Guidance Documents

Our internationally respected BSA documents provide evidence-based guidance to clinicians. They follow a rigorous production process of authoring, internal review, expert peer review and public consultation. They are produced by the BSA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Professional Guidance Group (PGG), who have overall responsibility for maintaining documents. We always welcome comments, which should be sent to bsa@thebsa.org.uk. All of the documents listed are current. Those that are beyond their review date are under review, but remain current until replaced.

All Current Guidance

Title Date Download
Access to Audiology Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities 2021
Accredited Providers of BSA Short Courses 2016
Acoustics of Sound Field Audiometry in Clinical Audiological Applications 2022
Adult Rehabilitation – Common Principles in Audiology Services 2016
APD Position Statement 2011
Assessment And Management of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) in Young Infants 2019
Assessment Guidelines for the Distraction Test of Hearing 2018
Assessment of speech understanding in noise in adults with hearing difficulties 2019
Audiological assessment and hearing aid provision for patients with a programmable ventriculo-peritoneal (PVP) shunt 2023
Audiological Assessment for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. 2021
Audiological Rehabilitation for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities 2021
Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) testing for Post-newborn and Adult 2019
Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Testing in Babies 2023
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) 2018
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) – An overview of current management 2011
Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR) Testing 2023
Aural Care (Ear Wax Removal) 2023
BAA BSA Remote Fitting Guidance 2021
Basic audiometry and tympanometry 2022
Caloric Test 2010
Cochlear Microphonic Testing 2019
Cortical Auditory Evoked Potential (CAEP) Testing 2022
Determination of uncomfortable loudness levels 2022
Ear Examination 2022
Fitting of combination hearing aids for subjects with tinnitus 2020
Guidelines for the Early Audiological Assessment and Management of Babies Referred from the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme 2022 2022
How to gain accreditation for a BSA Certificate Course 2016
Minimum Training Guidelines – Ear Examination 2022
Minimum Training Guidelines Surveillance Audiometry 2023
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) Testing in paediatric and adult audiology 2022
Otoscopy and impression taking – Minimum training standards 2018
Positioning Tests 2016
Principles of Peer Review 2019
Procedure for processing documents for recommended procedures and guidelines. 2023
Pure tone air and bone conduction threshold audiometry with and without masking 2018
Recommended stimulus reference levels for ABR systems 2019
Rinne and Weber tuning fork tests 2022
Surveillance Audiometry 2023
Taking an Aural Impression 2023
Taking an aural impression: children under 5 years of age 2022
Tinnitus in Adults 2021
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Thresholds 2024
Verification of hearing devices using probe microphone measurements 2018
Vestibular Assessment – Eye movement Recordings 2015
Vestibular Rehabilitation 2019
Visual Reinforcement Audiometry for Infants 2024

Guidelines Produced in Partnership

Title Date Download
BAA BSA Remote Fitting Guidance 2021

Minimum Training Guidelines

Title Date Download
Accredited Providers of BSA Short Courses 2016
Basic audiometry and tympanometry 2022
How to gain accreditation for a BSA Certificate Course 2016
Minimum Training Guidelines – Ear Examination 2022
Minimum Training Guidelines Surveillance Audiometry 2023
Otoscopy and impression taking – Minimum training standards 2018

Policies

Title Date Download
How to gain accreditation for a BSA Certificate Course 2016
Procedure for processing documents for recommended procedures and guidelines. 2023

Position Statements

Title Date Download
APD Position Statement 2011
Audiological assessment and hearing aid provision for patients with a programmable ventriculo-peritoneal (PVP) shunt 2023
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) 2018

Practice Guidance

Title Date Download
Access to Audiology Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities 2021
Acoustics of Sound Field Audiometry in Clinical Audiological Applications 2022
Adult Rehabilitation – Common Principles in Audiology Services 2016
Assessment Guidelines for the Distraction Test of Hearing 2018
Assessment of speech understanding in noise in adults with hearing difficulties 2019
Audiological Assessment for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. 2021
Audiological Rehabilitation for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities 2021
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) – An overview of current management 2011
Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR) Testing 2023
Aural Care (Ear Wax Removal) 2023
Fitting of combination hearing aids for subjects with tinnitus 2020
Guidelines for the Early Audiological Assessment and Management of Babies Referred from the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme 2022 2022
Principles of Peer Review 2019
Tinnitus in Adults 2021
Verification of hearing devices using probe microphone measurements 2018
Vestibular Rehabilitation 2019

Recommended Procedures

Title Date Download
Assessment And Management of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) in Young Infants 2019
Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) testing for Post-newborn and Adult 2019
Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Testing in Babies 2023
Caloric Test 2010
Cochlear Microphonic Testing 2019
Cortical Auditory Evoked Potential (CAEP) Testing 2022
Determination of uncomfortable loudness levels 2022
Ear Examination 2022
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) Testing in paediatric and adult audiology 2022
Positioning Tests 2016
Pure tone air and bone conduction threshold audiometry with and without masking 2018
Recommended stimulus reference levels for ABR systems 2019
Rinne and Weber tuning fork tests 2022
Surveillance Audiometry 2023
Taking an Aural Impression 2023
Taking an aural impression: children under 5 years of age 2022
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Thresholds 2024
Vestibular Assessment – Eye movement Recordings 2015
Visual Reinforcement Audiometry for Infants 2024

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