audiologist
Americannoun
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audiologists
plural
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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
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
He said his father was still receiving hospital treatment and visiting and audiologist because of hearing loss.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
After meeting with doctors, audiologists, speech therapists and the families of other deaf children, Pride’s parents made a series of decisions that would change the course of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
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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