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 The Communicative Disorders and Audiology
Division provides clinical diagnostic and treatment services in the
areas of audiology and speech pathology. Clinical offerings
include:
- A comprehensive Tinnitus Clinic (one of 30 in the United States)
that bases its treatment on the internationally recognized model
originated by Dr. Pawel Jastreboff.
- Noise generator fitting to produce "white noise."
- Neonatal hearing screening - a major new program being introduced
in hospitals across the country.
- Electrophysiology testing.
- Brain/response testing.
- Otoacoustic emission testing.
- Screening IC units for hearing loss - also a new program, it will
screen newborns and patients in IC units for potential damage to
hearing caused by medications.
- Treatment for hyperacusis (loud sounds) and phonophobia.
The Communicative Disorders and Audiology Division also provides a
uniquely strong interface program with community school systems
throughout Virginia and elsewhere. The treatment of tinnitus, for
example, requires extensive patient education, and programs to treat
deafness in young people are often enhanced by including the support of
parents and teachers in recovery.
Faculty specialists include:
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