Audiology

Pediatric Audiologists at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center work closely with families to provide infants, children and adolescents with comprehensive assessment and monitoring of auditory function along with Audiological rehabilitation. Our audiologists work with children ages birth to 18 in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Evaluation Services

• Administration and interpretation of measures to assess and monitor hearing acuity in patients at risk for hearing loss

Auditory Electrophysiological Studies

• Brainstem auditory evoked response testing (sedated and nonsedated)
• Auditory steady state response (ASSR) testing

Vestibular and Balance Program

• Diagnosis and treatment for balance and dizziness disorders in children

Behavioral Audiometry

• Visual reinforcement audiometry
• Conditioned play audiometry
• Extended high frequency audiometry

Newborn Hearing Screening

• Follow-up to referred newborn hearing screening

Immittance Testing

• Tympanometry
• Acoustic Reflexes
• Otoacoustic Emissions

Rehabilitation Services

• Hearing aid services
• Cochlear implant program