The audiology department offers comprehensive audiological services to children with hearing loss.
Phone. 937-641-5725
Medical Director: Eileen Kasten, MD
Director: Terry Wiegel, MS, CCC, SLP
Manager: Linda McGinnis, MA, CCC-Aud
Diagnoses or Conditions Treated
- Conductive hearing loss
- Sensori-neural hearing loss
- Mixed hearing loss
- Monitoring of children at risk for hearing loss (hematology/oncology patients, children with genetic syndromes, etc.)
Services Available
- Newborn infant hearing screenings (birth to 6 months)
- Basic audiological evaluations (6 months to 21 years)
- Double team evaluations - two audiologists (any age if patient is difficult to test or developmentally impaired)
- Auditory brainstem evoked response - threshold assessment (any age)
- Hearing aid selection, fitting and follow-up (any age)
- Cochlear implant evaluation, fitting and device programming (12 months to 21 years)
- Aural rehabilitative therapy (any age child with hearing loss)
- Hematology/oncology monitoring (any age child receiving ototoxic drug therapy)
- Custom swim-mold - any age child with medical reason or desire to keep water out of ears during bathing or swimming
Referral Process
Phone. 937-641-4000
Fax. 937-641-4500
Online
Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Locations
CME online
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