Audiology

The audiology department is where healthcare meets technology to address auditory and balance issues. Its importance can't be overstated as it caters to everyone, from newborns to the elderly. This department works tirelessly to ensure that anyone facing hearing and balance predicaments can lead a life as normal as possible.

In terms of what happens within the walls of an audiology department, the process typically starts with an auditory examination. This is meant to evaluate your hearing ability in various ways, right from the threshold levels to the functioning of different parts of your ears. There's also usually a balance assessment designed to figure out if a balance disorder is the cause of dizziness or vertigo.

• Auditory examination: Comprehensive hearing tests, tympanometry, auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing, and otoacoustic emissions (OAE) are performed.
• Balance Assessment: This includes a full balance function evaluation, videonystagmography (VNG), and vestibular rehabilitation if needed.

Services offered within the audiology department often branch out to cover any audiological need that may arise. These include tinnitus management and pediatric services for children with hearing-related problems.

The audiology department can be the gateway to a better quality of life for those dealing with impairments affecting their hearing or balance.

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