The doctor is a surdologist. Who is it?

The second most important organ of human senses is hearing. As well as through sight, through sounds we get basic information about the world around us. Recently, there has been a strong decrease in hearing in people. And increasingly, not only the elderly, but also children need a doctor-audiologist. Who knows this, not many know, because this specialty appeared in Russia only in the 90s of the 20th century. Technological progress is often the cause of hearing loss, but it also allows deaf people to hear. The doctor-audiologist not only checks the hearing, but also deals with the choice and tuning of hearing aids.

Causes of hearing disorders

Recently, the number of people suffering from various diseases of the hearing system is increasing by 20 percent per year. Why do people start hearing worse? The reasons for this may be several:

1. Injuries to the inner ear due to inflammatory, viral or bacterial diseases.

2. Complication after various diseases of internal organs: cardiovascular system, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus or blood diseases.

3. Age-related degenerative changes in hearing organs that occur in people older than 60 years.

4. Consequences of craniocerebral trauma.

5. Taking certain medications.

6. But the most common cause in recent years is the chronic acoustic load: a permanent effect on the hearing organ of loud music, noise, vibration, the use of headphones and stereo systems.

Therefore, more often people need a surdologist. Who it is, and what he does, you need to know from childhood. But, experience shows, only in large cities people have the opportunity to get advice from this specialist. What do you need to know about this doctor?

What the audiologist does

It treats not only people with hearing loss. The main specialty of this doctor - Otolaryngology, therefore, it is treated with otitis and inflammatory diseases of the tympanic membrane. But most often he deals with problems of hearing loss. You should get advice from a hearing therapist if you feel pain and discomfort in your ears, periodic ringing or noise, it's difficult for you to distinguish some sounds, and you often question or ask to increase the volume of the TV.

To visit this doctor is necessary after the transferred virus diseases, traumas or foreign body entry into the external auditory meatus. This all can provoke a decrease in the ear, and the earlier the treatment is started, the more favorable the result. And only the surdologist has instruments for determining the initial stages of deafness. If it is not possible to cope with the disease by medication, surgical methods of treatment are used. But most often this specialist helps people to choose a hearing aid.

Do I need a surdologist for young children?

Who is this, every mother should know. After all, often the deterioration of hearing can not be determined immediately, but it strongly affects the overall and speech development of babies. And only the child's surdologist can find out the problems with hearing in time and give recommendations to parents on their prevention. If you notice that the child reacts poorly to sounds, often re-requests or lags behind in the development of speech, be sure to contact this specialist. It is advisable to get his advice also before entering the kindergarten and school.

Deafness is now found in many adolescents and young people. To prevent complete loss of hearing, a surdologist is needed. Who knows this, many already know, and this profession is becoming more and more in demand.