1. Can you explain me what do you like about what you do?
I enjoy helping people stay connected to their friends and family through better hearing. I also like learning about the latest technologies available to assist those with hearing loss.
2. Who can receive Cochlear implant?
Adults who are having:
☛ Severe or profound bilateral hearing loss
☛ No help from a hearing aid
☛ Health enough to go under surgery
☛ Have realistic expectations
3. Tell me what is cochlea in the ear?
Cochlea plays a major role in hearing phenomena; it contains fluid called perilymph and tiny hairlike projections called cilia. Together they do the function of converting sound waves into a nerve impulse interpreted by the brain as sound.
4. What CAPD is and what are the tests used to check CAPD?
CAPD stands for central auditory processing order, and it is a set of problems that occur in different types of listening tasks, especially observed among children's. To check CAPD various test are performed like
☛ Auditory brainstem response
☛ Middle Latencies
☛ Late latency
☛ Event-related response
☛ fMRI
5. How do you currently follow up with your patients to monitor the status of their hearing aid?
My patients are fit with hearing aids and scheduled a two week follow up at the initial fitting. After that I schedule a four week check during their trial period to make sure they are comfortable. Patients are seen every six months for check ups and cleanings and once a year for a hearing test.
6. What procedures do you recommend using when giving a patient their initial exam?
Case history, otoscopy, tympanometry, air-conduction testing, bone-conduction testing, word-recognition testing, speech reception thresholds, counseling, and (if appropriate) rehabilitation options (hearing instruments, hearing assistive technology, etc.)
7. What do you want to be doing five years from now in Audiology?
This is a commonly asked question, the answer to which can be very telling about your thought processes as well as personal organization. If you cannot answer this question, you are possibly indicating a lack of direction. It does not give assurance to the prospective employer that you are worth the time and money they will be investing in you.
8. Explain me do you feel that you personally benefit from this career choice? How so?
Steer clear of the obvious salary, time off and flexible schedule answer. The interviewer wants to know how you this career field has made you more empathetic, more organized or even a better person. Think back to the time before you became an Audiologist and how you are better now because of it. Share a story or a characteristic with the interviewer.
9. Tell us what is electrochleography test?
Electrochleography is an inner ear test that uses sound stimulation and the resulting electrical measurements. In this technique, fluid pressure inside inner ear is measured, excessive fluid pressure may cause hearing loss.
10. What tools does Audiology use?
Audiologist use tools like:
• Otoscope
• Typanometer
• Audiometer
• Auditory brainstem response
• Electronystagmography
• Otoacoustic emission, etc.
11. What type of rehabilitation training do you enjoy the most and consider yourself the best at?
Adult rehabilitation and tinnitus retraining therapy.
12. What are the parameters or levels on which hearing disability is measured?
☛ 0-25 dB - Hearing with normal limits
☛ 26-40 dB - Mild hearing loss
☛ 41-55 dB - Moderate hearing loss
☛ 56-70 dB - Moderately severe hearing loss
☛ 71-90 dB - Severe hearing loss
☛ 91+ dB - Profound hearing loss
13. What's a typical work week like?
I usually have a mix of new and returning patients throughout the week, so on any given day I can be doing hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, and follow-up hearing aid services. Over a one year period I will see a typical patient for their initial evaluation, their hearing aid fitting, two or three follow-up fitting visits, and a few clean and check visits.
14. Can you explain what is a common misconception people have about what you do?
It's getting better now, but when I used to tell people I was an audiologist they didn't even know what that was.
One thing I hear is that many people think that all hearing aids are the same so they just select their hearing aid provider based on price, but in reality there is an art to fitting hearing aids. Experience matters!
15. Have you ever had a patient want to return a hearing aid?
Yes I have had a patient return a hearing aid through the lions club foundation. It was a pair of donated in the ear hearing aid. I was actually picking up this case after another audiologist and responsible for fitting the hearing aid. She was so unahppy with the aid that I knew it woulndt work. I want to be able to provide the patient with amplication he or she wil use not dispise. I tried to have her try it on and she was just not happy. I talked to her son and made some phone calls and had lions club donate a BTE hearinga id witha slim tube.
16. Do you know what is "Otoacoustic emissions" (OAE)?
"Otoacoustic" emissions are low level, inaudible sounds produced by the outer hair cells of the inner ear. This sound occurs spontaneously or in response to clicks or tones. OAE is normally observed in the normal person but may be absent if the person has mild conductive or cochlear hearing loss.
17. Do you know what is Audiogram?
An audiogram is a graphic demonstration of audiometric data. It represents a picture of your hearing ability. It is a graph that represents the softest sound a person can hear at different pitches or frequencies.
18. Can you tell us what is most challenging about what you do?
It's really important to stay up-to-date on the latest research and technology, since the field changes so fast. Also, with hearing aids I'm working against many erroneous beliefs that patients come in with ("hearing aids don't work", etc.) that I have to overcome before I can help them.
19. Tell me different types of hearing aids that are popular among people?
The types of hearing aids that is popular are
☛ Completely in canal (CTC)
☛ In the canal (ITC)
☛ Half shell in the ear (ITE)
☛ Full shell in the ear (ITE)
☛ Traditional behind the ear (BTE)
☛ Open fit behind the ear (BTE)
I would ask them what their concern is and will give them an overview of the procedure that they need. Will then schedule them for another appointment so as not to hasten the trial or test.
21. Why sometimes we feel a ringing or hizzing sound in the ear?
Hizzing or ringing sound is very normal, and it's not a serious condition. It is referred as tinnitus, which is not a condition itself but a symptom of an underlying condition due to age-related hearing loss, ear injury or a circulatory system disorder.
22. What are your strengths and weaknesses in Audiology?
Write them down to organize your thoughts. Compose examples and situations where you have excelled in demonstrations of your strengths. Do not dwell or belabor weaknesses. It would be better to talk about areas you wish to improve and skills you want to perfect.
23. Tell us have you ever had a patient want to return a hearing aid? How did you handle that?
This question is intentionally asked to see how you interact with patients. Of course, you can't take a used hearing aid, but what you can do is find out why the patient wants to return it. Is it not comfortable? Are they not using it correctly so they feel it doesn't work? Is it a cost issue? Because of your ability to interact with patients, you'll be able to let the interviewer know that you'll take the time to meet with the patient, hear their concerns and figure out a plan together.
24. Traditional Audiology Interview Questions:
☛ Describe the most difficult patient you've had to test and outfit with a hearing device. How did you handle the situation?
☛ Tell me about a time when one of your patients wanted to return his hearing aids. How did you handle the situation? How might this situation have been avoided?
☛ How do you maintain a positive relationship with your office and support staff?
☛ How would you handle an irate parent/teacher/principal?
☛ How would you manage a combative adult patient?
☛ Walk me through your process of giving initial exams to patients.
☛ With what assistive devices are you most familiar with?
☛ What hearing aid brands do you recommend for children?
☛ What is a comfortable caseload size for you?
☛ What are some references you recommend to your patients to learn more about hearing aids, cochlear implants, or other hearing assistance technology?
☛ What is your philosophy about the various communication approaches used by children who are deaf or hard of hearing?
☛ What tools do you use to ensure the hearing instruments are appropriately working for your patient?
☛ Why do you think working at our hospital will be a good fit for you?
☛ Why do you prefer working in a school environment over a hospital or clinic?
25. Basic Communication skills Based Audiology interview questions:
☛ Time when you made a suggestion to improve the work.
☛ What has been your most successful experience in speech making?
☛ What do you see yourself doing within the first days of this job?
☛ What major challenges and problems did you face?
☛ What's most important to you in a new position?
Never use any adjectives for these sort of Audiology interview questions. Make sure your eye contact with the interviewers during the interview. The best strategy for effectively answering these tough Audiology interview questions is to prepare for it.
