Services speech pathology and audiology

Services

Services

Audiology:

The department has state-of-the-art labs, a prerequisite for quality service. The department has two sound treated rooms for audiometric evaluation and separate rooms for auditory Evoked potential, Oto Acoustic Emission, Immittance testing and Central Auditory processing lab. There are two research labs housing multi-channel ERP system and other research equipment.

Audiology clinic functions on all working days from morning 9 am to a 4.30 pm. Patients are screened on their first visit and are scheduled with an appointment for detailed evaluation. Priorities are given to patients posted for surgery, in-patients, infants and geriatric population.

Speech Language Pathology:

Patients are seen on appointment basis throughout the week from morning 9 am to 1 pm. The afternoon is scheduled for therapeutic intervention. Priorities are given to in-patients, patients with swallowing issues, infants and geriatric population.

The diagnostic work-up includes; acoustic evaluation of speech using software programs; detail aphasia, dementia, autism spectrum disorders, dysarthria and cognitive-linguistic testing, to mention a few. Separate rooms for diagnostic and therapeutic work-up are available at the department.

Types of patients seen at the department:

Childhood Communication Disorders;

  • Developmental lag secondary to intellectual developmental disorder,
  • Autism Spectrum disorder
  • Specific Language Impairment
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Developmental Dyspraxia
  • Childhood Dysphasia
  • Stuttering
  • Phonological Disorders
  • Learning Disability
  • Voice Disorders
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Functional Disorders

Adult Communication Disorders;

  • Neurodegenerative conditions
  • Stroke / Aphasia
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Dementia
  • Primary Progressive Aphasia
  • Psychiatric conditions

Hearing Disorders;

  • Hearing loss in children and adults
  • Hearing deficits due to space occupying/degenerative/vascular lesions
  • Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders
  • Central Auditory Processing Disorders
  • Vestibular Disorders
  

Days

Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology

 

Mon

Dr. Vandana V P

Ms. Akhila S Girimaji

Dr. Pradeep Yuvaraj

 

Tue

Dr. B K Yamini (f/u)

Dr. S.S Meera

Dr. Aravind Kumar R

 

Wed

Dr. Vandana V P

Ms. Akhila S Girimaji

Dr. Pradeep Yuvaraj

 

Thur

Dr. B K Yamini

Ms. Akhila S Girimaji

Dr. Aravind Kumar R

 

Fri

Dr. Vandana V.P(f/u)

Dr. S.S Meera

Ms Akhila S Girimaji

Dr. Pradeep Yuvaraj

 

Sat

Dr. B K Yamini

Dr. S.S Meera

Dr. Aravind Kumar R