Vermont Hearing Aid Dispenser Examination — Information & Free Practice
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Vermont Hearing Aid Dispenser Examination
- Provider
- Vermont Office of Professional Regulation
- Format
- Written examination
- Passing score
- Set using objective psychometric standards; fixed criteria apply to all examinees
Examination outline
- Basic physics of sound
- Anatomy and physiology of the ear
- Structure and function of hearing aids
- Pure tone audiometry
- Voice and recorded speech audiometry
- Interpretation of audiograms as related to hearing aid usage
- Selection and adaptation of hearing aids
- Counseling people who are hard of hearing in the appropriate use of hearing aids
- Identifying situations in which referrals to a physician are appropriate
- Knowledge of medical and rehabilitation facilities for people who are hard of hearing in Vermont
- State and federal laws relating to dispensing hearing aids
Examination sources
- 26 V.S.A. Chapter 67, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers
26 V.S.A. section 3295(b), complete statutory subjects
- Hearing Aid Application Instructions
page 1, License by Examination, examination requirement
- 26 V.S.A. Chapter 67, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers
26 V.S.A. section 3293, eligibility
- Administrative Rules for Hearing Aid Dispensers
page 2, rule 2.2, passing score and frequency
- 26 V.S.A. Chapter 67, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers
26 V.S.A. section 3295(c)-(e), result, retake and passing criteria