Our Services

Basic diagnostic tests

Visual Reinforcement Audiometry - This procedure is used for children in the 6-month to 2-year range. With this technique, young children are taught to turn toward a moving toy every time they hear a sound.

Conditioned Play Audiometry - This is the test of choice for children in the 2 - 3 year age range. Children are taught to perform a simple task (e.g., putting rings on a peg) every time they hear a sound.

Conventional Test Techniques - These techniques are used with older children and adults. Patients are asked to push a button or raise their hand when a sound is heard.

Custom Ear Protection

Custom ear plugs made to protect ears from loud noise (both environmental and recreational).

Hearing Aids

We provide hearing aids for newborns through adults.

Infant testing

Visual Reinforcement Audiometry - This procedure is used for children in the 6-month to 2-year range. With this technique, young children are taught to turn toward a moving toy every time they hear a sound.

• Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) testing
• Auditoroy Brainstem Response (ABR) testing
• Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR) testing

Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Test

This test can be used to determine if the tiny hair cells in the inner ear are functioning normally. The procedure is painless and can be performed even within the first day or two of life. To measure OAEs, a miniature earphone and microphone are placed in the ear canal. Sounds are presented and a response from the inner ear is recorded. Patients do not need to respond in any way; they simply need to remain still for approximately 1 to 2 minutes. When testing young children, toys and other visual distracters are used to keep them quiet and calm.

Speech Perception Tests

When hearing loss is present, it is important to determine how well the patient can understand speech under different listening conditions. A variety of speech perception tests are available to test patients ranging from 3 years through adulthood.

Swim Plugs

Custom made plugs to protect your childs ears from water. Either for a child who has had pressure equalization tubes inserted or for the swimmer.

Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Tests

A common cause of hearing loss is middle ear dysfunction. Problems such as fluid in the middle ear, a tear or hole in the eardrum, or problems with the small bones in the middle ear can result in hearing loss that generally can be treated medically or surgically. These tests are used to diagnosis problems in the middle ear. To obtain a tympanogram, a small earphone is placed in the ear canal and eardrum movement is measured in response to air pressure changes. The acoustic reflex test checks the function of a small muscle in the middle ear.