audiologist
Ear health expert
An audiologist is a healthcare professional who specializes in diagnosing and treating hearing and balance disorders.
They assess hearing loss, fit hearing aids, and develop rehabilitation programs: The audiologist recommended cochlear implants.
Audiologists hold doctoral degrees and work in hospitals, clinics, schools, and private practice.
Evaluation of hearing ability
- otoscopyEar canal inspection procedure
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- thresholdPoint of beginning
decibels · hertz · frequency · baseline · screening · impedance · diagnostic · referral
Perceived phantom ear sounds
- conductiveAllows energy transfer
- otitisInflamed hearing organ
- noise-inducedCaused by loud sounds
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
Spiral hearing organ
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- pinnaExternal ear structure
Outpatient treatment facility
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- schoolPlace of instruction
- telehealthMedical care delivered remotely
Interpreting speech visually
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- desensitizationReduced response over time
Custom-fitted hearing component
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- telecoilMagnetic receiver in hearing aids
- fittingSuitable or proper
- programmingWriting software instructions
audiometry
Evaluation of hearing ability
- otoscopyEar canal inspection procedure
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
threshold · decibels · hertz · frequency · baseline · screening · impedance · diagnostic · referral · calibration
tinnitus
Perceived phantom ear sounds
- conductiveAllows energy transfer
- otitisInflamed hearing organ
- noise-inducedCaused by loud sounds
cochlea
Spiral hearing organ
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- vestibularOf the balance organ
clinic
Outpatient treatment facility
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- schoolPlace of instruction
- telehealthMedical care delivered remotely
lip-reading
Interpreting speech visually
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- desensitizationReduced response over time
earmold
Custom-fitted hearing component
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- telecoilMagnetic receiver in hearing aids
- fittingSuitable or proper
programming · adjustment · receiver · microphone · rechargeable
- deaf servicesASL, sign language, speech therapist, deaf community, interpreter
- hearing specialistshearing specialist, ear specialist, otologist, audiometrist
- Health Careersdoctor, nurse practitioner, nursing, physician, surgeon
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test
- healersnurse, doctor, physician, surgeon, medic
- licensed professionalsdoctor, dentist, lawyer, attorney, pharmacist