Department of Audiology

Audiology Services and Programs
The Department of Audiology of the Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres provides a variety of clinical services for hearing loss and related communication disorders. Full diagnostic and rehabilitative audiological services are provided to inpatients and outpatients of all ages. Through the 15 sites in the province that provide hearing services to Nova Scotians, the services are very similar. The audiologists have set standards of care at all sites, which mean that all patients receive the same service no matter where they receive that service in Nova Scotian.

Diagnostic activities include:
• Measure hearing sensitivity in all age ranges
• Test auditory processing ability
• Newborn hearing screening
• Test middle ear function
• Check inner ear function
• Special assessment of the auditory nervous system
• Test balance function

Rehabilitative activities include:
• Determine candidacy for hearing aid amplification
• Hearing aid evaluations
• Cochlear implant pre and post surgery evaluations and follow-up
• Evaluation of other assistive listening devices
• Counseling of patients and families on hearing aid usage and communication

There are also a number of specialty services offered in both regional and provincial centers that may include: tinnitus therapy, cochlear implant program, infant hearing screening program, and preschool hearing screenings. All services are accessible to Nova Scotians through a referral to their community-based audiologist.