Today, the audiologist’s scope of practice is to prevent, diagnose, and treat hearing and balance disorders. Tomorrow, the role of the audiologist will be to provide preventive care and holistically manage patients who present with auditory and vestibular dysfunction. Intrinsic to the holistic management of patients is embracing the knowledge that hearing and balance disorders often do not occur in isolation but are symptoms of bodily disease. As part of the changing nature of the profession of audiology, audiologists must transition from treating ear disease as an isolated event to an interprofessional collaborative-care model of treating the patient’s physical, mental, and behavioral health. Supporting this transition of the profession, this session will discuss the nature of metabolic syndrome, the association between metabolic syndrome and chronic disease, chronic diseases comorbid with hearing and balance disorders, physiological and psychological consequences of untreated hearing loss, and the evidence base for treatment effects associated with audiological intervention. Note: Participants are invited to bring copies of the patient history forms they use as a part of their patient intake process.