What Is An Audiologist?
An audiologist is a healthcare professional who specializes in diagnosing, managing, and treating hearing and balance disorders in patients of all ages. Their work includes conducting hearing tests, fitting and adjusting hearing aids, and providing auditory rehabilitation. Audiologists often work with individuals experiencing hearing loss, tinnitus, or dizziness, helping them improve their quality of life through personalized care. To become an audiologist, one must typically complete a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree, which involves 4 years of postgraduate education after earning a bachelor's degree, including clinical practice and internships.
What Does An Audiologist Do?
Audiologists work with patients of all ages, treating infants, children and adults for a variety of hearing and balance problems. They work in diverse settings like hospitals, schools, clinics, universities, private practices, VA hospitals, hearing aid dispensaries and otolaryngology (ENT) offices. Audiologists are responsible for services such as:
Fitting and dispensing hearing aids
Administering hearing and balance tests
Assessing candidacy for and programming implantable hearing devices (e.g., cochlear implants, bone anchored hearing aids, etc.)
Counseling patients and their families on communication strategies
Designing and implementing hearing conservation programs and newborn baby screening
Providing aural rehabilitation programs
Performing ear-related surgical monitoring
All in all, audiologists are the most qualified individuals to help you manage your hearing loss or balance disorder, and they provide an unparalleled breadth of care.
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