Pediatric Audiology

Our team of pediatric audiologists are trained to perform audiological testing on children with genetic or acquired hearing loss through comprehensive screening and evaluation.

We are currently the only hospital in the area that can provide hearing aids, bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA) and cochlear implants.

Children can be seen for various hearing disorders and issues, including:

• Conductive, mixed, and sensorineural hearing loss
• Tinnitus
• Cholesteatoma
• Balance disturbance/vertigo (less common)

We also have experience in evaluating and treating children with craniofacial or genetic disorders, including, but not limited to:

• Down’s syndrome
• Goldenhar syndrome
• Treacher Collins syndrome
• Microtia and atresia
• Cleft lip/palate
• Pendred syndrome
• Kabuki syndrome
• Noonan syndrome

We provide hearing evaluation and treatment for pediatric patients.

Evaluation and testing for pediatric patients

• Audiological/hearing evaluations
• Sedated and natural sleep auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing
• Evaluation for BAHA and cochlear implants
• BAHA programming and cochlear implant mapping
• Ototoxic monitoring

Treatments for hearing loss in pediatric patients

• Hearing aids
• Bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA)
• Cochlear implants

Newborn Screenings

We perform newborn hearing screenings at the child's bedside in the NICU. If a child did not have their hearing screened in the hospital or failed their newborn hearing screening, they are seen for follow-up screening at our location on the 4th floor of the MOB.