Explain how an audiologist evaluates a patient for hearing loss.
What will be an ideal response?
The audiologist will usually begin a hearing loss evaluation by using an audiometer to assess how well the patient hears. An audiometer is a device that gives off tones at different frequencies. The patient listens through headphones as the audiologist presents the tones. The audiologist records what the patient does and does not hear, and in which ear. The audiologist then creates an audiogram, a graph of the thresholds for each frequency measured. This graph is then used to determine if there is hearing loss at any frequency. If there is, the audiologist can fit the patient with hearing aids. If the audiologist suspects a medical issue, he or she may refer the patient to a medical doctor.
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