Hearing Instrument Specialist
A hearing aid is a device designed to improve hearing by making sound audible to a person with hearing loss. Hearing aids are classified as medical devices in most countries, and regulated by the respective regulations. Small audio amplifiers such as PSAPs or other plain sound reinforcing systems cannot be sold as "hearing aids".
Early devices, such as ear trumpets or ear horns, were passive amplification cones designed to gather sound energy and direct it into the ear canal. Modern devices are computerised electroacoustic systems that transform environmental sound to make it audible, according to audiometrical and cognitive rules. Modern devices also utilize sophisticated digital signal processing to try and improve speech intelligibility and comfort for the user. Such signal processing includes feedback management, wide dynamic range compression, directionality, frequency lowering, and noise reduction.
Modern hearing aids require configuration to match the hearing loss, physical features, and lifestyle of the wearer. This process is called "fitting" and is performed by audiologists. The amount of benefit a hearing aid delivers depends in large part on the quality of its fitting. Almost all hearing aids in use in the US are digital hearing aids. Devices similar to hearing aids include the osseointegrated auditory prosthesis (formerly called the bone-anchored hearing aid) and cochlear implant.
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Matching Hearing Instrument Specialist Colleges
Spokane Falls Community College
Four or more years; Public; $7,684 average out-state tuition; $2,747 average in-state tuition |
Ozarks Technical Community College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $4,752 average out-state tuition; $3,564 average in-state tuition |
Bates Technical College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $9,150 average out-state tuition; $3,732 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Hearing Instrument Specialist Majors
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Brave of Heart ScholarshipNew York Life Foundation and Cigna Foundation |
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award Up to $50,000 |
deadline October 05, 2022 |
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Tampax Flow It Forward ScholarshipProcter & Gamble |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline August 16, 2022 |
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Wilma Davis Memorial STEM ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award $5,000 |
deadline August 15, 2022 |
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Military Spouse ScholarshipWestern Governors University |
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award Up to $4,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Donohue Family SkillPointe ScholarshipSkillPointe Foundation |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Haffizulla Family ScholarshipAmerican Medical Women's Association Foundation |
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award $2,000 |
deadline December 31, 2022 |
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SkillPointe Monthly Scholarship for Technical and Vocational TrainingSkillPointe Foundation |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Dr. Charles Lee, O.D. Memorial Scholarship - Palmdale West Kiwanis Club (Osher)Antelope Valley College |
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award Up to $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Murse World ScholarshipMurse World, Inc. |
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award $1,000 |
deadline January 15, 2023 |
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