audiologist
Americannoun
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audiologists
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of audiologist
First recorded in 1940–45; audio- ( def. ) + -log(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )
Explanation
If you’re unable to hear people speaking at normal volume, or hear ringing in your ears, you may want to see an audiologist: a specialist who treats hearing disorders and other problems, like balance issues, related to the ears. Using advanced diagnostic tools, audiologists evaluate peoples' auditory health. They test hearing ability to diagnose potential hearing loss. They fit and program corrective hearing aids, and they help manage tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Some audiologists specialize in the inner ear structures that control balance, running tests to figure out why someone might be feeling dizzy or unsteady. Audiologists are licensed professionals, most of whom have earned a Doctor of Audiology degree, but they are not medical doctors.
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She sees an audiologist, she has an MRI; as Arnold Schwarzenegger once said, it’s not a tumor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Haecker, 77, an audiologist, told us he takes the train every six weeks, splitting time between Santa Fe and New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
After a hearing test came back normal, Sophie met a private audiologist for further testing.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
As the audiologist walked me through the catalog of options for the type of hearing aid I needed, my stomach tightened.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
The audiologist noted that I had missed several.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
Inviting music students and student audiologists to collaborate in gaining a better understanding of what it means to hear in relation to what it means to listen is also essential in my view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
However, more patients with APD are presenting outside of those categories, leaving audiologists to question if external factors, such as noise-cancelling headphones, are contributing.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
And anyway, audiologists were expensive, and my hearing didn’t seem to be stopping me from doing everything I needed to do—at least, for many years.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
As in all professions, not all audiologists are equally skilled.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
The American Academy of Audiology, a professional organization for audiologists, posted information online for consumers about OTC hearing aids, and the Hearing Loss Association of America, a consumer advocacy group, also has online advice.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2022
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