The Distance Learning for Professionals in Hearing Health Sciences Course is designed for aspiring Hearing Aid Specialists.
The Full Kit contains all materials for students and trainers including Textbook, Workbook, e-Learning Portal Course, Trainer Manual, and Trainer Toolbox. Learn more about the Distance Learning Course here.
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Expanded Outline of the Distance Learning for Professionals in Hearing Health Sciences Course
The following is the full outline of the course. The trainer materials follow the same outline.
Unit 1: The Professional at Work
- Textbook Chapter 1: The Profession
- Workbook Lesson 1: Your Future – Your Profession
- Workbook Lesson 2: Ethics and Laws
- Textbook Chapter 2: Infection Control in Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices
- Workbook Lesson 3: Infection Control Principles in the Hearing Healthcare Setting
- Textbook Chapter 3: Pre-Audiometric Assessment
- Workbook Lesson 4: Exploring the Hearing Loss
- Workbook Lesson 5: Otoscopy and Bracing
Unit 2: Hearing and the Auditory System
- Textbook Chapter 4: Acoustics and Psychoacoustics
- Workbook Lesson 6: Acoustics
- Workbook Lesson 7: Psychoacoustics
- Textbook Chapter 5: Outer Ear, Middle Ear, and Disorders
- Workbook Lesson 8: The Outer Ear
- Workbook Lesson 9: Disorders of the Outer Ear
- Workbook Lesson 10: The Middle Ear
- Workbook Lesson 11: Disorders of the Middle Ear
- Textbook Chapter 6: Inner Ear and Disorders
- Workbook Lesson 12: The Inner Ear
- Workbook Lesson 13: Cochlear and Retrocochlear Disorders
- Textbook Chapter 7: The Central Auditory Pathways and Disorders
- Workbook Lesson 14: The Central Auditory Pathways
- Workbook Lesson 15: Central Auditory Pathways Disorders
Unit 3: Audiometric Assessment and Additional Testing
- Textbook Chapter 8: Pure Tone Audiometry
- Workbook Lesson 16: Introduction to Audiometric Evaluation
- Workbook Lesson 17: Pure Tone Air Conduction Audiometry
- Workbook Lesson 18: Pure Tone Bone Conduction Audiometry
- Workbook Lesson 19: Masking for Air Conduction
- Workbook Lesson 20: Masking for Bone Conduction
- Textbook Chapter 9: Speech Audiometry
- Workbook Lesson 21: Speech Acoustics
- Workbook Lesson 22: Speech Audiometry
- Workbook Lesson 23: Masking for Speech Audiometry
- Workbook Lesson 24: Additional Testing for the Hearing Aid Fitting
- Textbook Chapter 10: Immittance Measures
- Workbook Lesson 25: Acoustic Immittance
Unit 4: Interpretation and Presentation of Audiometric Test Results
- Textbook Chapter 11: Interpretation and Presentation of Audiometric Test Results
- Workbook Lesson 26: Audiometric Interpretation
- Workbook Lesson 27: Interpreting Speech Audiometry
- Workbook Lesson 28: Presenting the Test Results to the Patient/Client and Family
Unit 5: Ear Impressions, Acoustic Couplers, and Hearing Aids
- Textbook Chapter 12: Ear Impressions and Earmolds
- Workbook Lesson 29: Ear Impressions
- Workbook Lesson 30: Earmolds and Other Acoustic Couplers
- Textbook Chapter 13: Hearing Aids
- Workbook Lesson 31: Hearing Aid History
- Workbook Lesson 32: Hearing Aid Technology
- Workbook Lesson 33: Hearing Aid Styles and Applications
Unit 6: Hearing Aid Fitting and Delivery
- Textbook Chapter 14: Hearing Aid Fitting
- Workbook Lesson 34: Hearing Aid Electroacoustic Measurements (ANSI Standards)
- Workbook Lesson 35: Hearing Aid Candidacy
- Workbook Lesson 36: Accessibility Considerations
- Workbook Lesson 37: The Delivery
Unit 7: Post-Fitting Care and Counseling
- Textbook Chapter 15: Fitting Verification and Validation
- Workbook Lesson 38: Fitting Verification
- Workbook Lesson 39: Fitting Verification Protocols
- Workbook Lesson 40: Fitting Validation
- Textbook Chapter 16: Counseling and Aural Rehabilitation
- Workbook Lesson 41: Counseling
- Workbook Lesson 42: Beyond Hearing Aids
- Textbook Chapter 17: Maintenance and Repairs
- Workbook Lesson 43: Maintenance and Repair
- Bonus: Case Studies
- Workbook Lesson 44: Case Studies
