Gundersen Health System
Hearing Loss Services
La Crosse Clinic - 1836
1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI, 54601
(608) 782-7300
https://www.gundersenhealth.org/services/audiology
Service Details
Description
Audiology services for people who are hard of hearing or are impacted by hearing loss. Program can include evaluations, therapy, hearing aid fittings or other related services.
Additional Information
Provides comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative hearing services to infants, children and adults
Hearing services available include:
* Hearing evaluations
* Dizziness and balance assessments
* Hearing aids
* Hearing aid cleaning, repair and troubleshooting
* Cochlear implants
* Custom earplugs for musicians, noise protection and swimming
Features
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Area Served by County
- Fillmore County
- Houston County
- Winona County
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Specialization
- Deaf or hard-of-hearing
Area Served
Houston and Winona counties
Websites
Phone Numbers
Type | Number | Hours |
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Main | (608) 782-7300 |
Last Update
11/22/2024
Other Locations
- Decorah Clinic 1830 State Highway 9, Decorah, IA, 52101
- Gundersen Winona Campus 1122 W Highway 61, Winona, MN, 55987
- La Crosse Clinic 1900 South Ave, La Crosse, WI, 54601
- Onalaska Clinic 3111 Gundersen Dr, Onalaska, WI, 54650
- Viroqua Clinic 407 S Main St, Viroqua, WI, 54665
- Whitehall Clinic 18606 Ervin St, Whitehall, WI, 54773
Other Services or resources
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LF-4900.2145Hearing Aid Evaluations Definition
Programs that determine the proper amplification equipment for individuals who have hearing impairments and/or which evaluate the adequacy of present equipment.
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LF-4900.2150Hearing Screening Definition
Programs that offer hearing threshold tests for the purpose of identifying individuals whose ability to perceive sound falls outside the normal range. People who fail the screening test need an in-depth evaluation by an audiologist.
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LH-0600.3000-300Hearing Aids Definition
Programs that pay for or provide amplification equipment for people who have impaired but correctable hearing. Included are hearing aids that are placed in the canal, in the ear (ITE or intraural), or behind the ear (BTE); eyeglasses aids; body aids; and vibrotactile aids which vibrate to assist the wearer to recognize speech and increase environmental awareness.
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LR-8000.0500-030Audiological Evaluations Definition
Programs that establish the nature and extent of an individual's hearing loss in order to devise an appropriate treatment plan. Evaluations may include pure tone and speech audiometry which measure hearing in terms of reception of calibrated test tones or spoken words which are presented at controlled levels of intensity; impedence tests which measure the integrity of the middle ear system and rule out conductive pathology; and auditory brain stem tests which utilize equipment similar to an EKG to measure neurological activity in response to auditory stimuli.
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LT-1550Cochlear Implants Definition
Programs that implant devices which provide useful hearing and communication ability for people who have severe to profound hearing loss, including those with nerve deafness. Cochlear implants have electrodes or "channels" which are placed in the inner ear and stimulate remaining nerve fibers to transmit signals which the brain can interpret as useful sound.
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YF-3200Hearing Loss Definition
A disruption in the normal hearing process that may occur in the outer, middle, or inner ear, which prevents sound waves from being converted to electrical signals and nerve impulses from being transmitted to the brain to be interpreted. Included are conductive hearing loss that results from abnormalities of the external ear and/or the ossicles of the middle ear; sensorineural hearing loss that results from malfunction of inner ear structures (i.e., cochlea); and central auditory dysfunction that results from damage or dysfunction at the level of the eighth cranial nerve, auditory brain stem, or cerebral cortex. Hearing loss may be present at birth (congenital) or become evident later in life (acquired); and may or may not preclude the normal development of language. The severity of hearing loss is measured in decibles (dB). The threshold or 0 dB mark for each frequency refers to the level at which typical young adults perceive a tone burst 50% of the time. Hearing is considered normal if an individual's thresholds are within 15 dB of normal thresholds. Severity of hearing loss is graded as mild (26-40 dB), moderate (41-55 dB), moderately severe (56-70 dB), severe (71-90 dB) and profound (90 dB).