Audiologists

What is an audiologist?

Qualified audiologists are university graduates with postgraduate qualifications in audiology or equivalent training. A minimum of 12 months' supervised clinical practice in audiology is also required. Audiologists have broad responsibilities and expertise in all non-medical areas of hearing services, including complex hearing assessment and rehabilitation of hearing impairment (which includes hearing aid prescription, fitting and management).

The Audiological Society of Australia (ASA), the professional society for audiologists, has a clinical certification program and members participate in ongoing professional development to retain their Certificate of Clinical Practice.

Audiologists' role

Our audiologists have knowledge, training and experience in:

assessing the hearing of infants, children and adults
performing complex diagnostic tests to determine the cause of the hearing problem
helping clients choose suitable hearing aids and, in some cases, assistive listening devices
taking ear impressions for custom-made ear pieces
prescribing and fitting hearing aids
checking that devices are comfortable and adjusting the sound so it is as clear as possible
teaching clients how to use their hearing aids
designing tailored hearing improvement programs.

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Audiologists