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.
Yes...refer to the Americans with Disabilities act for more information.
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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 am unclear of your question. If your hearing aid was purchased in the Bahamas but is made by an international manufacturer, you can call the manufacturer directly and find a local audiologist to address the problem.
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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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MBA Student
Is business school a party compared to law or med school?
SWAT Team Commander (Retired)
How do you decide whether to try and kill a hostage taker?
Professional Poker Player
Are you worried that online poker is rigged?
Perhaps the audiologist thought you just said a "cracking"....
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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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Loaded question, my friend! Auditory Processing Disorders, in short, are related to how the brain processes auditory information and cues. Some will have difficulty understanding certain sounds, while others have difficulty hearing under specific listening conditions. Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD) can be diagnosed through a battery of tests, generally lasting around 2 hours in duration. These tests focus on different listening conditions and different stimuli and how the ears and brain work to process it. An audiologist performs and interprets the results. Personally, it is hard to say "how common" it is, as many who suffer with CAPD do not have tests and "live with it" through adulthood. Testing is more common today, as parents test their kids for everything. As a result, more children are being discovered as opposed to being called dyslexic or Attention Defecit Disorders. Processing, as a rule, declines over the years...and TBI contributes. TBI can affect certain areas of the brain dealing with auditory stimuli and processing of that data.
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