Audiology
Audiology
Audiology (/ˌɔːdiˈɒlədʒi/; from Latin audīre, "to hear"; and from Greek -λογία, -logia) is a branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Its practitioners, who treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage, are audiologists.
Etymology
The term "audiology" is derived from the Latin word audīre, which means "to hear", and the Greek suffix -logia, which means "study of". Thus, audiology is the study of hearing.
Related Terms
- Audiologist: A healthcare professional who specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the auditory and vestibular system portions of the ear.
- Audiogram: A graph that shows the audible threshold for standardized frequencies as measured by an audiometer.
- Audiometer: A machine used for evaluating hearing acuity.
- Otoacoustic emissions: Sounds given off by the inner ear when responding to a sound, which are used in the diagnosis of hearing loss.
- Tympanometry: A test used to detect disorders of the middle ear.
- Pure tone audiometry: A type of hearing test used to measure the hearing sensitivity at different frequencies.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Audiology
- Wikipedia's article - Audiology
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