Services

Audiology and Speech therapy Services

Advanced Audiology

A fully fledged audiology clinic and hearing centre.
Our team of highly trained audiologists performs a number of examinations to determine the presence, extent, location, magnitude, and qualities of hearing loss. Once you have been diagnosed, you will have access to the most current technologies to manage your hearing loss.

Diagnostic Tests Offered
A number of tests are available to evaluate the type and degree, if any, of your hearing loss.

1. Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
   Pure tone Audiometry is a behavioral test used to measure hearing sensitivity.
2. Speech Audiometry
   It involves two different tests:
   One checks how loud speech needs to be for you to hear it. The other checks how clearly you can understand and distinguish different words when you hear them spoken.
3. Special Tests
4. Oto Acoustic Emission (OAE
   Measure hair cell function in the inner ear. OAE testing used for a number of reasons, including screening of infants and other special populations.
5. Tympanometry
   Is a test that shows how well your middle ear is working.
6. Acoustic Reflex test
   In acoustic reflex testing , acoustic immittance measures are used to access the neural pathway surrounding the stapedial reflex, which occurs in response to a loud sound .

Speech Pathology
Speech therapy helps children and adults improve their communication and language skills. No matter what’s affecting your ability to speak or communicate effectively, speech therapy can improve your quality of life. Call Medsound about a speech therapy evaluation if you or your child has trouble talking, hearing or using language.

What is speech therapy?
Speech therapy is treatment that improves your ability to talk and use other language skills. It helps you express your thoughts and understand what other people are saying to you. It can also improve skills like your memory and ability to solve problems.
You’ll be guided by our speech-language pathologist (SLP, or speech therapist) to find exercises and treatments that address your specific needs. Some people need help talking and communicating. Others need speech therapy to process and understand language better.
Speech therapy can help you improve your:
1, Early language skills (especially children learning to talk and communicate).
2. Ability to use your voice.
3. Language comprehension (how well you understand words and language).
4. Fluency (how well and how comfortably you can use language).
5. Clarity and expression (how easily you can communicate what you want to).

How do I know if I need speech therapy?
If you suspects that you or your child has a speech disorder, we recommend some initial screenings or detailed speech and language assessments. These assessments will help determine the underlying cause of any communication issues.
For example, if your child has trouble communicating we shall conduct  a hearing test and If your child passes the hearing test you might need to work with our speech-language pathologist.

What does speech therapy do?
Speech therapy will help you improve your ability to speak and communicate with language. What kind of speech therapy you need depends on several factors, including your age and which health condition or speech challenges you might have.
Our speech-language pathologist will recommend appropriate treatment based on your specific situation. There are many different approaches and categories of speech therapy, and your speech therapist will find one that works best for you.

Which conditions are treated with speech therapy?
Speech therapy can benefit anyone with a communication disorder. We provide speech therapy if you have a hearing impairment or health condition that makes swallowing difficult.

We provide speech therapy to help with:
Aphasia: People with aphasia can have difficulty reading, writing, speaking and understanding language. It often develops after a stroke or injury damages the area of the brain that processes language.

Apraxia: People with apraxia know what they want to say, but have trouble forming the words. They may have trouble with reading, writing, swallowing and other motor skills.

Articulation disorder : People with articulation disorders are unable to produce certain word sounds. For example, they may substitute one sound for another — like saying “wed” instead of “red” or “thith” instead of “this.”

Cognitive-communication disorders : You might have difficulty communicating if the area of your brain that controls your thinking ability is damaged. People with cognitive-communication disorders may have issues with listening, speaking, memory and problem-solving.

Dysarthria : People with dysarthria may have slow or slurred speech. It happens when the muscles that control your speech become weak. Common causes include stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or other nervous system disorders.

Expressive disorders : People with expressive disorders may have difficulty getting words out or conveying their thoughts. Expressive disorders are linked to stroke or other neurological events, developmental delays and hearing loss.

Fluency disorders :Fluency disorders disrupt the speed, flow and rhythm of your speech. Stuttering (speech that’s interrupted or blocked) is a fluency disorder. So is cluttering (speech that’s merged together and fast).

Receptive disorders : People with receptive disorders have difficulty comprehending or processing what others are saying. They may have a limited vocabulary, trouble following directions or seem uninterested in conversations.

Resonance disorders  : Resonance disorders are health conditions that affect your oral or nasal cavities. They can block airflow and alter the vibrations that help you hear sounds. Cleft palate, swollen tonsils and other conditions that affect the structure of your mouth and nose can cause resonance disorders.

What age is best for speech therapy?

Anyone who needs help with speech or language skills can benefit from speech therapy. There’s no age that’s best or more correct to get help. Both pediatric speech therapy and speech therapy for adults can help anyone with a communication disorder.

What activities are done in speech therapy?

For children, speech therapy usually involves play, like sequencing activities or language-based board games.
For adults, speech therapy is usually focused on improving or rebuilding particular skill sets like strengthening coordination between your brain and mouth.
Some examples of speech therapy activities include:

1. Tongue and mouth exercises.
2. Facial movements
3. Reading out loud
4. Playing word games

What are the advantages of speech therapy?

Speech therapy offers a number of benefits, including:

1. Improved self-esteem.
2. Increased independence.
3. Improved ability to comprehend and express ideas, thoughts and feelings.
4. School readiness for young children.
5. Enhanced vocal quality.
6. Early language skills.
7. Better swallowing function.
8. Improved quality of life.