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Focus on the Professional
Christine Wiedmeyer, M.S., CCC-A
Director of Audiology
The otolaryngologist is probably better known as an Ear, Nose, Throat physician, or ENT. This is a professional who has graduated from medical school, and successfully completed a 5 year surgical residency in diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat. You will see the credential M.D. (Medical Doctor) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy) after the physician’s name. ENTs must be “board-certified” to practice the specialty of otolaryngology, which means they must pass a national certification exam, which must be re-taken every 10 years. All practicing physicians also need to be licensed by the state, and need to complete continuing medical education units to maintain their license. ENTs are trained extensively in the medical and surgical treatment of hearing loss. Training in the non-medical treatment of hearing loss, such as hearing aids, is non-standardized and inconsistent across residency programs, and focuses on the appropriate referral of patients to audiologists.
Hopefully, this information will serve to educate consumers so that all those credentials and titles that go along with the various hearing professionals are not so confusing! If not, send me your comments or questions by e-mailing me at cwiedmeyer@dhhslancaster.org.
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