Description
Audiologists assess, diagnose and treat patients ( children or adults) with audiological and vestibular disorders caused by infectious, genetic, traumatic or degenerative conditions, such as hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, imbalance, hyperacusis and auditory processing difficulties. They can prescribe a hearing aid and have a role in assessing and managing patients who may benefit from cochlear implants.
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Theoretical Knowledge
human anatomyhuman earhygiene in a health care settingneurophysiologyhealth care systemacousticspsychoacousticsaudiologyphysiology of hearingpathologyhearing losscommunication related to hearing impairmentphysiology of balancebalance disordershearing aidsaudiometryhuman physiologyhealth care legislationhuman psychological developmentdisability typescounselling methodsgeriatricspaediatricsspeech techniquespedagogy
Practical Skills
communicate in healthcarework in multidisciplinary health teamsdiagnose hearing impairementinteract with healthcare usersadjust hearing aidsaccept own accountabilityprovide health educationconduct health related researchcounsel patients on improving hearingfollow clinical guidelinesadjust cochlear implantsproduce impressions for ear mouldsuse of specialised instruments in otorhinolaryngologyinform policy makers on health-related challengesprovide treatment strategies for challenges to human healthensure safety of healthcare usersapply organisational techniquesinterpret diagnostic tests in otorhinolaryngologyrespond to changing situations in health careeducate on the prevention of illnessuse e-health and mobile health technologiesadhere to organisational guidelinesuse special hearing equipment for testscontribute to continuity of health caremanage healthcare users' dataadapt hearing testsapply context specific clinical competencescomply with legislation related to health caredevelop a collaborative therapeutic relationshipmonitor patients' progress related to treatmentdeal with emergency care situationsinstruct on the use of hearing aidsevaluate the psychological impact of hearing problemsclean patients' ear canalscomply with quality standards related to healthcare practicerefer healthcare usersundertake clinical auditempathise with the healthcare userlisten activelywork in a multicultural environment in health careadvise on healthcare users' informed consentpromote inclusionuse foreign languages in patient careconduct research on hearing topicssupervise audiology teamuse foreign languages for health-related research