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Hearing
Supplies
Audiologists are specialists in hearing
health care who
provide diagnostic and rehabilitative
services to individuals with
hearing and balance problems.
Specifically, audiologists
specialize in the prevention,
detection, assessment, and
rehabilitation of hearing and
balance disorders. Many audiologists
fit and dispense hearing aids,
counsel patients on the use
and care of hearing aids and
provide follow-up care. In
addition, many are also involved
in programs which monitor and
help prevent noise-induced
hearing loss.
Hearing Diagnostic Services Provided
The audiologists at
ENT, Ltd. are committed to individualized
care. Each patient has unique
needs and abilities. Our recommendations
and continuing care are specifically
developed to meet those needs.
Comprehensive diagnostic services
to both the adult and pediatric
population
• Routine hearing
evaluations – A
hearing (audiometric) test is
part of an ear examination that
evaluates a person's ability
to hear by measuring the ability
of sound to reach the brain.
Sounds are actually vibrations
of different frequencies and
intensities in the air around
us; air in the ear canals and
bones in the ears and skull help
these vibrations travel from
the ear to the brain, where you “hear” them.
Hearing tests check for hearing
loss, identify how severe it
is, and determine what is causing
it. Hearing tests help determine
what kind of hearing loss you
have by measuring your ability
to hear sounds that reach the
inner ear through the ear canal
(air-conducted sounds) and sounds
transmitted through bones (bone-conducted
sounds). Most hearing tests ask
you to respond to a series of
tones or words, but there are
some hearing tests that do not
require a response.
• Otoacoustic
emissions testing (OAE) – OAE or otoacoustic
emission testing is the recording
of sounds that the ear produces
itself. Otoacoustic emissions
were first reported by Kemp in
1978. They appear to be generated
by motile elements in the cochlear
outer hair cells OAEs are measured
by presenting a series of sounds
to the ear through a probe that
is inserted in the ear canal.
The probe contains a loudspeaker
that generates the sounds and
a microphone that measures the
resulting OAEs that are produced
in the cochlea and are transmitted
through the middle ear into the
outer ear canal. The resulting
sound that is picked up by the
microphone is digitized and processed
using signal averaging methodology.
• Tympanometry – Tests
the movement of the eardrum when
an ear infection or other middle
ear problem is suspected. The
Audiologist places the tip of
a hand-held tool into the ear.
The tool changes the air pressure
inside the ear and produces a
clear tone. Then, the tool measures
how the eardrum responds to the
pressure and the sound. The results
of this test are used to help
figure out what is going on in
the ear. The results of tympanometry
tell doctors whether there is
fluid behind the eardrum or whether
an ear tube is blocked. The test
can also discover whether there
is a hole in the eardrum. This
information helps doctors decide
what kind of treatment may be
needed.
• Auditory
Brainstem Response (ABR) Evaluation – ABR
testing is used to screen problems
with the acoustic nerve and auditory
brainstem. The test requires
a patient to lie relaxed and
still for approximately 30 minutes.
Clicking sounds are played through
earphones while the response
is recorded.
•
Electronystagmography
(ENG/VNG)is a diagnostic
test to record involuntary movements
of the
eye caused by a condition known
as nystagmus. It can also be
used to diagnose the cause of
vertigo, dizziness or balance
dysfunction by testing the vestibular
system. There is an interaction
between the eyes, eye muscles
and the inner ear balance system.
During an ENG test, eye movements
are recorded by special video
cameras fitted on goggles placed
over the eyes. A computer analyzes
the eye movements and provides
information about the kind of
messages the inner ear is sending
to control the movement of the
eyes through the central nervous
system. This is currently the
best way to check how well the
inner ear balance mechanism works.
• Hearing aid counseling,
dispensing, and repair
• Cochlear Implant recommendations,
mapping and programming
• Assistive listening device
and FM system recommendations
• Custom
swimplugs, hearing protection
devices (HPDs) and
musicians filtered HPDs
• Upon completion of
the hearing evaluation the
doctor may recommend that you
meet with one of our licensed
audiologists to determine the
type of hearing aids that best
address your needs. Areas of
discussion will focus on
•
Degree of hearing loss
•
Ear or Ears affected
•
Technology of the devices
•
Style of the hearing aids
•
Cost of the hearing aids and
non-refundable services
• We offer a 45-day
trial period during which you
can assess the advantages of
amplification in the real world
which allows
•
Valuable time for you to adjust
to the devices
•
Time for the audiologist to
make changes to the devices
•
Option to return the hearing
aids if you are not satisfied
•
At ENT, Ltd., we offer digital
hearing aids which provide
the highest flexibility and
fidelity in hearing instruments
today. Other benefits include
•
Three month interest-free payment
plan
•
Two-year warranty for Loss,
Damage and Repair.
•
Dehumidifier
•
No-cost hearing aid visits
while under warranty
•
Minor repairs scheduled in
office
• Some hearing aid
problems require factory repair.
The cost for out of warranty
repairs varies based on the
manufacturer and the age of
the instrument.
• Batteries
•
Dry aid bricks
•
Waxguards
•
Cleaning tools
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