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Career in Audiology

Audiology Programs | NSU College of Health Care Sciences

Are you always a concern for the health of another person, especially ears? Do you want to help people by diagnosing their hearing impairments using instruments? If yes, you should consider to pursue your career as an audiologist.

Audiologists are technicians who can diagnose your hearing-related problems. The important thing to understand here is that they are very different from the ear doctors like ENT. An audiologist can only diagnose hearing problems using advance instruments but can’t perform medical ear surgeries. An audiologist’s main responsibility is to diagnose the patient’s root cause of the decline in the hearing ability or complete loss of it.

Example: A person suffering from hearing loss and balance disorders should visit an audiologist. But a person having swelling and internal injury to his ear should visit an ear physician.

What are the roles and responsibilities for Audiologist?

Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.
Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.
Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients.
Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.
Refer patients to additional medical or educational services if needed.
Monitor patients’ progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.
Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel.
Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.
Recommend assistive devices according to patients’ needs or nature of impairments.
Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies.
Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients’ hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel as necessary.
Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling.
Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics.

How to Become an Audiologist in India?

There are 4 ways to become an Audiologist in India

What are the key skills required for Audiology?

Patient counselling
Critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Problem solving skills
Diagnosis skills

What are the career opportunities in Audiology?

Audiology Director
Audiology Doctor (AUD)
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist)
Clinical Audiologist
Clinical Director
Dispensing Audiologist
Doctor of Audiology
Educational Audiologist
Pediatric Audiologist
Audiologist

What is the salary and demand for Audiologist?

Demand is High for Audiology.
Salary levels are High for Audiology. For fresher average salary is more than 5 Lacs.
Fees levels of the course is Medium. To pursue this course student need to spend 3 to 4 Lakhs.
Level of preparation for Audiology is Medium. Students spend 1 Year. to prepare for entrance test of Audiology.

What are the best colleges for Audiology in India?

For Graduation

Christian Medical College – [CMC], Vellore
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research – [JIPMER], Pondicherry
Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai
Topiwala National Medical College – [TNMC], Mumbai
Manipal University – [MU], Manipal
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences – [MUHS], Nashik
Government Medical College, Kota
SRM University Kattankulathur, Chennai
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University – [GGSIPU], New Delhi
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University – [BVDU], Pune

For Post Graduation

The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai

What are the best entrance exam for Audiology in India?