Moderate Hearing Loss a Hindrance for Getting a Nursing Job?

Posts: 1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Manila, Philippines

Hi,

I have a friend who is a student nurse. She has a moderate sensorineural hearing loss (she can barely hear audible high pitch sounds) and an audiometry test confirmed this. She has satisfactory hearing when it comes to everyday conversations. The only solution now is for her to use a hearing aid to enhance her hearing.

Would her hearing deficiency be a problem when she applies for a nursing job in the U.S.A.? Do they accept nurses who use hearing aids?

I hope someone here has a knowledge on this matter.

Thanks,
Joey

Posts: 2 · Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

i have a high freq hearing loss and it hasnt been a real hinderance at this point. you can buy an amplified stethascope to hear sounds better. i know a couple of really good doctors that wear hearing aids to work and theyre better than most.