October is National Audiology Awareness Month.
Technically, the word audiology is made up of two roots: Audio and Logy. ‘Audio’ refers to ‘hear’ and ‘logy’ to ‘the study of’. So, audiology is the study of hearing - In medical terms it is the branch of science dedicated to the study of hearing, balance and their associated disorders.
And when you speak with any audiologist, you will get an earful - pun intended - about the confusion of what an audiologist can provide a patient with hearing loss, versus a “hearing aid specialist” People often ask “What’s the difference between an audiologist, a hearing aid dealer and a hearing aid dispenser?” Only those with the highest educational standards and certification can call themselves an audiologist. Audiologists, hearing aid dealers, hearing aid dispensers, hearing aid specialists- all try to do the best job they can of finding the right hearing aid to sell a person. But only the audiologist is qualified to diagnose, treat, habilitate and rehabilitate someone who has a hearing loss. It is also becoming more common that many audiologists are getting what is called an “AuD” today. That is a “Doctor of Audiology”, the highest educational degree possible.
We spoke with Ann Wheat, AU.D., an audiologist from Columbus Speech and Hearing about these differences, plus she gave us some tips on preventing and recognizing hearing loss.
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