What is an Audiologist ?


(Definition from the British Columbia Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists)

 

An audiologist is the hearing health-care professional who is educated and trained to evaluate and treat hearing, balance, and related disorders.

 

What Services Do Audiologists Provide?


Audiologists assess the extent of hearing loss, balance and related disorders and recommend the appropriate treatment, including aural rehabilitation, hearing aids, and other amplification devices.


Audiologists services include:

 

  • Testing and diagnosing hearing and balance disorders in infants, children, and adults.
  • Selecting, fitting, and dispensing hearing aids and assistive listening, alerting, and captioning devices.
  • Working with adults and children who need aural rehabilitation such as auditory training and speechreading.
  • Educating consumers and professionals on the prevention of hearing loss.
  • Consulting and administering help through hearing conservation programs in industry to prevent hearing loss.
  • Consulting to federal, provincial and local agencies on reducing community noise.
  • Conducting research into environmental influences on hearing testing methods, and new rehabilitative devices such as cochlear implants.

 

To Whom Do Audiologists
Provide Services?

 

Clients with any of the following difficulties may need the services of an Audiologist:

 

  • Deaf or hard of hearing; speech and / or language difficulties;
  • persons at risk for hearing loss due to noise exposure, genetic causes.

 

With the help of a certified audiologists, people with hearing problems can receive assessment and treatment that can lead to better hearing.


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