Hmmm...not really. I'm deaf and happy being deaf but I do appreciate having hearing aids and audiologists provide them as well as ear molds, audiograms, etc. My audiologist is great and she answers all of my questions but doesn't push anything on me. Years ago, she asked what I thought of CIs and when I told her I've given it some thought and chose not to opt for it, she said ok and never brought it up again. Yes, her job is to provide services and prostheses for those dealing with hearing loss but most of her clients are elderly or late-deafened who miss having hearing and would like help with getting what maximum hearing they can recover through devices. I don't see anything wrong with that nor do I view it as audist. Audism is not just a belief, it's also the carriage of that belief. My audiologist's intent is to provide goods, services and information to those who asked for them and she does a very good job.