Port Blair, Oct 17: The Audiology Unit, ENT department, GB Pant hospital, has been upgraded by posting an Audiologist on regular basis. The Unit has been provided with Pure tone Audiometer, for assessment of hearing loss, Impedance Audiometer for assessment of middle ear function ,and Oto Acoustic Emission for screening high risk babies, even one day old for hearing loss. The unit is also procuring Brain stem evoked response audiometry (BERA), which will be a confirmatory test for hearing loss. The Audiologist will asses hearing loss in patients and also provide rehabilitation & speech therapy for the disabled patients. All patients who needs audiometry assessment or speech therapy can report to the Audiologist in Room 39, G.B. Pant hospital.
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