Hearing Therapist Job Descriptions

Hearing therapists work with children or adults who suffer from hearing loss, tinnitus or a balance disorder.
As a hearing therapist who work in hospitals and the community as part of a multi-disciplinary staff, including audiological, medical and social work. Its tasks include:
· Clients advice and their families to help them adapt to hearing disorders and loss of balance
• Discuss the ways that daily life can be affected and goal setting

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· Assess the rehabilitation needs of patients in order to provide care programs
· Maximize the hearing by creating individual programs that could include lip reading and other communication skills
· Patients who are appropriate for evaluating cochlear implants or bone anchored hearing aids
• Patients with complex needs such as managing the loss of two senses (hearing and sight) or learning problems
· Keep a detailed record of treatment and progress
· Attendance at case conferences and team meetings.

Key Skills
· Patience and understanding
· A caring and supportive approach
· Good communication skills
· Clear speech which can be easily lip-read
· The ability to teach and explain instructions to clients of all ages and abilities
· An interest in the theoretical and scientific background of treatment
· Strong problem solving skills
· A practical outlook to tackle the everyday problems faced by clients
· Good team working skills.