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Audiology & Speech Therapy
Audiology and Speech Therapy in Mumbai
The Department of Audiology & Speech Therapy at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, provides prevention, identification, assessment and rehabilitation services for hearing, auditory function, balance and related systems, for persons of all ages.
Conditions Assessed and Treated
The department has audiologists and speech therapists who assess and treat hearing and speech disorders. These include problems related to hearing, balance, language, speech, fluency, voice, communication and swallowing.
The department provides treatment for deafness, hoarseness and speech defects. It also provides treatment for patients with aphasia, a speech disorder that can occur after a stroke, and care for cancer patients after laryngectomy surgery.
Assessment and Treatment Process
The care team follows a defined procedure to identify hearing and speech-related conditions and their causes. A diagnostic assessment is carried out, and a treatment plan is prepared for the patient. Clinical procedures and technology are used in diagnosis and treatment.
The department is supported by a nursing team and specialists. The department has a dual sound-treated room with instruments for the identification, diagnosis and management of hearing disorders.
Services for Newborns and Children
The department assesses and treats hearing loss in newborns and young children. It also assesses and treats children with delayed speech development or hearing abnormality. Early identification helps in early intervention.
Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation
The department provides a speech rehabilitation programme after cochlear implant surgery. The department also provides mapping of the speech processor after the surgery.
Equipment and Tests
- Pure tone audiometer with speakers
- Impedance audiometer
- Pure tone audiogram
- Free-field audiogram for paediatric patients
- Special tests for vertigo and giddiness
- Aided audiograms with hearing aids
- Equipment for hearing aid trial
- Impedance audiograms for ruling out middle ear pathology
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What conditions does the department assess and treat?
The department assesses and treats problems related to hearing, balance, language, speech, fluency, voice, communication and swallowing. It also treats aphasia and provides care for cancer patients after laryngectomy surgery.
Q2. Does the department see children?
Yes. The department assesses and treats hearing loss in newborns and young children. It also assesses and treats children with delayed speech development or hearing abnormality.
Q3. What is provided after cochlear implant surgery?
The department provides a speech rehabilitation programme and mapping of the speech processor after cochlear implant surgery.
What Differentiates Us
- Highly skilled audiologists and speech therapists who undertake a comprehensive diagnosis and prepare the most adequate treatment regimen for your condition
- Ultra-modern technology to treat all your hearing and speech ailments like pure tone audiometer, impedance audiometer and pure tone audiogram
- State-of-the-art infrastructure and a dual sound-treated room making sure you receive the diagnosis and treatment for your disorders.
- The integrated approach and standard protocols followed by doctors during the diagnosis and treatment of the condition
- Identification, prevention and treatment of hearing and speech disorders in newborns and young children with delayed speech development
- Care and treatment in case of patients dealing with aphasia, a speech disorder that occurs after the stroke
- Laryngectomy surgery for cancer patients after their surgery
- Mapping of the speech processor after cochlear implant surgery to optimise the patient's access to sound
- The cochlear implant rehabilitation program that helps the patients make sense of the sound signals and improve their hearing ability
- Utmost convenience and comfort by providing all the tests and diagnostic reports to the patient on the same day
Key Technologies
- Pure tone audiometer with speakers
- Impedance audiometer
- Pure tone audiogram
- Free-field audiogram for paediatric patients
- Special tests for vertigo and giddiness
- Aided audiograms with hearing aids
- Equipment for hearing aid trial
- Impedance audiograms for ruling out middle ear pathology
Key Procedures
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