Hearing aid dispensing training manual

✍ Scribed by Suzanne Krumenacker

• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 235
• Edition: Second
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Module 1. Audiometric Assessment
Chapter 1. Hearing Loss
Chapter 2. Audiogram Interpretation
Chapter 3. FDA Red Flags
Chapter 4. Infection Control
Chapter 5. Otoscopic Inspection
Chapter 6. Testing Equipment
Chapter 7. Basic Tympanometry
Chapter 8. Testing Procedures
Chapter 9. Concepts of Masking
Module 1. Putting It All Together
Module 1. Quiz
Module 2. Ear Impressions
Chapter 10. Otoscopic Inspection for Impression
Chapter 11. Ear Impression Preparation
Chapter 12. After the Impression
Module 2. Putting It All Together
Module 2. Quiz
Module 3. Hearing Instrument Fitting and Orientation
Chapter 13. Delivering a Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aid or Receiver-in-the-Canal Hearing Aid
Chapter 14. Earmolds
Chapter 15. Delivering an In-the-Ear Hearing Aid
Module 3. Putting It All Together
Module 3. Quiz
Module 4. Hearing Instrument Care and Follow-Up
Chapter 16. Replacing Earmold Tubing
Chapter 17. Routine Follow-Up Service
Chapter 18. Troubleshooting
Module 4. Putting It All Together
Module 4. Quiz
Glossary
Abbreviations
Recommended Reading Material
Module Quiz Answers
Appendix A. State Hearing Aid Dispenser Licensing Department Information
Appendix B. Spondee Word List
Appendix C. Blank Audiograms
Appendix D. Hearing Aid Delivery Checklist
Appendix E. Troubleshooting a Hearing Aid
Appendix F. FDA Red Flags Cheat Sheet
Index