Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato
Hearing Loss Services
Mankato Hospital and Clinic
1025 Marsh St, Mankato, MN, 56001
(507) 594-4700
https://mayoclinichealthsystem.org/locations/mankato/services-and-treatments/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
Care for people of all ages with hearing loss, dizziness and balance disorders and ear problems
Services include:
* Newborn infant hearing screening
* Objective tests of hearing and balance
* Behavioral audiometry testing
* Vestibular balance screening and full vestibular balance evaluations
* Evaluation, dispensing and management of listening devices
* Counseling, hearing therapy and self-advocacy training
* Therapy for abnormal sensitivity to sounds and/or tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
About This Location
Provides services for clients of all ages.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Blue Earth County
- Nicollet County
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Specialization
- Children and/or youth with disabilities
- Deaf or hard-of-hearing
- Disabilities
Area Served
Blue Earth and Nicollet counties
Websites
Phone Numbers
| Type | Number | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Main | (507) 625-4031 | |
| Main - Appointments | (507) 594-4700 | |
| Toll Free | (800) 327-3721 |
Last Update
11/22/2024
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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LF-7000.8000Specialized Pediatric Evaluation Definition
Programs that conduct pediatric evaluations which are intended to confirm the presence in a child of a particular disease or condition.
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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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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).