Audiology is the specialty field under the field of medicine which focuses on the health issues related to human audio. It is a field that is concerned with the study of hearing, balance and other related disorders to the human ears. It deals with treating people who suffer from hearing loss and people who suffer from other health disorders related to the ears. It determines the disorder by determining the hearing range of the person. Audiologists treat people ranging from kids to adults. They employ the use of different strategies to determine and understand the exact condition of the person and deal with the treatments and the surgeries.
Who is an audiologist?
An audiologist is a specialized medical practitioner who belongs to the specialized field of medicine called audiology. These medical practitioners treat people who suffer from disorders related to the ears. They are specially trained in the study of ears to treat the disorders related to the ears. Newborn hearing screening is another important sub field under the main field of audiology. According to the medical statistics, more than thousand babies are born with significant hearing problems. When the baby is born deaf, it will also lead to speech problems. Because only when the child is able to hear what other people speak, the brain will be able to record the speech and reciprocate the same. But, when the child cannot to hear what the others speak, the brain will not be able to record anything which leads to speech disorder. Therefore, when a baby is born with hearing disorders, it only becomes deaf but it also leads to speech disorders making the child unable to speak. Therefore, when a baby is found to have hearing disorders at a young age, the aby should immediately be taken to an audiologist without any procrastination as delaying will lead complications which cannot be solved or treated after the child grows up.
If a newborn bay has hearing disorders, the audiologist can look into the condition of the baby and suggest treatments to treat the disorder of the baby. Not all disorders are can be treated by the audiologist. But it is advisable that people consult an audiologist at the early stages to prevent further complications. There are not high possibilities to treat old people with hearing disorders. So, audiologists suggest a different method to treat old people with hearing disorders. These audiologists provide the old people who suffer from hearing disorders with hearing aids. The hearing aid machines enable the people with disorder to hear with more clarity. These hearing aid machines are attached to the ears of the people who suffer from the disorder and when the device is turned on to function, the machine provides the person with a better audio clarity. Audiologists are a boon to people who suffer from hearing disorders. People can visit an audiologist anytime they wish to consult. Audiologist are professionally trained to treat the people who suffer from hearing disorder. By- Pujha Ramesh
