Selected ASHA Practice Policy Documents About Audiologic Assessment of Adults

Selected practice documents related to Audiologic Assessment of Adults are featured below from ASHA's Online Practice Policy. These documents are available in PDF and HTML format. The PDF versions require Adobe Reader software.

Practice Scope and Patterns

Knowledge and Skills Statements

• Calibration of Speech Signals Delivered via Earphones Tutorial
• Guidelines for Competencies in Auditory Evoked Potential Measurement and Clinical Applications
• Hearing Loss: Terminology and Classification
• Sound Field Measurement Tutorial
• Tympanometry Tutorial

Position Statements

• Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) and Executive Summary [PDF]
• Evidence Based Practice in Communication Disorders
• External Auditory Canal Examination and Cerumen Management (with Guidelines)
• Position Statement: Audiologists Providing Clinical Services via Telepractice
• Prevention of Communication Disorders

Practice Guidelines

• Audiologic Management of Individuals Receiving Cochleotoxic Drug Therapy
• Audiology Service Delivery in Nursing Homes
• Audiometric Symbols
• Determining Threshold Level for Speech
• Manual Pure-Tone Threshold Audiometry
• Guidelines for Audiologic Screening
• Audiology Service Delivery in Nursing Homes

Relevant Papers

• Definitions of Communication Disorders and Variations
• Severely Hearing Handicapped

Technical Reports

• Audiologic Screening
• Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders: An Introduction
• Hearing Loss: Terminology and Classification: Technical Report
• Role of Research and the State of Research Training Within Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Audiologists Providing Clinical Services via Telepractice