AAO-HNSF Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel

7. Awareness of other hearing testing a. Otoacoustic emission testing b. Evoked potential response c. Pseudo-hypoacusis testing 8. Hearing aids and devices

C. Practicum

Objectives

Basic Hearing: Lecture, Preview, Demonstration, and Practice 1. Documentation of patient case history and exam

a. Review patient history b. Summary of patient visit 2. Perform a basic examination of the ear a. Evaluate external auditory canal b. Recognize existing problems that preclude accurate testing and the need for referral to the otolaryngologist c. Perform tuning fork testing 3. Perform basic hearing testing a. Pure tone air and bone conduction testing with and without masking b. Perform speech audiometry testing i. Speech Recognition Threshold ii. Speech Recognition Threshold with masking iii. Word Recognition iv. Word Recognition with masking c. Tympanometry

D. Supervised On-The-Job Clinical Experience 1. Develop and maintain a professional relationship a. Patients b. Professionals 2. Record history results 3. Perform a basic examination of the ear a. Evaluate external auditory canal b. Perform tuning fork tests

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