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An audiology exam tests your ability to hear sounds. Sounds vary based on their loudness(intensity) and the speed of sound wave vibrations(tone).Hearing occurs when sound waves are converted into electrical energy, which stimulates the nerves of t...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 10, 2008
Audiology is the study of hearing. An audiologist is a health care professional who diagnoses and treats disorders of the auditory(hearing) and vestibular(balance) systems.Audiologists are concerned with hearing and balance problems.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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