Why consult an audiologist?

• Difficulty hearing or understanding, especially when there is surrounding noise;
• Tinnitus;
• Vertigo;
• Language or learning difficulties at school;
• To check for normal hearing in newborns.

Interventions

• Recommend a hearing aid or assistive listening device, with user instructions;
• Assess hearing aids to ensure they are working properly;
• Teach behaviours that facilitate and improve communication in daily activities;
• Determine if an application for compensation from the CNESST can be made if the hearing loss is job-related;
• Assess tinnitus and help manage related difficulties;
• Work with teachers and school staff to obtain all the necessary and applicable tools in a student’s learning environment (e.g., FM system for auditory processing disorders);
• Assess and treat certain vestibular problems;
• Screen for deafness at birth in order to rapidly provide care for newborns with hearing loss.

Access criteria

You must be referred by a health professional (doctor, nurse, hearing aid practitioner, speech therapist, etc.) or an education professional (special education teacher, teacher, etc.).