Comprehensive Audiological Testing Adult/Child:
At Cornerstone Audiology, we want to assure you that your hearing loss is not due to a more serious medical problem. You will receive a comprehensive audiological evaluation consisting of: - Otoscopic Inspection (Outer Ear Assessment)
- Tympanometry (Middle Ear Assessment)
- Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emissions Testing (Inner Ear Assessment)
- Air/Bone Conduction Testing
- Word Recognition Testing
This thorough evaluation allows us to determine possible hearing aid candidacy and make a medical referral if necessary. Hearing Aids:
We offer a variety of hearing aid styles and price points. We provide batteries for our patients and service their hearing aids every 3 months, or more often if needed. We also provide services and batteries to patients who purchased hearing aids elsewhere under our service plan. Comprehensive Balance Evaluations:
We offer state-of -the-art videonystagmography testing for patients with dizziness and/or imbalance. Videonystagmography testing includes sinusoidal tracking, optokinetic testing, saccades, Dix Hallpike, positional testing, bithermal air calorics, and vestibulo-ocular reflex testing. This thorough vestibular evaluation lends perspective to a medical evaluation and is helpful in further management of such patients. In addition, Cornerstone Audiology often provides repositioning maneuvers for patients with benign paroxysmal postioning vertigo (BPPV) and sends patients for vestibular rehabilitation when necessary. Tinnitus Evaluations:
It is often necessary for patients who have tinnitus (i.e., ringing in the ears) to undergo a comprehensive tinnitus evaluation that includes pitch matching, loudness matching, loudness discomfort levels, and residual inhibition. The information obtained from the tinnitus and comprehensive hearing evaluations lends perspective about the most appropriate treatment options for the patient. In the past, many patients have been told there is nothing that can be done about the ringing in their ears, but there is a new treatment that is non-invasive and has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Cornerstone Audiology is proud to offer this as part of our provided services. Visit www.neuromonics.com for more information. Balance Self Test:
Please complete the following questionnaire regarding dizziness and imbalance. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, call today and schedule an evaluation with an audiologist at Cornerstone Audiology. 1. Have you fallen more than once in the past year?
2. Do you take medication to help with dizziness?
3. Do you feel dizzy or unsteady when you make sudden changes in movement (e.g., bending over or standing up quickly)?
4. Do you feel unsteady when you are walking or climbing stairs?
5. Have you noticed that when walking you veer to a certain side or that you typically fall to a certain side?
6. Do you have difficulty sitting down or rising from a seated or lying position?
7. Do you have black outs or seizures?
8. Have you had a stroke?
9. Do you experience numbness or tingling in your legs or feet?
10. Have you experienced head trauma, recent or past?
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