Hearing Evaluation
ENT and Sleep Medicine is an Audiology center specializing in hearing aids and hearing evaluations.
The impact of untreated hearing loss can adversely affect all aspects of an individual’s life: educationally, socially, psychologically and vocationally. Hearing disorders in adults often causes difficulties in the ability to perform well on the job, to follow conversations, to keep abreast of current happenings and to interact easily with others. Feeling left out, a person with hearing loss may become suspicious and withdrawn—placing undue stress on personal relationships.
The first step in the treatment of the hearing loss is to provide a complete audiological evaluation to determine if the disorder can be effectively treated medically, surgically, or through the use of amplification or other hearing assistive technologies. For people whose hearing loss is not medically reversible, hearing aids are often the most viable treatment option. There are a variety of hearing assistance technologies that may be used independently or in conjunction with hearing aids. ENT and Sleep Medicine offers the latest and most remarkable innovations in high-tech hearing systems.
Audiology
- Diagnostic Services
- Complete hearing evaluation.
- Impedance testing (tympanometry and acoustic reflexes) for middle ear function.
- Medical/Legal hearing evaluations.
- Treatment Services
- Earmold impressions and modifications.
- Hearing aid evaluations, repair and service.
- Hearing aid sales (with a 30-day trial period); daily wear and extended wear devices: hearing aid fittings, adjustments and follow-ups.
- Probe microphone measurements: Verification of hearing aid function.
- Hearing assistive technologies: Personal systems, Alerting, Telephone, Television.
- Recreational / occupational hearing conservation programs.
- Consultative services to community programs and agencies interested in improving services for the hearing impaired.
Testing & Audiometry
In order to adjust your hearing aid to your individual requirements, we first determine your personal hearing profile, or “audiogram.” This is done by testing your ability to hear a variety of speech and environmental sounds.
Counseling and Fitting
Once you have told us your problems and your personal expectations with regard to your hearing, we provide you with detailed advice on the most appropriate products and facilities to meet your requirements:
Which aid best suits your hearing loss or your personal situation? A Completely-in-the Ear (CIE), In-the-Canal (ITC), In-the-Ear (ITE), or behind-the-ear aid (BTE) aid?
Fitting
To determine the optimum settings for your hearing aids, we use your audiogram, as well as your personal impression of how well you can hear. This adjustment process is carried out using a computer.
When adjusting your hearing aids, we take various measurements to check how well you can hear. Once we teach you how to operate them and instruct you on the energy supply (batteries), you should wear your new hearing aids for a few days in your regular surroundings. Based upon what you tell us about how well you can hear in your everyday surroundings, we will make any necessary final adjustments to your hearing aids.
Follow-up Care
Once your hearing aids have been fitted to your complete satisfaction, we will provide you with detailed information on how they should be maintained. Of course, you can have your hearing aids checked by us at any time. This will ensure that the sound quality remains as good as ever, and will extend the life of your aids.