On-Site Pediatric Audiology

Central Institute for the Deaf is committed to ensuring continuous use of appropriate devices for each child's optimal use of residual hearing.

CID teachers are experts in today's listening technologies. All of them have an understanding of what each child can hear through his or her device/s. All are trained to make the best use of classroom sound-field systems that bring sound and voices directly to the children. Our teaching staff has the expertise and the state-of-the-art equipment to ensure each child derives maximum benefit from hearing aids and cochlear implants to give each child the best possible educational advantage.

The CID teachers are assisted by a comprehensive school pediatric audiology program. Services include hearing aid and cochlear implant component analysis, programming, repair and loaner hearing aids, and   experienced pediatric audiologists serving the school children right on the premises.

CID's pediatric audiologists work with the coordinating teachers and children to ensure optimal use of residual hearing in combination with the listening device being used, whether a cochlear implant or a hearing aid or both.

Cochlear implant and digital hearing aid programming are done on-site by some of the country's most talented and qualified professionals. The children's hearing aids are regularly analyzed to check frequency response, power output and distortion characteristics. Loaner hearing aids and replacement equipment for external cochlear implant components are readily available at CID so no child misses a moment of learning.

For families of newly diagnosed children whose hearing aids
are on order, loaner hearing aids are available right away.