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.
Only two types of people are authorized to measure hearing loss and fit and dispense hearing aids in the US. An audiologist is one of those two types. The other type is a Hearing Aid Dispenser (or Hearing Aid Specialist).