audiometrist
Measures your hearing
An audiometrist is a healthcare professional who specializes in testing hearing and identifying hearing loss.
Unlike audiologists, who typically hold doctoral degrees and can diagnose and treat hearing disorders, audiometrists focus primarily on conducting hearing tests and fitting hearing aids.
The term is more common in some countries than others; in the United States, the role often falls under hearing instrument specialist or audiologist.
The audiometrist confirmed that my hearing loss was in the high-frequency range.
Acoustic intensity units
Hearing ability chart
- speech recognitionMachines understanding human talk
- bone conductionSound traveling through skull
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- maskingConcealing by covering
calibration · sound booth · headphones · response · baseline · screening · otoscopy
Spiral hearing organ
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
- pinnaExternal ear structure
- auricleExternal ear or atrial appendage
- ear canalPassage to eardrum
eustachian tube · ossicles · vestibule · labyrinth · outer ear · middle ear · inner ear · cerumen
Expert in auditory health
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- otolaryngologistPhysician for ears, nose, throat
- diagnosticianOne who identifies ailments
- clinicianMedical care provider
healthcare provider · therapist · patient care · consultation · screening · rehabilitation · certification · licensure
Ear-worn sound amplifier
- cochlear implantImplanted auditory nerve stimulator
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- earmoldCustom-fitted hearing component
- fittingSuitable or proper
decibels
Acoustic intensity units
pitch · amplitude · high frequency · low frequency · dynamic range
audiogram
Hearing ability chart
- speech recognitionMachines understanding human talk
- bone conductionSound traveling through skull
- thresholdPoint of beginning
masking · calibration · sound booth · headphones · response · baseline · screening · otoscopy
cochlea
Spiral hearing organ
ear canal · eustachian tube · ossicles · vestibule · labyrinth · outer ear · middle ear · inner ear · cerumen · oval window
hearing specialist
Expert in auditory health
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- otolaryngologistPhysician for ears, nose, throat
- diagnosticianOne who identifies ailments
clinician · healthcare provider · therapist · patient care · consultation · screening · rehabilitation · certification · licensure · referral
hearing loss
Reduced ability to perceive sound
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
hearing aid
Ear-worn sound amplifier
- cochlear implantImplanted auditory nerve stimulator
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- earmoldCustom-fitted hearing component
audiometristaudiologist
Hearing disorder specialist
otolaryngologist · otologist · hearing specialist · physician · doctor
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