Difference between Audiologists and Hearing Instrument Specialists

Do you know the difference between an Audiologist in Hearing Instrument Specialist?

1. Education
2. Examination Requirements
3. Clinical Practice
4. Research
5. Certification

Both are necessary to treat with the growing problem of hearing loss, but you should be well informed on the differences between the two.

[johnfisher]

As a AAS-HIS, BC-HIS, this is a very thorough and fair video. Thank you.

[jessicalosi]

Hii, I am from Brazil and I live in Santa Catarina-Brazil. I study fonoaudiologia at the university Univali Universidade do vale do Itajaí. Your content is excellent, I've been watching it since the first video! Many thanks!

[brianthacker]

Dr. Olson,
Thank you for the great videos and information. I'm new to the field of Hearing Instrument Specialist and really appreciate the knowledge and education you provide. Keep it up, and again, thanks.

[satishpuri]

I have gone thru many of your videos. I think you are singularly contributing a lot on YouTube about ideal parameters for a really a good HA experience by users.

[bubbaloumallahan]

Nice explanation and nice to see your ABA certification document on the wall!

[samshort]

So in Australia we have audiometrists (Diploma or Bachelor of Audiometry), audiologists (Master of Audiology, with some having a PhD or very rarely an AuD from an American university) and audiometry nurses (Registered nurse, BN or MN, plus extra training in audiometry). Their work overlaps so much that job ads for work in private hearing clinics often ask for either one or the other without distinction, with the exception of the nurses, who work exclusively in either free community health settings, remote area health corps, and some regional hospitals and do not fit hearing aids. Audiometrists and audiologists are still both independent practitioners and each can prescribe hearing devices, although the former are not employed in hospitals and are, generally speaking, limited in scope to adults with the exclusion of cochlear devices. I would note, however, that the war of attrition between audiologists and audiometrists is still a contentious issue even here. As our education system is moving away from the British norm of professional Bachelor degrees (e.g. 6 year undergraduate combined Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) towards the American norm of professional Doctorates (e.g 4 year postgraduate MD), it will not be long I would imagine that the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) will be adopted here, as it has already somewhat been for medicine, as stated, optometry, physiotherapy, law etc.

[normandy]

how i can get a certificate as hearing aid specialist? better on line. thanks

[alissaclarke]

As a consumer, do you think finding a practice that provides Real Ear Measures is more important than whether the provider is an Audiologist or a HIS?

[jimsmith]

No volume warning on your video.
THANKS.
Now I need both an Audiologist and Hearing instrument specialist.

[veraabanda]

Thank you Dr. I am in Sales and I wanted to get in to the Hearing aid industry. Any advice for me?

[Eyewitness-vvvm]

Is hearing instrument specialist a growing field and is it a good field to get into

[kaylasmusic]

So basically you’re saying that i should have my audiologist refer me to an HIS? They shouldn’t be the ones to program my devices??

[willchristie]

The early bifurcation where an audiologist had to send someone to a Hearing Instrument Specialist to get hearing aids reminds me of the current day bifurcation between psychologists and psychiatrists. Since psychologists cannot prescribe anti-depression or anti-anxiety medications, their patients must see a psychiatrist for such a prescription, even though the psychiatrist knows next to nothing about these patients. This bifurcation was caused by the insurance industry that pays for psychological treatment but not the often far more expensive psychiatric treatment.

[Alhamdulilah]

HI there ! In some countries like egypt most of the audiologist are Medical school graduate, and undergoes some training in hospital. It weird that United state has separate school for Audiology, So i was wondering what if those International audiology graduate with Medical knowledge background migrate to USA, will they ever be considered as Physician ? What pathway should they go for licensure and certification. How about the salary ? Audiologist salary here in egypt is almost equivalent to other physician annual salary earning

[jimdavis]

Best practice must be number on in any Field. I’m A hearing aid Specialist and Don’t wear a Lab coat. Our Folks know we are not Doctors. We work in conjunction with A Otolaryngologists in town if we have any Contra indications of Needing Future Help. I Consider you as a Friend. A Much Need Friend who I Can Get Help if Needed. To Many in our Profession Don’t want to Communicate. Thanks always for Your Help .

[michaelangeloencarnacion]

Which one of the experts helps an individual improves their hearing.

[eggfishy]

I have a master’s degree in speech and hearing science. I used it to become a speech-language pathologist. I hate it and wish I became an audiologist instead. I’m already in too much school debt as it is so I’m thinking about becoming a hearing aid specialist. I was in an auditory-oral school for a bit and loved watching the specialists and audiologists work with the kids

[bethanyviolin]

Dr, I am in Tennessee. Can you recommend a hearing instrument specialist school and/or training program near me?

[tedowusu]

Hello Cliff, I did my first degree in Special education with communication disorders and sign language as majors.

Where can I do my master's degree in Audiology in the united states and of course with some scholarships.
Thanks!

[sophiabyers]

Can you recommend classes to take in high school to become an audiologist