audiologist

American  

[aw-dee-ol-uh-jist] / ˌɔ diˈɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

1. a specialist in the treatment of hearing disorders, including evaluation of hearing function and rehabilitation of patients with hearing impairments.

   If your toddler keeps removing the hearing aid, tell your audiologist, as it may be overamplifying.

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Etymology

Origin of audiologist

First recorded in 1940–45; audio- ( def. ) + -log(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

The audiologist told me I would need to wear hearing aids for the rest of my life, as I knew he would.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

The audiologist noted that I had missed several.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

The author is a writer and audiologist from Winnipeg, Canada.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

He said his father was still receiving hospital treatment and visiting and audiologist because of hearing loss.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

“Hearing is fundamental to healthy aging,” says Nicholas Reed, an audiologist and epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins, who worked with Lin on the cognitive-decline study.

From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023