The Audiology Diagnostic Clinic provides comprehensive hearing services to people of all ages, from newborn to adult.

Our goal is to improve communication and hearing by providing comprehensive evaluation and treatment services to newborns through adults. We offer education, new technology and innovative approaches which incorporate the following:

• Comprehensive audiological evaluations to determine appropriate treatment options to improve the patient’s quality of life
• Services designed to improve communication skills and to develop new strategies to cope with difficult listening situations based on hearing loss and lifestyle
• A strong relationship established between the clinician and patient that includes continuous follow-up throughout the treatment process

Specialty Services and Programs

Our audiology program gives patients access to cutting-edge treatments and technology to help them hear clearly. Services includes a dedicated hearing aid dispensary and an innovative tinnitus treatment program.

Hearing Aid Dispensary

The Hearing Aid Dispensary provides evaluation and dispensing of sophisticated hearing aids and assistive listening devices, such as digital hearing aids and FM listening systems. We offer instruction and information about personal amplifiers, telephone amplifiers, tinnitus maskers, and alarm/warning devices.

Tinnitus Clinic

The Tinnitus Clinic provides expert tinnitus evaluation and treatment options for patients. Each patient undergoes a thorough evaluation with one of our licensed audiologists, and the audiologist makes treatment recommendations based on the patient's unique needs.

Evaluations and Assessments

Our audiologists offer advanced diagnostic tests to determine the cause of the hearing disorders. These assessments include the following:

• Auditory brain stem response testing
• Auditory processing evaluation
• Diagnostic hearing assessment
• Hearing aid evaluations and fittings
• Intraoperative monitoring
• Newborn hearing screening
• Otoacoustic emission assessment
• Ototoxic monitoring
• Pediatric hearing evaluation
• Tinnitus evaluations

Appointments

To schedule an evaluation, contact Duke Speech Pathology and Audiology at 919-684-3859, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Locations

This service is available at:

• Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
  2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710
• Duke Speech Pathology and Audiology
  Duke Clinic 1I, 40 Duke Medicine Circle, Durham, NC 27710