Audiology & Speech Therapy
Department of Audiology and Speech Therapy at Yashoda Super Specialty Hospitals has a well equipped Audiology and Speech Therapy Unit. Professionally qualified Audiology and Speech- Therapists conducts various tests for diagnosis of speech and hearing problems in children and adults. These tests are carried out in a specially constructed sound room set up.
Facilities in Diagnostic Audiology include:
- Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
- Impedance Audiometry (Tympanometry, ART, Reflex Decay)
- Speech Audiometry (SRT, SDS, MCL, UCL, DR)
- Play Audiometry
- Free-Field Audiometry
- Special Tests (TDT / SISI)
- Hearing Aid Trial & Fitting
- Tests For Pseudohypacusis / Functional Hearing Loss
- ABR / BERA
Using the above mentioned tests, the Audiology and Speech-Therapist diagnoses degree and type of hearing loss of patient and plan out the needful rehabilitation.
This unit also offers facilities for detailed Speech & Language assessment and rehabilitation for the following:
| Audiology | Language | Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Outer ear disorders | Delayed speech and language | Cleft palate |
| Middle ear pathology | Autism | Stuttering |
| Cochlear/ retrocochlear | Cerebral palsy | Cluttering |
| pathology | Mental retardation | Phonological & Articulation |
| Auditory dyssychrony | Hearing impairment | disorders |
| Central auditory processing | Learning disability | Dysarthria |
| disorders | Dementia | Voice problems |
| Aural amplification devices | Aphasia | Apraxia |
| Auditory verbal therapy | Swallowing disorders | |
| Cochlear Implant |
After the diagnosis of the speech-language impairment, the speech therapist provides regular to patients. The therapy aims at improving the speech intelligibility of these patients and parental participation in speech therapy plays a vital role in speech improvement.
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