New Jersey Hearing Health Center is a complete hearing health care center, specializing in diagnostic and rehabilitative services for auditory disorders. Our focus is on the importance of the auditory system and its relationship to communication and learning.
We work closely with medical practitioners and educational institutions providing necessary audiologic information to ensure proper attention to the needs of those who experience auditory disorders. Informational programs as well as rehabilitation programs for hearing impaired individuals are offered periodically and at the request of our patients.
The Center provides several specialized programs and services. Auditory therapy, training & auditory programs are available to our younger auditory impaired patients and our students with auditory perceptual disorders.
The Center provides hearing aid services to accommodate our patients with hearing loss. Hearing aids are carefully prescribed and adjusted according to each individual’s needs. State of the hearing aid technology is available to provide the best possible hearing results. We work with the leading manufactures of hearing instrument using advanced digital technology for our patients concerned with the best quality hearing.
Follow-up services are provided on a regular basis to assess progress and monitor our patients’ hearing habilitation/rehabilitation.
HOW THE CENTER WORKS
Audiological Evaluation
All audiologic testing is performed in a sound treated suite. Our diagnostic services include complete audiologic evaluations, tympanometry, central audiotory evaluations, hearing aid evaluations, prescriptions and fittings.
Appointments
Patients will be scheduled by appointment. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday appointments are scheduled on an as needed basis. Evening appointments can be arranged to accommodate those who cannot make hours during the business day.
Insurance
The Centers services are covered by many health insurance plans. We will assist you in every way we can to file your insurance claim forms.
Referrals
The Center works cooperatively with your doctor and submits reports to those medical professionals as requested. In the case of medical referrals of children, we will be happy to see that your pediatrician receives a copy of any audiologic findings.
Community Activities
The Center staff welcomes invitations to speak at civic and school functions. We believe in sharing our knowledge of proper hearing health. We also offer free hearing screenings to senior citizens. Our professional staff will conduct the screenings at adult community villages at the request of recognized senior groups.
Special Situations
Our professional staff provides services in the home for those who cannot make it to the Hearing Health Center. In some situations, transportation will be provided.
Special Programs
Aural Rehabilitation The Hearing Health Center provides various classes in the areas of aural rehabilitation. The classes take various communication modalities associated with hearing and build on them to enhance a persons ability to communicate.
Speechreading
More commonly known as Lipreading, this form of aural rehabilitation uses visual cues provided by lip movements, facial expressions, and gestures to enhance the understanding of speech. When combined with amplified hearing, this technique helps the individual use all available cues to understand and participate in conversations.
Sign Language
A manual system of communication that utilizes hand shapes and gestures to talk with others. Sign Language systems have been used by deaf and hearing impaired individuals for centuries. Recently, many hearing impaired individuals have become more interested in learning the systems.
Auditory Training/Therapy
Often referred to as listening therapy/instruction, these individualized and group classes focus on developing and/or enhancing a person’s listening and attention skills. This is most often used with hearing impaired children, and more recently with children with central auditory deficits.
Hearing Aid Orientation
This service is offered with every hearing aid purchased. We encourage family members and friends to join us if they are interested. This is an important part of being a successful hearing aid user.
