{"id":1016,"date":"2019-10-25T13:09:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T13:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2019-11-06T22:25:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T22:25:58","slug":"what-is-an-audiologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/what-is-an-audiologist\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Audiologist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have just been diagnosed with hearing loss in Indianapolis, you\u2019re about to become very familiar with your audiologist. Maybe not exchanging-Christmas-gifts-every-year familiar, but you\u2019ll be spending a lot of time in each other\u2019s company nonetheless, so it\u2019s important to have a good understanding of the many things your hearing doctor does on a daily basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spoiler<\/strong>: it\u2019s a lot more than looking at your ear canals with a lighted instrument!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doctor Fitting Senior Female Patient With Hearing Aid<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Audiologists\nWear Many Hats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An audiologist is a medical professional who specializes in the diagnosis, evaluation and management of hearing and balance disorders<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What kind of degree does an audiologist receive?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most audiologists have earned a Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.)<\/strong> from an accredited university; others may have a master\u2019s or doctoral degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What training does an audiologist do?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All audiologists receive in-depth training in the prevention, identification, assessment and non-medical treatment of<\/strong> a variety of hearing and balance disorders<\/strong>. They must complete an internship, pass a national competency examination and obtain professional certification and licensing in the state (or states) in which they practice prior to seeing patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audiologists have many duties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Audiologists\nhave many different responsibilities. A typical day might include any (or all)\nof the following tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n