Diagnosing and treating hearing loss
Certified Audiologists at Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent - Fishers Audiology in Fishers, Indiana,delivers hearing care for children and adults — from infant hearing tests to diagnostic hearing evaluations for adults. We listen to understand your concerns. Then, we deliver the care that is right for you. Our Audiologists specialize in progressive and permanent hearing loss due to age or illness. As part of your care plan, we can help you find a hearing device/solution that fits your lifestyle.
At Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent - Fishers Audiology, we provide a variety of audiology services, including tests to identify and diagnose hearing loss. We educate you and your family about how to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. The type of test given depends on age and other factors.
- Adult diagnostic hearing tests
- Otoacoustic emission test
- Tympanometry
- Pure-tone testing
- Bone conduction testing
- Speech recognition testing
Pediatric audiology tests
If your child does not pass their hearing screening at the hospital (newborn hearing screening), or at their pediatrician office, or at school, your doctor may refer you to our care team for additional hearing tests, such as:
- Behavioral audiometry – a subjective behavioral test that detects the softest level at which a child can hear across different frequencies and speech
- Otoacoustic emissions testing –an objective test that measures sound within the hearing organ, called the cochlea
- Tympanometry – an objective test that evaluates the middle ear
Hearing aid devices and assistive listening technology
We work with you to recommend a hearing treatment plan. Listening with hearing aids takes practice. We help you adapt to your device and custom fit the device during adjustment appointments. We also provide information about how assistive listening devices, such as telephone amplifiers, microphones and TV listening devices may help improve your quality of life.
Hearing aid options include:
- Our hearing aid program includes counseling, programming adjustments, verification, cleaning, supplies and repair of devices fit in our office
- Rechargeable behind-the-ear and in-the ear digital hearing aids with Bluetooth capabilities and tinnitus masking capabilities