{"id":1179,"date":"2020-05-15T23:11:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T23:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/?page_id=1179"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:55:08","slug":"otology-and-audiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/otology-and-audiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Otology and Audiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>UT Health Audiology Clinic<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>We are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our patients and pride ourselves in providing quality diagnostic evaluations and a medical, non-sales based, approach to hearing healthcare. We offer a variety of options for all budgets and strive to provide exceptional personalized care to all patients and families.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clinic Services:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Diagnostic Hearing Evaluations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pediatric (5+ years old)<\/li>\n<li>Adult and Geriatric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hearing Aid Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Traditional hearing aid management (discrete digital hearing aids)<\/li>\n<li>Offer pre-purchase take-home hearing aid trial<\/li>\n<li>CROS\/BICROS technology<\/li>\n<li>Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) masking devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vestibular Evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comprehensive evaluation used to assess the balance system and identify possible causes of dizziness, vertigo, unsteadiness, or balance difficulties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Elective Non-Hearing Aid Custom Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hearing protection<\/li>\n<li>Musician filtered earplugs<\/li>\n<li>Sleeping earplugs<\/li>\n<li>Waterproof earplugs<\/li>\n<li>Custom earbuds (perfect for working out)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\n        <div class=\"panel colorized-border border-institutional single-border single-border-top\"  >\n              <div class=\"text-center\">\n              <div class=\"circle colorized-institutional close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-headphone\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n                <h2><\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n                <div class=\"loose-list line-delimited\"><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #4f094f;\">Additional Information:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/centers\/audiology\/5-things-people-with-hearing-loss-wish-you-understood\/\">5 Things People with Hearing Loss Wish You Understood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/centers\/audiology\/5-things-people-with-hearing-loss-wish-you-understood-2\/\">Come Hear! Hearing Loss and Solutions: Free Patient Seminar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #4f094f;\">Training Opportunities:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/4th-year-externship\/\">Audiology Graduate Student 4th year Externship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/otology-and-audiology\/audiology-graduate-student-2nd-and-3rd-year-clinical-rotation\/\">Audiology Graduate Student 2nd year Summer and 3rd year Spring Clinical Rotation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n            <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column] \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-patientcare\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/patient-care\/physicians\/providers\/1033541289\/Allyson-Pratka\" title=\"Make an Appointment\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-doctor\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 >Make an Appointment<\/h3>\n            <p><\/p>\n        <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] UT Health Audiology Clinic We are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our patients and pride ourselves in providing quality diagnostic evaluations and a medical, non-sales based, approach to hearing healthcare. 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