What is an Audiologists Scope of Practice?
Audiologist’s practice activities, once thought to be related exclusively to hearing disorders, have branched-out to include areas such as: balance/vestibular rehabilitation; tinnitus management; management of cerumen and foreign objects in the external auditory canal; noise abatement; expert witnesses; interoperative monitoring; evaluating and managing individuals with learning disabilities involving the central auditory processing system; industrial and recreational hearing conservation; in some instances visual and somatosensory evoked potential testing; and most recently middle ear implantable hearing devises. In addition, Audiologists may be involved in the management of hearing handicapped students in an educational setting. Audiologists may be trained to assist in the surgical implantation of cochlear implants and the long term training and management of these systems.
