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Audiologist
Diagnoses and treats hearing and balance disorders — fits hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Did you know?
Beethoven was almost completely deaf when his Ninth Symphony premiered in 1824, and a singer had to turn him around to see the applause.
How subjects help
- Biology: Understand how tiny hair cells in the ear turn sound into signals for the brain.
- Physics: Measure how loud and how high pitched a sound has to be before a person can hear it.
- Psychology: Help someone adjust emotionally to hearing loss and to wearing a hearing aid.
- Anatomy: Know the parts of the inner ear that control balance so you can treat dizziness.
A famous name
Raymond Carhart: Known as the "Father of Audiology"; led an Army hearing-rehab centre for deafened WWII soldiers.
Try it yourself: Which material stops sound best?
- Put the beeping timer in the empty box and walk away until you can only just hear it. Count your steps.
- Now wrap the box in one material and repeat. Keep the beep volume the same every time.
- Try each material. Which one made you stop closest to the box?
- Why do you think soft, thick materials work better? Where would you use them in a school?
Acoustic engineers and audiologists study how sound travels and how it can be blocked, from concert halls to protecting people's hearing.
Also try: Read your footprint like a foot expert.
Known for it in
USA, Australia, UK, Denmark, Germany