Audiologi
Audiology, or audiologi in several languages, is the branch of science and medicine that studies hearing and balance, and the clinical practice of diagnosing and managing disorders of the auditory and vestibular systems. The field encompasses assessment of hearing, speech understanding, balance function, and related communication and quality-of-life issues across the lifespan.
Clinical audiologists perform comprehensive evaluations using tests such as pure-tone audiometry, speech audiometry, tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions,
Interventions include hearing aids and cochlear implants, bone-conduction devices, bone-anchored systems, assistive listening devices, and aural
Historically, audiology emerged in the mid-20th century with advances in audiometry and amplification technology. It has