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Audiology
Services
Hearing loss can have a dramatic impact on your quality
of life. Loyola University Health System's audiology
staff provides treatment for the entire continuity of
your hearing loss. Your
Loyola health-care team will look at your health
and communication needs. They focus on improving your
quality of life as well as the effect your hearing loss
may have on relationships with people around you.
Loyola offers diagnostic audiology services for patients
of all ages. Our audiologists work with you to identify
your hearing concerns and develop a treatment plan.
Hearing
Evaluation
When
you schedule an appointment with a Loyola audiologist,
you will have a consultation to assess your communication
needs. Your comprehensive hearing evaluation will include
sharing your medical history and any specific concerns
you have. Our audiologists will give you an age-appropriate
evaluation, including conventional audiometry, tympanometry
and otoacoustic emissions testing. Auditory brainstem
response testing also is available. At your initial
evaluation, a mold may be taken of your ears.
Treatment
Treatment
plans may include audiology rehabilitation, such as
use of an assistive hearing device. Loyola offers hearing
aids with the latest digital technology in a variety
of styles and price ranges. Loyola also offers surgical
options such as cochlear implant and bone-anchored
hearing aid programs.
If
your hearing loss is related to a medical condition,
you will be referred to an ear, nose and throat specialist
for further diagnosis.
Balance Disorders
Some forms of hearing loss, accompanied by
dizziness, unsteadiness, vertigo or buzzing in the ears
are symptoms of a balance disorder. At Loyola's Balance
Disorder Center, patients are evaluated for abnormalities
in the inner ear, poor blood circulation in the brain,
trauma or infection. Testing includes electronystagmography,
computerized posturography and rotary chair.
Locations
and Contacts
A
full spectrum of audiology services is available in
Maywood at:
Loyola
University Hospital
Services
also are offered at the following Loyola sites:
Center for Health at Hickory Hills
Oakbrook
Terrace Medical Center
Primary
Care Center at Wheaton
If
you would like to make an appointment or need assistance
to find an appropriate physician, please call us at
(888) LUHS-888.
Related
Links
Hearing
Center at Oakbrook Terrace
Medical
Director
Sam
Marzo, MD, director
Michael Raffin, PhD, director of audiology
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