{"id":1553,"date":"2022-03-07T16:53:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T23:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.fm1.dev\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:43:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:43:36","slug":"what-is-an-audiologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/what-is-an-audiologist\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Audiologist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you suspect you have hearing loss, you should seek the help of a trained audiologist for a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do audiologists specialize in?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Audiologists are healthcare professionals who have been specially trained in the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and management of hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders in adults and children. To become an audiologist, an individual must earn a master\u2019s or doctoral degree (the current standard is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiologist.org\/students\/aud-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doctor of Audiology<\/a>&nbsp;or Au.D.) from an accredited university, complete an internship, pass a national competency examination and earn a license to practice in the state in which they reside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arizona Hearing Specialists<\/strong>&nbsp;has been serving Tucson, Green Valley and the surrounding Arizona communities since 1981. The doctors of audiology at Arizona Hearing Specialists offer a full range of diagnostic and preventative hearing healthcare services, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hearing evaluations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/hearing-loss\/tinnitus-management\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"183\">Tinnitus evaluations<\/a>\u00a0and treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and mapping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small group aural rehabilitation plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full range of treatment&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/hearing-aids\/hearing-aid-repair-service\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"165\">options for hearing aid cleaning and maintenance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We are dedicated to keeping up-to-date with the latest technological advancements in the hearing care industry and are committed to offering the most current options to our patients. Please contact us today to schedule your appointment with one of our doctors of audiology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p>Call Arizona Hearing Specialists at <a href=\"tel:+15207422845\" class=\"phone \"><span class=\"phone-number\">(520) 742-2845<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you suspect you have hearing loss, you should seek the help of a trained audiologist for a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan. What do audiologists specialize in? Audiologists are healthcare professionals who have been specially trained in the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and management of hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders in adults and children&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hearing-aids-posts","category-hearing-loss-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1553"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8215,"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1553\/revisions\/8215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}