Disability is especially high in people in their 80s, the age cohort growing fastest in the world, about 4 percent a year. The subject is of interest to the World Bank, which provides loans and grants of money to many of the world's poorer countries.
What's an Audiologist? Audiologists are health-care professionals who evaluate, diagnose, treat, and manage hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance disorders in newborn, children, and adults. Audiology is a well-respected and highly recognized profession.
Audiologists provide academic education in universities to students and practitioners in audiology, to medical and surgical students and residents, and to other related professionals. Such education pertains to the identification, assessment, and nonmedical management of auditory, balance, and related disorders. The practice of audiology includes: Activities that identify, assess, diagnose, manage, and interpret test results related to disorders of human hearing, balance, and other neural systems.