Which of the following is tested as part of the licensure examination's proficiency section?

• A. Pure tone audiometer testing including air conduction and bone conduction testing
• B. Surgical techniques
• C. Marketing hearing aids
• D. Prescription writing without testing

Answer: (A)

The proficiency portion of the licensure exam is about your ability to perform standard audiometric testing with a calibrated pure-tone audiometer. This means measuring hearing thresholds using air conduction and bone conduction across key frequencies, which provides objective data about the patient’s hearing loss and guides how amplification should be fitted. This hands-on testing skill is the practical foundation for deciding if and how a hearing aid is needed, making it the central focus of proficiency evaluation.

Surgical techniques, marketing hearing aids, and writing prescriptions without testing don’t demonstrate this clinical testing competency. Surgical skills are outside the scope of hearing aid dispensing, marketing is a business activity, and prescription writing without testing would not be grounded in objective audiometric data, which is essential for safe and effective device fitting.