Practice and Advocacy
AAO-HNS StoreInstitution-Based Audiology Facilities
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. maintains that audiologists based within institutions, regardless of ASHA certification, should only participate in auditory rehabilitation procedures when requested to do so by a physician, preferably an otolaryngologist -- the otological team member with the highest degree of training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear. All institutional hearing center activity, both auditory and vestibular, should be supervised by an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon who has medical qualification by virtue of his or her training to render a medical diagnosis, surgery, and therapy.
Adopted 7/10/82
Reviewed 9/16/95
Revised 9/16/95
Submitted for Review 3/1/98
Reaffirmed 3/1/98
Guidelines are not a substitute for the experience and judgment of a physician and are developed to enhance the physicians' ability to practice evidence-based medicine.
Important Notice
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. and Foundation (AAO-HNS/F) Policy Statements are guidelines only. In no sense do they represent a standard of care. The applicability of an indicator for a procedure, and/or of the process or outcome criteria, must be determined by the responsible physician in light of all the circumstances presented by the individual patient. Adherence to these guidelines will not ensure successful treatment in every situation. The AAO-HNS emphasizes that these policies should not be deemed inclusive of all proper treatment decisions or methods of care, nor exclusive of other treatment decisions or methods of care reasonably directed to obtaining the same results.
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