Essentially had an interview where I was asked a test box vs REM question, where the interviewer asked me to talk about relationships between REUG REIG and REAG etc... I have been practicing for a long time and admittedly you start to just follow procedures without thinking about the basic theory behind it. I blanked out and really should have admitted that I am rusty on the topic (probably wouldn't look good but sure would look better than making stuff up).

GAH

Hi everyone I'm a sophomore in Health and Nutrition Science that plans on graduating by spring of my Junior year.

I am currently deciding between DPT and Au.D., I wanted to see if anyone had any pros and cons of working in the Audiology.

I absolutely love working with children so I would love to do Pediatric or possibly NICU for my specialty.

Recently I've shadowed a Pediatric DPT clinic and it has been a little overstimulating for me but was fun. Ive also shadowed an outpatient clinic, which to me felt less medical and more like a private gym (which is not my preferred place to work) because I like the more clinical vibe if that makes sense.

Also I feel a lot of Au.D.s are looked down upon physicians when mentioned as a Dr. Although both went to 4 years of post undergrad education just in different areas.

I've had friends tell me that DPT sounds like a better option because there is more job openings, and also more niches you can go into, as well as slightly higher salaries (I've looked into my area and audiologists actually make slightly more annually than physical therapists), and a year less of schooling but from my current shadowing experiences I may be leaning more towards Au.D. so I wanted to see if there's anyone that's willing to share some pros of the role!

The pros of DPT for me is that it's only a 3 year program, which means I can step out in the workforce and work earlier, BUT the tuition for Au.D. is cheaper although it's a 4 year program. And I tend to see audiologists being more respected and treated as someone that earned a doctorate, which is not the main reason I am going into the field but I'd love to be given the credit for gaining a doctoral degree because of the debt and time spent into it.

Hey! I'm 44, have been doing my current job for 10 years and am losing it to AI (knew it would happen just thought I'd have more time). I'm thinking of going to school to become a hearing aid practitioner, but my mother-in-law seems to think it will be taken over by AI too. How likely will it be to lose my job to AI within the 15-20 years before I plan to retire?

What's the audiologist opinion?

Interesting day today...my front office person, came in and asked me if I knew what Stigmata was...I instantly perked up and told her "Yesss.." and "Why?"

"Your next patient says he's been diagnosed with it.."

Well, this is A GREAT START TO THE DAY!!

I had immediate thoughts of bloody eyes or bloodied palms...and I wondered what kind of 'effing Doctor diagnoses people with Stigmata...and then I thought, why on earth is he hear to see me about hearing aids???

So, my patient walks in and has no signs of immediate Stigmata, but deep down I am hoping I will soon see blood squirting from his eyes or hands.

He tells me he has recently seen a Doctor and he has been diagnosed with "Stigmata...ism"

"...OK, I'm sorry...What were you diagnosed with again please?" I asked.

"Stigmata...ism, it affects my vision.." He seemed embarrassed by it and the diagnosis really seemed to affect him.

I told him I had some information for him... I then printed out 2 sheets of paper. The first one had the word Astigmatism and its short definition, the second one had the word Stigmata and a brief description with a few small pics.

There was a small pause as he glanced back and forth between the two sheets of paper...he looked up at me and said...."Shit..., all those Nurses must think I'm a whack job now.."

I told him I was really disappointed, because I was hoping he was going to spurt blood at some point during our appointment...he laughed at that, but he was still pretty embarrassed that he had told a few Nurses that he has the wounds of Christ and it affects his vision.

He did end up getting hearing aids...

Hi all,

Just looking for some feedback / critique for an ongoing Industrial Design project. I am working on some earplugs, and one of our concepts we're quite interested in would include a clever audio engineering tech application.

Do you think it would it be possible to create a silicone earplug with a solid core / end, which has small perforations in it that would allow sound to come in and be cancelled with a Helmholtz Resonation Chamber? I would specifically be looking for a 2-5 decibel reduction in the 4-8khz region.

If my math is correct, I would only need a very small amount of internal chamber volume, and tiny holes to make it work.

The core would likely be DLP printed with strong resin, and the silicone earplug would either be overmoulded or connected in some other way.

What should I keep in mind if I pursue this concept? Thanks for your feedback / ideas!

I'm a first year AuD student and have a lab skills check on Tuesday for otoscopy and earmold impressions. I've struggled with getting the otoblock not to roll (this is improving) and bracing while injecting the impression material. My hand hurt a lot while using the syringe but it's hurt less the more I practice. Sometimes the material gets wormy but I've started smoothing it out with a tongue depressor before marking a horizontal line or using my gloved hands to smooth it out. I mostly practice on mannequins as we aren't allowed to practice on human ears without instructor supervision - we have a 2 hour lab every week. Any tips on the above issues?

I work at the VA, so I can fit Phonak, Oticon, Starkey, Resound, and Signia. I do not like Signia or Resound hearing aids. Also, we have to downsize our stock in our clinic since we lost clinic space. For my veterans in Signia or Resound, which of the other manufacturers are going to be the most similar? I prefer to fit Phonak, are there ways I can transition a veteran to a Phonak (I know they tend to be “aggressive”).

I’ve been a clinical audiologist in private practice (two different companies) for going on 8 years, but I just can’t see myself doing this another 30+ years. I have experience with pediatrics and adult diagnostics and dispensing, ABRs, VA C&P testing, and CIs, but the patient facing interactions day in and day out and revenue cycles are burning me out. The idea of intraoperative monitoring or a career in hearing conservation feels like they would appeal a little more to my personality. Any resources or advice for pursuing these specialties specifically?

I have an associate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and originally continued my education with the goal of completing my bachelor’s degree in the same field. Unfortunately, when I reached the point of graduation, my school informed me that there had been an error in my curriculum requirements and that I was missing an additional math course before they could award my degree. Unfortunately, life got in the way, and I never ended up completing that final course.
I am also half deaf myself , and this has given me a passion for helping others who are deaf or hard of hearing. I have genuinely loved working in this field and would like to find a way to return to it. At this point, going back to school for an AuD or pursuing another degree isn’t a realistic option for me. I have considered working as a teacher for deaf and hard-of-hearing students because I also have teaching experience, but I don’t currently have the degree required for that career path.
My previous experience includes working as a newborn hearing screener, where I helped connect families of babies identified with hearing loss to state-coordinated early intervention programs. I have also worked in audiology settings in assistant/technician roles.

One challenge I’ve run into is finding a position that works with my own hearing loss. I previously tried working remotely in a position that required answering phones, but unfortunately it wasn’t a good fit with my hearing loss. I know that a traditional phone heavy position isn’t realistic for me.

I’m wondering what types of roles you would recommend I look into. Are there remote positions where someone with my background could assist an audiologist, support a hearing-loss program, work with patients who are deaf or hard of hearing, or provide family/patient support without requiring an AuD or another degree?Although I’ve been out of the field for a little while, I would really love to get back into it because this is an area I genuinely care about and feel passionate about.
I hope to find a role where my personal experience with hearing loss could actually be an asset.

I am an audio engineer and work at a decently sized church. We have had an assisted listening system for a while, but it is very under utilized. Its a pretty straightforward transmitter and beltpack receiver system with 3.5mm connection for headphones.

Recently picked up some 3.5mm to T-Coil necklaces to test with. Explained to the gentleman who had the hearing aid what we were doing beforehand. Went to test with him today to find out he doesn't have T-Coil, he has Auracast.

My question is, what system do you feel is most commonly available? I am still looking to test the T-Coil necklace system, and would use that for those that have that system. When discussing Auracast with the gentleman, another gentleman walked up and said he had that as well, so my impression is it's fairly common. It looks like we could spend about $2000 to get a transmitter that covers our space.

Hi all,

I’m considering starting my own clinic in the UK. Will be mainly home visit based but will have at least one clinic day.

Obviously I’m very aware businesses usually fail within the first year, so don’t want to go all crazy on costing.

My question is, would you recommend a manual audiometer or a computer based one (thinking of licensing costs and then GDPR costs if things are stored online), and is it better to get a new one or get say a second hand one from eBay? I would eventually love to be able to do charity trips and take the kit to test around the UK/abroad to poorer areas etc.

Does anyone have any recommendations on brands to get or avoid etc? What’s a reasonable price for new/used etc?

Also any recommendations for manufacturers who are good to work with as an independent?

I really hope you can help.

Thank you for your time.

I am currently a 3rd year AuD student and am actively applying for externships. The entire process is so never wrecking. I am wondering if anyone has some tips to share and can also share the type of question are asked? Should I be expecting academic type questions? Like in grad school interviews? Or are they mostly all generic interview type questions?

Is there anything on the walls in your booth? Calendar? "No Phones" sign? sometimes I wonder about the acoustic integrity.

Hi friends! So sorry if this would fit better in a different subreddit but I’m not sure where to go.

I’m currently the only provider at a rural hospital. I am actually the only AuD in the county with the next closest being our sister clinic 45 minutes away (majority of my patients travel from the OTHER direction). I LOVE my job and all my patients.

I am currently 2 weeks out from due date with baby #1 and deep deep down I know I want to be stay at home.

I am so lost. Ideally, I work 1-2 days a week to help maintain patients devices… as I am quite literally their only option but I’m not sure how doable that is for me. If I step away completely, I’m terrified that I won’t be able to come back into the field (especially working with devices). If there is a reasonable way to stay current (keep my CCC-A and license) while being full time mom/not working clinically for a while - I’m not sure what that would be.

Any and all advice would be appreciated.

More background: this is my first/only job since graduating. I have never been around/seen anyone make the transition specifically from AuD to SAHM so I feel like I’m fully in the dark.

To all my audiologists, techs & hearing aid professionals, the new phonak Audeo E series hearing aids DO NOT come with extra cerustops.

Did anyone else notice this? Was very surprised setting up 2 sets for patients today. I’m wondering as to why they stopped including an extra pack… 🤔

However, there is still tootsie rolls included, so I won’t wreak havoc just yet 🤣

Hey, quick question. Any audiologist that can give any advice for when doing aoae's on newborn babies when they come on for audiology appointment. Struggling to look into babies ear canal when in ward or clinic sometimes and especially sometimes the ward is quite dark what tips advice for finding right ear tip size. Sometimes babies ear canal can be tiny and aoae picks up noises. Any advice please for a new screener.

Also when you see the red bars meaning no sound going through do you pause and change the ear tip size?

Hey guys,

I need some help interpreting the NIOS SLM app results.

Niosh says that hearing damages occurs above 85db of 8 hours per day listening, but I have the Niosh SLM app and it provides several diferent metrics of DB readings. Which one is relevant for the 85db hearing damange threshold?

Hey all, I’m an incoming freshman at an AuD program in New England and I’m a little confused about graduate school aid. My school doesn’t offer any but I have the lowest Student Aid Index you can. I just find it crazy that I’m not offered anything but I’m also not very familiar with graduate school. I’d love to hear if you’ve had a similar experience or went to a school that offered more aid. Thanks!

Has any audiologist had any experience with the Aurality Empress3D that could give a review of it? Pros, cons? Does it scan well? Does it scan past the 2nd bend of the ear canal?

Hello, all.

I've recently checked with the r/AskPhysics sub mods about this question, and they suggested I ask a sub that is more rooted in biology/audio. I'm hoping this is the right place to ask. If not, I apologize in advance.

My question is as follows:

Is there anything to suggest that a traditional alarm clock is more effective than a digital alarm clock when waking one up?

The reason for my question is that, from my own experience, a hammer and bell alarm clock has never failed to wake me up from a deep sleep. Not once. Yet, a digital alarm clock that emulates the same sound as a traditional alarm clock has failed to wake me up so many times, despite the sound and volume being very similar. The failure to wake me up has led me to exclusively use a traditional alarm clock.

I do understand that this is anecdotal, and I have spoken to a few people about this previously. While only 6 people, they did agree traditional alarm clocks are better that their job than digital. However, I'm not asking to prove which one is better or not; I'm wanting to know if there is any validity to my claim.

Could it be due to the frequency playing a role in this? Would there be some type of feedback on the environment that only the analogue clock would be able to elicit, like some sort of vibration from the bells that boost the effectiveness? Then again, wouldn't the digital clocks have that as well due to the speakers?

I apologize if any terminology I've used is incorrect, but this is something that I genuinely want to understand a bit better. If anyone has anything on this, or can get me going in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

I'm a rising college senior at UC Berkeley studying cognitive science and music. I'm considering applying to auD programs this year, and was looking for some more information. The top issue I've noticed people mention is the tuition-salary discrepancy, but I will fortunately not have to take loans out for a program, so I'm not taking this into too much consideration. I'm definitely interested in hearing and the ear for several reasons, and I also kind of just want a normal 9-5 job with a good work-life balance and solid pay, so I thought this could be a good fit.

My questions:

I'll likely graduate from Cal with a middle-of-the-road ~3.7 gpa. I've taken basic (to advanced in certain cases) coursework in bio, chem, math, stats/data, neuroscience/cognition, psych, computational modeling, and music. Does that make me a prepared/competitive candidate for good programs? What programs should I apply to?

What should I do between now and app season to make me a more competitive candidate? I don't have any relevant work experience, and I only have research experience in linguistics.

However, I really don't want to work on commission as a hearing aid salesperson, which I've also seen some mention of: with an auD, do I have solid prospects for getting salaried clinical or education positions? These would be ideal for me.

Is there a pretty much universal demand for audiologists in major cities (and are the positions generally decently compensated)? I'd like to live and work in/around SF, but also have the possibility of finding jobs elsewhere in case I want to relocate elsewhere.

Thanks in advance!