Addenbrooke's Hospital
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Audiology
Addenbrooke's services
Box: 94
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road,
Cambridge,
CB2 0QQ
Tel: 01223 217 797
Fax: 01223 586 912
Minicom: 01223 274 494
Audiology is concerned with the science of hearing, particularly diagnostic testing and the rehabilitation of hearing-impaired individuals.
Finding the department
From the Outpatients entrance: go through the Outpatients reception area. Turn right onto the main corridor leading to the hospital concourse. Immediately turn left. Clinic 10 is located at the end of the corridor.
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Audiology services:
Hearing aid service (both NHS and private)
Approximately 14 000 adults and 250 children are hearing-aid clients of the Department. An open-access hearing-aid repair service is available each day.
Hearing therapy service
Patients who have hearing impairment can have their disability assessed and an individual programme of rehabilitation created.
Paediatric audiology services
Children who have both permanent and temporary hearing impairments are offered appropriate assessment and management in a family- and child-friendly environment.
> Paediatric audiology services
Tinnitus service
A Tinnitus clinic has been offered since 1985; it is one of the best established in the UK, and offers modern management strategies for this symptom.
Vestibular services
Patients who have problems with balance undergo careful medical and assessment. If it is appropriate, they are enrolled in a rehabilitation programme.
Also on this site:
> Emmeline Centre for Hearing Implants
Working in Audiology at Addenbrooke's
The audiology team (audiologists, scientists and therapists) is committed to providing high-quality and innovative care for our patients. A lively educational and professional development programme is in place, and this supports other local providers of audiology services.
Research in Audiology at Addenbrooke's
The department has a long research tradition, and has been involved in the publication of over 90 scientific papers in the past decade.
NHS programme: Modernising Hearing Services
In winter 2000–2002, the Audiology Department participated in the Department of Health's Modernising Hearing Services programme. The aims of the project were to assess the benefits of the provision of digital hearing-aid technology in the National Health Service.
Charitable activities being carried out by Audiology staff
Audiologists from Addenbrooke’s Hospital have been taking part in charity work in Nepal testing hearing and fitting hearing aids.
Contact us:
Tel: 01223 217 797
Fax: 01223 586 912
Minicom: 01223 274 494
On this site:
> Emmeline Centre for Hearing Implants
