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Audiology services

Addenbrooke's services

 

The Audiology Department provides a comprehensive hearing and balance service including several specialist clinics, seeing patients through each stage of their treatment.

 

 

Hearing aid service (both NHS and private)

The Audiology Department provides a comprehensive hearing aid service including several specialist clinics, seeing patients through each stage of their treatment from the initial assessment of hearing status to the hearing aid fitting and follow-up care. The Audiology Department also provides a Private Hearing Aid service for people who wish to purchase a private hearing aid. More information about these services can be found via the following links:

Hearing aid service

Private hearing aid service

 

 

Looking after you hearing aid

Information on how to look after your hearing aid and how to go about getting your aid repaired can be found via the following link:

Looking after your hearing aid

 

 

Specialist Audiology Clinics at Addenbrooke’s

The Audiology Department provides a comprehensive hearing and balance service including several specialist clinics, seeing patients through each stage of their treatment. For more information on these specialist clinics please click on the following links:

Severe /profound deafness

Single sided deafness

Paediatric to adult transfer clinic

 

 

Hearing therapy and assistive listening devices

The Hearing Therapy service is provided by audiologists who specialise in helping patients make the most of their hearing and hearing aids through the use of communication tactics, lip-reading and assistive listening devices. They work with the patient, their relatives and carers, hearing aid audiologists, Social Services Departments and Disability Employment Advisors to develop an individual rehabilitation programme based on the patient’s communication needs.

Hearing therapy service

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Paediatric audiology services

The paediatric audiology service offers children with permanent or temporary hearing impairments appropriate assessment and management in a family and child-friendly environment.

Paediatric audiology services

 

 

Tinnitus and Hyperacusis service

The Tinnitus Clinic at Addenbrooke’s was set up in 1985 to offer a range of modern therapeutic approaches for patients with troublesome tinnitus and/or hyperacusis.

Tinnitus and Hyperacusis service

 

 

Vestibular services

Patients who have problems with balance undergo careful medical and assessment. If it is appropriate, they are enrolled in a rehabilitation programme.

Vestibular services

 

 

Also on this site:

Emmeline Centre for Hearing Implants

 

 

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Contact us:

Tel: 01223 217 797

Fax: 01223 586 912

Minicom: 01223 274 494

 

audiology@addenbrookes.nhs.uk

 

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