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Audiology

Audiologists specialize in diagnosing and treating hearing and balance problems. They are often work in partnership with otolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat specialists), focusing on patients who report difficulty with hearing, dizziness or balance. Our specialists also dispense a wide variety of hearing aids, including state-of-the-art digital devices.  

Conditions We Treat

Our audiologists review patients’ medical and audiological history, including ear infections and surgery, head injury, medication use, dizziness and noise exposure. In office, we will also perform numerous hearing screenings and audiological tests to determine the most accurate diagnoses, and build an appropriate treatment plan. Our specialists’ areas of expertise include:

  • Hearing screenings
  • Hearing aid evaluations
  • Pure tone audiometry
  • Balance testing
  • Tympanometry
  • Auditory brainstem response testing
  • Audiological assessment
  • Acoustic reflexes
  • Central auditory processing evaluations
  • Speech audiometry
  • Otoacoustic emission tests
  • State-of-the art hearing aids
  • Custom earplugs
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Aural rehabilitation
  • Vestibular disorders and Tinnitus testing and management

Why We Are Different

Our licensed specialists have doctorate degrees in audiology, and years of proven experience diagnosing and treating hearing and vestibular disorders. Our team is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in hearing aid technology.  We dispense a wide variety of hearing aids, from different manufacturers, including behind-the-ear, receiver-in-canal, in-the-ear, in-the-canal, completely-in-canal and invisible-in-canal models. Additionally, Westmed ensures hearing aids can be sampled in the office, in numerous simulated settings with different noise levels.