doctorofaudiology
16 Years Experience
Marlboro, NJ
Male, 40
I've been an audiologist for 16 years. I work with all types of patients, focusing on balance disorders, tinnitus, and hearing aids. As I have worked in an Ear, Nose, Throat setting much of my career, I am also exposed to much of the medical side of audiology. ASK ME ANYTHING about being an audiologist.
DISCLAIMER: If you feel that you have a hearing or balance issue, please be sure to see your local ENT or audiologist. This Q&A is not designed to treat or diagnose your problems.
Alas, in most cases, the answer is no. With the exception of a medically based tinnitus (sound in ears) that is structurally based, there is no cure for tinnitus. 90% of those who have tinnitus simply "just live with it". Those who cannot often will benefit from tinnitus therapy. Therapy may include the usage of a hearing aid, a device that masks tinnitus, change in diet, change in medications, accupuncture, etc. These are not guaranteeds to work. But again, they are TREATMENTS, not cures.
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Not at this time, nor do we prescribe medications. But as the profession develops, you never know.
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I've answered the other parts above....so I will focus on the "dislikes". I think the biggest dislike is the role of audiologists in society. We are often not considered doctors, but we are "more important" than techs. Sometimes we are treated and thought of as techs. We are a rather young profession, still trying to find its niche. I wish the general population understood that we are comperable to an optometrist or that we went to school and own higher education degrees.
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Yes...refer to the Americans with Disabilities act for more information.
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Exposure to sound at 120 dB for over 30 seconds is technically considered dangerous if repeatedly listened to. The degree of damage varies...it depends on the length of your career...how long you have been doing this...etc. But yes, there is danger. It is my belief that all officers have annual audiological evaluations.
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Well, hearing aids send information to the ear. The ear then sends information to the brain. Whether you get hearing aids or not, the ear will age. You cannot stop this from happening if you get hearing aids. However, auditory processing can be adversely affected without hearing aids. If the ear and the brain are not in communcation over a period of time, auditory pathway fibers will wear down. We try to preserve that communication with hearing aids. So, in THAT sense, if you don't use it, you lose it.
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