Audio Prosthologist
Rony Elias

About the job:

What you do

As an Audio Prosthologist, you work with people who can’t hear properly and you create hearing devices for them. You conduct tests to find out what's missing in their hearing, then you customize a hearing aid for them.  You may maintain or repair these devices over time.  

The tough stuff

As an Audio Prosthologist, you will have to:

  • Help your patients overcome the social stigma of wearing a hearing device
  • Understand your patients needs with compassion and patience
  • Maintain good relationships with other doctors
The cool stuff

As an Audio Prosthologist, you will get to:

  • Help people lead a better quality life
Typical work hours
  • 40-50 hours a week

You may need to work occasional hours in the evenings or in the weekends.

Are you the right fit?

Classes you should be good at
  • Biology
Best high school track(s)
  • General Sciences
  • Life Sciences
Personal qualities
  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Understanding what you hear
  • Expressing yourself verbally
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Dexterity (hands and fingers)
  • Reasoning & Problem Solving

Will you make money?

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Education stuff:

Education required
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Audiology
  • Additional training in the appropriate electronics
Helpful resources
Local universities
International universities


Video Description

In this video, Rony's deep knowledge and experience in hearing aids is very obvious. He explains how hearing problems can occur, how he works with patients to help them, and how he creates and adapts hearing aids for the patients. It's a fun video so enjoy it.

Biography

Since Rony was younger, he always liked working with electronics. He would repair bad instruments, machines, computers, and many other things. Rony became an audioprosthologist (hearing aid specialist) after studying electronics in college and later specialising in audiology. Rony doesn't think that audiology is a simple career but he really loves it and feels that he was born to do it. He gets a lot of satisfaction from seeing his patients hear again.