audiologist

[ aw-dee-ol-uh-jist ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of audiologist¹

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

Example Sentences

I booked an appointment with an audiologist for the morning after we arrived back in the United States.

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

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At my follow-up appointment a week later, the audiologist walked me through the contract to purchase hearing aids.

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As the audiologist walked me through the catalog of options for the type of hearing aid I needed, my stomach tightened.

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If you are lucky enough to be able to afford an audiologist, instead of the over-the-counter approach, you will have a specialist who can, in the appointment where you are given your hearing aids, start to tailor the settings to something that feels closer to what you remember as the sound of the world you used to know.

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