Audiologist

Audiologist

Duties And Responsibilities

Examine patients who have hearing or ear realted problems. Assess the results of an examination. Administer relief procedures for vertigo.  Fit and dispense hearing aids. Teaching patients to communicate like lip reading or sign language. Conduct research on treatments for hearing disorders.

Average Salary: $43,000 - $100,000 (per year)

Education

•        Doctors degree in audiology (A.u.D.)
•    Bachelors degree in any field  
• Anatomy, physiology, physics, genetics, diagnosis and treatment, pharmacology and ethics.
•      Must be licensed in all states

Reflection Would you like to be one? Why or why not?

I wouldn’t want to be an audiologist because you need a lot of education like a 4 year degree in audiology. I also wouldn’t want to be one because it looks like a difficult job.