Hearing, Speech and Balance Institute
The Hearing, Balance and Speech Institute at the Shamir Medical Center provides a wide range of services for patients of all ages. The institute’s team includes speech-language pathologists and medical technologists with unique experience across a range of professional fields.
Examinations and Treatments Performed at the Institute
In the Field of Hearing:
- Adult hearing test
- Pediatric hearing test
- Tympanometry
- Acoustic reflex testing
- Otoacoustic emissions (OAE)
- Auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing
- Hearing threshold assessment in infants
- Newborn hearing screening
- Hearing rehabilitation using cochlear implants and bone-anchored implants
In the Field of Balance:
- Consultation with a dizziness clinic physician
- Videonystagmography (VNG/ENG)
- Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT)
- Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP)
In the Field of Speech:
- Swallowing assessment (FEES)
The Team
The clinic team includes speech-language pathologists with extensive experience and up-to-date knowledge in hearing and speech, as well as certified biotechnologists. In addition, the clinic staff is involved in training students in communication disorders and maintains ongoing collaboration with academic institutions.