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Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
234 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-573-3266 | Fax: 617-573-3023
Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Center: 617-573-4047 | Fax: 617-573-3233
TDD: 617-523-5498
Audiology services at MassGeneral Hospital for Children are provided by licensed, certified audiologists from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), which adjoins the hospital. MEEI audiologists work closely with pediatric specialists at MassGeneral Hospital for Children to ensure early identification and appropriate management of hearing loss and are recognized as a major regional resource for the comprehensive evaluation of hearing in newborns.
A Comprehensive Range of Services
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary audiologists are equipped to perform the full range of age-appropriate diagnostic procedures to identify and characterize hearing loss. Our audiologists have extensive experience with management of hearing loss with hearing aids, cochlear implants and other rehabilitative strategies in children of all ages.
Specialty Care for Infants and Children
- ‘Level One Approved Audiological Assessment/Diagnostic Center’ (Highest level as designated by Massachusetts Department of Public Health Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program)
- Age-appropriate evaluation of hearing threshold and speech understanding
- Auditory evoked response (AER, ABR, BAER) measures
- Otoacoustic emission measures
- Tests of middle ear function (e.g., tympanometry)
- Auditory rehabilitation
- Cochlear implant evaluation, mapping, follow-up services
- Hearing aid evaluation, sales, fitting, follow-up services
- Ear protection, swim molds, hearing aid earmolds
A Tradition of Caring
At MassGeneral Hospital for Children, we know that the time of your child’s diagnosis and treatment is a very stressful one and we strive to provide an open, welcoming environment. We believe that no one knows a child as well as the parent does: parents, along with primary care providers, become our partners in a child's care and have an active voice in all treatment plans.
For additional information about audiology programs and specific procedures, please visit the MEEI website.
