Audiology Subject Codes

Audiology is one of five categories ASHA Continuing Education (CE) uses to identify the subject code for a CE course. The bullets listed below each code are examples of content appropriate for that subject. Additional examples that may apply can be found on the overview subject code page.

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Audiology Assessment – 5010
Audiologic Habilitation/Rehabilitation – 5020
Hearing Assistive Technology – 5030
Hearing Conservation and Preservation – 5040
2015 Changes

Audiology Assessment – 5010

Content area: Professional

Applied studies in electrophysiology
- Auditory evoked potentials
- Electrocochleography
- Electronystagmography
- Electroneurography
- Otoacoustic emissions
- Posturography
- Rotary chair testing
Auditory dysfunction
Calibration in clinical procedures
Central auditory processing disorder (CAPD)
Diagnostic procedures
Hearing loss
Hearing loss protocols and procedures
Intraoperative monitoring
Medical considerations such as standardization of clinical test procedures
Otoacoustic emissions
Vestibular and balance assessment

Audiologic Habilitation/Rehabilitation – 5020

Content Area: Professional

Cerumen management
Communication issues related to auditory processing disorders
Communication options, including manual communication and cued speech
Documentation and funding
Habilitation/rehabilitation strategies for individuals with hearing disorders, including auditory processing disorders
Medical considerations (e.g., impact of hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance disorders on psychosocial, vocational, and family functioning)
School and educational issues
Techniques for individuals using: (e.g., hearing aids, assistive listening devices, auditory trainers, cochlear implants, implantable devices, and tactile aids)
Tinnitus treatment
Transitioning (e.g., acute setting to community, or acute setting to postsecondary education)
Vestibular rehabilitation
Vocational transition, training, and/or rehabilitation

Hearing Assistive Technology – 5030

Content Area: Professional

Selection, evaluation, orientation, and follow-up; electroacoustic measurements; programming; and maintenance with assistive listening devices (e.g., wide area spaces, classroom systems, and public areas) that include the following:
- Auditory trainers
- Bone-anchored hearing aids
- Cochlear implants
- Hearing aids
- Implantable devices
- Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids
- Personal sound amplification products (PSAPs)
- Signaling devices