Ear Services

Diagnostics and Treatment

For the convenience of our patients, Shohet Ear Associates offers all diagnostic services on-site. These include:

• Hearing Tests - measure how well a person hears
• Tympanometry - evaluates the status of the middle ear space and eardrum
• Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) - are an objective measure of the inner ear's sensory cell function
• Electrocochleography (ECOG) - Asseses inner ear function to determine if cochlear hydrops is present
• Auditory brainstem response (ABR) - A useful clinical tool to help detect, localize and monitor auditory and neurotologic deficits as well as estimate hearing in difficult to test patients
• Electronystagmometry (ENG) - tests balance function
• Electroneurography (ENOG) - examines facial nerve function
• Vestibular Autorotational Test (VAT)- Assesses the balance function

In addition, our skilled audiologists offer a complete array of diagnostic and treatment services, including:

• Fitting of hearing aids
• Cochlear implant mapping and rehabilitation
• Tinnitus and hyperacusis therapy
• Assistive listening devices
• Custom earbuds for cell phones and iPods - Help musicians, cell-phone users and people working in noisy environments to block out unwanted noise, while being able to hear important communications
• Custom Swim Plugs and Hearing Protection - To guard the ear from water or bacteria, and hearing protection such as custom noise reduction or musician ear plugs. Cell phone and medical ear pieces are also available.

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) or Brainstem Auditory-Evoked Response (BAER)

Auditory Brainstem Response measures the level of hearing in the middle and inner ear, and is useful when more conventional hearing tests cannot be used. It evaluates brain wave activity in the auditory centers of the brain when a series of clicks is presented to each ear. ABR can be used as a screening tool for newborns who are at risk for hearing loss, patients who may already have hearing loss, patients with Ménière's disease or similar disorders, and difficult-to-evaluate patients such those who are mentally retarded, autistic, or developmentally delayed.