Audiology & Speech Pathology

Audiology is a branch of science that deals with hearing and hearing related disorders. These include disorders of the middle ear, inner ear, auditory nerve and the central auditory nervous system. Audiologists are the professionals who are expertise in audiological rehabilitation, like recommendation of amplification devices including hearing aids and cochlear implants and also provide the assessment and management for the individuals with tinnitus, vestibular disorders and auditory processing disorders.

Speech and Language Pathologist deals with the normal and abnormal aspects of voice, speech, language and swallowing. SLP’s are trained in diagnosis, differential diagnosis and management of speech and language disorders, which includes voice disorders, speech sound disorder, stuttering, speech and language problems associated with hearing impairment, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, autism spectrum disorders, oral and laryngeal cancers, stroke/ paralysis, dysphagia and learning disorders.

Services

Audiology

  • Pure Tone Audiometry
  • Immittance
  • Reflexometry
  • Speech Audiometry
  • Tone Decay Test (TDT)
  • Short Increment Sensitivity Index (SISI)
  • Speech Perception In Noise (SPIN)
  • OAE
  • DPOAE/TEOAE
  • BERA
  • LLR
  • Hearing Aid Trail
  • Hearing Aid Fitting

Speech Language Pathology

  • Speech/ Language Evaluation
  • Speech/ Language Therapy
  • Feeding / Swallowing Evaluation
  • Fluency evaluation/therapy
  • Voice evaluation/ therapy
  • Speech, language and swallowing evaluation for children with cleft lip and palate
  • Voice evaluation/ therapy
  • Speech, language and swallowing evaluation for children with cerebral palsy
  • Articulation evaluation/ therapy
  • Speech/ Language evaluation for children with syndromes
  • Language and Literacy evaluation/ therapy
  • Dysphagia Evaluation /swallowing therapy
  • Post stroke speech, language and swallowing evaluation
  • Speech, language and swallowing evaluation post TBI
  • Speech, language and swallowing evaluation post encephalitis, meningitis
  • Dysarthria evaluation/ therapy
  • Aphasia evaluation/ therapy
  • Acquired apraxia evaluation/ therapy
  • Speech and language evaluation post seizures/ epilepsy

Staff

Mr. Nithin Dammam

M.Sc

Audiologist & Speech Language Pathologist

Ms. Soniya Thomas

B.Sc

Audiologist & Speech Language Pathologist