An
Audiologist is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating
people with hearing loss. Audiologists have extensive training and
skills to evaluate the hearing of adults, infants and children of all ages.
Audiologists conduct a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature
of an individual's hearing problem. Audiologists present a variety of
treatment options to patients with hearing impairment. Audiologists often
dispense and fit hearing aids, administer tests of balance to evaluate
dizziness, and provide hearing rehabilitation training. Audiologists refer
patients to physicians when the hearing problem needs medical or surgical
evaluation.
