From lullabies to laughter, school lessons to songs and more, you want
your child to hear all the sounds of the world.
Expert Care for Pediatric Hearing Loss
If you feel your child misses certain sounds or you notice difficulties
with their communication or how they respond to family, friends or teachers,
you can get an extensive hearing evaluation for your child from the expert
pediatric audiologists and otolaryngologists at OU Health Oklahoma Ear
Institute in Oklahoma City.
You and your child will work with the Oklahoma Children's Hospital team
of hearing specialists to develop an accurate diagnosis, explore the latest
treatments and advanced hearing technologies, and help determine the best
options for your child’s specific situation.
Extensive Audiology Diagnosis & Evaluation
For any child who experiences a hearing loss, or if your child receives
a referral for a hearing screening or needs hearing evaluation before
starting developmental therapies, take advantage of the expert audiologists
at Oklahoma Children's Hospital for diagnostic evaluation and testing
that may include:
Acoustic immittance audiometry, including tympanometry, acoustic reflex
thresholds and acoustic reflex decay
Conditioned play audiometry (CPA) – Evaluates hearing sensitivity
in young children
Conventional audiometry
Electrophysiology, including natural-sleep and sedated brainstem auditory
evoked response (BAER) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DOAE)
Visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) – Evaluates hearing sensitivity
in infants and young children
At Oklahoma Children's Hospital, you benefit from advanced
children’s ear, nose and throat services and the expertise of audiology professionals, as well as the latest hearing
aid technology, including digital devices with directional microphones
to help screen out background noise for a clear and comfortable listening
experience.
Whether treatment options involve hearing aids, digital hearing systems
or hearing augmentation surgery, you’ll find compassionate guidance
from experienced Oklahoma Children's Hospital pediatric audiologists who
help you choose the best hearing solutions for your child.
Hearing Augmentation
When hearing loss needs more than hearing aids, talk with Oklahoma Children's
Hospital audiologists about hearing augmentation devices and implantation
procedures to determine the approach that best fits your child’s
needs. Explore surgically implantable options, including:
Bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) systems – Uses bone conduction of sound vibrations to directly reach the
inner ear when the outer or middle ears don’t transmit sound correctly,
typically from physical malformations or certain chronic or rare conditions;
works best for people with at least one normally functioning inner ear,
conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss or complete hearing loss in
one ear; devices may include ADHEAR, a nonsurgical, self-adhesive adapter,
or a different technology based on CROS (contralateral muting of signals)
Cochlear implantation (CI) – Provides the sensation of sound through direct stimulation of
the auditory nerve; works best for people with profound hearing loss in
both ears who gain little or no benefit from hearing aids; helps give
children exposure to sound during important early stages of language learning,
especially when supported by intensive speech and language therapy
Hearing Aids & Hearing Accessories
Through Oklahoma Children's Hospital pediatric audiology services, you
gain access to a wide range of hearing aids and accessories for your child,
as well as advanced diagnostics for proper fit, troubleshooting, expert
repair and ongoing maintenance of the devices you select.
Most common hearing aid maintenance and repair services occur while you
wait or within 24 hours, so your child will quickly hear the sounds of
life in their world again.
At Oklahoma Children's Hospital you can take advantage of hearing aid technology
and services such as:
ADHEAR non-implanted/self-adhesive bone conduction device
Batteries
BAHA (bone-anchored hearing aid) devices
Connectivity options
CROS-based devices
Custom hearing protection
Earmolds
Extended warranty programs
Retention devices to keep hearing aids securely in place, including EarGear,
Pilot Caps, OtoClips, EarSuspenders and more
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