6. Teaching patients and their families how to use hearing aids or other assistive listening devices.

7. Referring patients to ear, nose, and throat specialists or other medical professionals for treatment of medical conditions that may be affecting hearing or balance.

8. Counseling patients and their families about communication strategies and coping skills.

9. Performing research related to hearing and balance disorders.

10. Keeping accurate records of patients' test results, treatment plans, and progress.