- WHO TREATS
HEARING LOSS ?
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- Your doctor
may screen for hearing loss as part of a regular physical, but
many do not.
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- If you suspect
a hearing loss, you can go to one of three types of professionals:
a family physician or general practitioner, an Ear, Nose and
Throat (ENT) specialist, or a hearing professional.
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- A GP or ENT
can determine if there is a medical condition causing the hearing
loss, or whether medical treatment, such as surgery, could be
helpful.
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- If not, your
doctor will probably refer you to a hearing professional.
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- Hearing professionals
include audiologists and hearing instrument specialists.
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- Audiologists
are professionals with a Master’s degree in audiology, the
study of hearing.
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- They specialize
in testing, evaluating and treating hearing loss.
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- An audiologist
may also fit hearing instruments.
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- A hearing instrument
specialist is trained in fitting and dispensing hearing instruments.
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- Hearing instrument
specialists are often state-licensed and board-certified to test
for hearing loss and to fit consumers for hearing instruments.
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