Meaning & use
audiologist
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Meaning
nouncountable
A health professional who tests hearing and balance and helps people with related problems.
Grammar: Countable; use 'an audiologist' for one, 'audiologists' for more than one.
Patterns
- see an audiologist
- an audiologist tests something
- an audiologist specializes in something
After months of ringing in her ears, she finally saw an audiologist.
The audiologist tested his hearing and fitted him with a hearing aid.
Audiologists often work with children who have trouble speaking.
Word forms
| plural | audiologists |
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Common combinations
- see an audiologist
- If you keep hearing a buzzing sound, you should see an audiologist.
- consult an audiologist
- The school advised the parents to consult an audiologist about their son's hearing.
- a licensed audiologist
- Make sure the clinic employs a licensed audiologist.
- an audiologist's office
- I have an appointment at the audiologist's office tomorrow.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hearing specialist
- A general term for someone who works with hearing; 'audiologist' is the official job title and suggests formal training.
- ENT doctor
- An ear, nose, and throat doctor can treat ear diseases and perform surgery, while an audiologist focuses on testing and rehabilitation, not surgery.
Word family
- audiology noun
- The science or field that an audiologist works in.
- audiological adjective
- Relating to audiology or hearing tests.
Commonly confused: audiologist or ENT?
audiologist vs ENT
An ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor is a medical doctor who can prescribe medicine and do surgery; an audiologist tests hearing and fits devices but is not usually a medical doctor.
Practice
My grandmother's hearing is getting worse, so she made an appointment with ___.
Choose one answer.
'An audiologist' is the person who tests hearing. 'Audiology' is the field, not a person; 'audiological' is an adjective; 'audiotape' is a recording medium.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “audiologist”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.