Audiology
Everyday life is easier when you can hear well. Improve your hearing by seeing the audiologists affiliated with St. Bernards Healthcare at the Otolaryngology Facial Surgery Centre in Jonesboro. These doctors assess and manage conditions affecting hearing and balance to help children and adults enjoy a higher-quality life.
Signs You May Need a Hearing Exam
You may benefit from audiology services if you:
- Often ask people to repeat what they say
- Feel like those around you mumble or don’t speak clearly
- Have difficulty hearing and understanding people in noisy environments
- Turn up the volume on your devices
- Feel dizzy or lightheaded
- Experience ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
Screening & Testing
Your audiologist might order one or more of these tests to learn how well you or your child hears:
- Comprehensive hearing evaluation – Asks you to respond to a series of sounds to identify hearing loss and the type and level of loss
- Tympanometry – Reveals problems in the middle ear
- Otoacoustic emissions test – Places a tiny microphone in the ear to measure the inner ear’s response to sounds and detect hearing loss, especially in babies
Treatments & Ear Protection
After a diagnosis of a hearing condition, your audiologist will explore your options for hearing aids and other assistive listening devices. We provide hearing aid fittings, education and long-term follow-up care to make sure the technology helps you as much as possible.
Do you or your child swim? Ask us about standard and custom swim molds (small plugs) that protect the ears from water.
If you live with tinnitus, you’ll receive advice on treating and coping with ringing in the ears. You may benefit from amplification, lifestyle changes and support from the American Tinnitus Association.
