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COURSE DESCRIPTION

HIS 206 — Hearing Instrument Specialist Laboratory I  (4 cr)

In this course students practice connected activities involved in fitting and dispensing hearing instruments, including: Taking impressions, ordering earmolds/hearing instruments, performing quality control checks of incoming inventory, preprogramming analog and digital hearing instruments, performing real ear acoustic measurement and completing a variety of test box verifications. Ordering and record keeping activities are also practiced. Students develop good communication and problem-solving skills. Prerequisite: HIS 104, 106 and permission of instructor. (SFCC)
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