Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati
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Accepts Medicaid
Main Office
2825 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Voice 513-221-0527 - TTY 513-221-3300 - Fax 513-221-1703
Eastgate Office
4440 Glen Este Withamsville Road, Suite 475
Cincinnati, Ohio 45245
Voice 513-947-8470 - Fax 513-947-8428
West Chester Office
5900 West Chester Road, Suite J
West Chester, Ohio 45069
Voice 513-881-5911 - Fax 513-881-5911
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE A HEARING LOSS?
Do you "hear" but not always understand?
Do you strain in background noise?
Do you confuse "like" sounds (cat, sat, rat, that)?
Do others complain that the volume on the TV or radio is too loud?
Do you "hear" better when you can see the speakers face?
Do you need for someone to get your attention before they begin speaking?
Do you have difficulty if someone speaks to you from another room?
Do you think that people speak too rapidly?
Do you think that people mutter?
Do you find yourself withdrawing from activities that used to give you pleasure?
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you may have a hearing loss. Please call the Department of Audiology at 513 221-0527 to arrange an appointment to have a comprehensive hearing assessment…You should hear what you are missing!!!!
TESTING SERVICES
Certified and licensed audiologists work with state of the art hearing testing instrumentation to identify hearing problems in people of all ages. Staff provide service at our 3 offices and around the tri-state at area nursing homes, assisted living facilities and schools.
Evaluations are conducted in a sound treated test suite for persons of all ages, including newborns. Otoacoustic emissions testing is used with young children and difficult to test populations. Hearing assessments are also conducted in conjunction with pediatric speech-language evaluations to rule out hearing loss as a contributing factor in a speech-language delay/disorder.
Services that are delivered in the community include hearing screenings of preschool children, school aged children and adults. These can occur at health fairs, senior centers, schools, etc.
Portable equipment is also brought to nursing homes to complete full evaluations for patients who can not easily be transported to the Center.
HEARING AID SERVICES:
Once a hearing loss has been documented, patients and families are guided through the hearing aid fitting process. We are happy to provide consultation to people who may have obtained their testing elsewhere, provided the testing has been conducted within the past 6 months and testing was conducted in a sound treated booth. Our offices are equipped with the latest technology to provide the very best care…at all levels of cost and sophistication.
Center philosophy is that there is NOT one best hearing aid for everyone. Therefore, we have accounts with most hearing aid manufacturers and after consultation with the patient/family a decision is made regarding size, style, brand and technology level.
We offer basic, conventional hearing aids as well as top of the line, digital technology with multiple microphones and other options. We dispense all sizes of custom products, from the very smallest (completely in the canal) to the full size (in the ear) hearing aid as well as cosmetically discreet behind the ear models.
Hearing instruments that are newer to the market offer improvements in speech discrimination in noise as well as improvements to such problems as feedback (squealing of hearing aids) and occlusion (sensation that you are talking in a barrel). If you have not had a consultation recently, you should do so today!
The Center has programs available for people of every economic circumstance. Many of our patients are able to privately pay for their hearing aids. For those that are not, we are a Medicaid provider. There are a lot of people who fall in between those two categories…and we are extremely grateful and proud to supply hearing aids to those who need financial assistance through our "Edna Wilder Fund". Miss Wilder established a perpetual endowment at our Center to provide hearing aids to people who would otherwise be unable to purchase them. This program has been helping our community for over 40 years.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - AA meetings for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired