Hearing and Speech Center
SERVICES
The center has very qualified and professional clinicians licensed by the ministry of health and international associations. It has a paper archival system that contains the files of cases, the results of their diagnosis for each case; that may be needed by the clients or for the purposes of studies and scientific research, while maintaining information confidentiality. The center relies on the latest research and studies, constantly updating diagnosis and treatment methods and keeping pace with the development in the career. The center is easily accessible to people, especially people with special needs.
Services provided in the Audiology & Balance Department:
- Newborn hearing examination in cooperation with maternity hospitals and maternity and childhood centers in the country.
- Assessment and diagnosis of hearing disorders for all ages.
- Assessment, rehabilitation, diagnosis and treatment of dizziness and balance disorders.
- Assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation of tinnitus disorders.
- Manufacturing and making ear molds for hearing aids.
- Hearing assessment using Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) device if required.
- Conducting periodic hearing screening for institutions, charities, schools and factories.
- Council patients and refer them to other medical professionals as needed.
- Hearing awareness programs and workshops for parents, institutions, charities, factories and schools in addition to students.
Services provided in the Speech & Language Therapy Department:
Comprehensive evaluation and rehabilitation of the following disorders for children and adults:
- Delayed language disorders.
- Articulation and phonological disorders.
- Speech fluency disorders (cluttering and stuttering).
- Voice disorders.
- Resonance disorders (including cleft lip and palate or without organic problems).
- Hearing impairment (for hearing aid users and cochlear implants), as cases receive aural rehabilitation and auditory verbal therapy (AVT).
- Neurogenic speech and language disorders (Cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson) including apraxia of speech, aphasia, dysarthria and voice disorders.
- Swallowing disorders (dysphagia).