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Audiologists are experts who can help to prevent, diagnose, and treat hearing and balance disorders for people of all ages.

Audiologists provide professional and personalized services to improve persons' involvement in important activities in their lives and better their quality of life. Audiologists' services can help with managing issues effecting hearing and balance.

Source: https://www.asha.org/public/who-are-audiologists/

Becoming an audiologist requires further education, licensing, pursuit of continued education, and more. To become an audiologist, a student must receive a bachelor's degree first before pursuing an AuD, PhD, or combination AuD/PhD degree. While there is no specific bachelor’s degree a student must receive, aspiring audiologists often choose undergraduate majors in biology or communication disorders, to prepare them for a required three- or four-year audiology program. Students may choose to pursue an AuD program, PhD program, or a combination AuD/PhD program.

Practicing audiologists additionally have to receive further certifications and licenses based on their states requirements. In Connecticut certified audiologists must hold a master's or doctorate degree in audiology from a program accredited at the time of the applicant's graduation by the Educational Standards Board of the American Speech Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE). In 2007, the AuD became the entry-level degree for the clinical practice of audiology.

Sources: https://www.audiology.org/careers/become-an-audiologist/

https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Audiologist-Licensure/Obtaining-Connecticut-Licensure-for-the-First-Time#:~:text=Hold%20a%20master's%20or%20doctorate,for%20Audiology%20Education%20(ACAE).

Audiologists are educated and trained to evaluate, diagnose, treat, prevent, and manage hearing loss and balance disorders, as well as program hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive listening devices, bone-anchored hearing aids, and more.

Audiologists can evaluate:

Hearing Loss – Evaluate and treat hearing, balance, and tinnitus disorders.

Hearing Aids/Assistive Technology – Select and custom-fit hearing aids and assistive technology.

Dizziness and Balance – Evaluate and treat balance problems.

Hearing Screening and Testing – Screen individuals to identify possible hearing disorders. Testing will confirm if a hearing loss is present and determine the kind and degree of loss.

Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention – Explain how to protect hearing from the effects of noise.

Tinnitus – Advise people about how to treat and cope with ringing in the ears.

Sources: https://www.asha.org/public/who-are-audiologists/

https://www.audiology.org/careers/become-an-audiologist/