Audiology

(309) 655-2630

Our audiology division cares for children with various degrees ofhearing loss. All our audiologists have completed the highest level of academic and clinical training in their field and are certified by theAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Our main office is open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at 200 E. Pennsylvania Avenue.

Services

• Forinfantsfrom birth to 6 months, we offer hearing screenings
• For inner ear functions:otoacoustic emissions (OAE) testing
• For middle ear functions and eardrum mobility: immittance testing
• For behavioral audiometry: visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA), conditioned play audiometry (CPA), conventional audiometry, and speech perception testing.
• For children who cannot be tested behaviorally, we offer electrophysiologic testing, including auditory brainstem response (ABR) and auditory steady state response (ASSR) testing.

Our team educates families about hearing loss to help parents make informed decisions about hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other options.

We also follow up with our patients to help them adjust to hearing aids, and we offer other assistive listening devices and custom-made ear products.

对于准备植入人工耳蜗的儿童，我们提供植入前助听器试验和植入后处理器编程。我们也测量病人在接受植入物后听觉技能的进步。

Financial assistance is available through theIllinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services,Division of Specialized Care for Children,Hear Now, andSisters' Charity Care.