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Audiologists are concerned with the prevention, identification, assessment, treatment and (re)habilitation of auditory and balance difficulties in children and adults. Audiologists also provide education and counseling services for people experiencing problems in these areas.

To understand speech, we hear with our ears and understand with our brain; our ears detect sound while our brain gives it meaning. An Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), also referred to as Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is a condition in which the brain has difficulty interpreting, organizing and recognizing sounds despite the presence of normal peripheral hearing sensitivity.

Tinnitus is a perception of sound in one ear, both ears, or the head without an external source. It is often described as ringing, buzzing, hissing, running water, chirping, music or clicking. Tinnitus is a symptom and not a disease.