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Originally Posted by Buckeyephan
Please be aware of the differences among hearing professionals. Most people you see selling hearing aids are not audiologists and may or may not be a trained hearing aid specialist. Anyone can do a hearing test with minimal training. An audiologist has specialized college training and look for one who has earned an advanced degree as a doctor of audiology. An ENT is a medical doctor specializing in ear, nose and throat conditions. You have every right to ask to see credentials. While choosing which hearing aids to purchase, I encountered many that were so shady that I would trust a used car salesman more.
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I will repeat my statement from above. Mapping hearing loss and programming a hearing aid in almost all cases is now a computer driven process. A savvy technician is at least as skilled in this narrow endeavor as any MD or audiologist.
A person with an unusual hearing loss/condition (such as bone conduction loss) should see a MD or good audiologist.