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Many children and teens experience hearing difficulty, tinnitus or sound sensitivity, and with the right assessment and support, they can return to the activities they love, learning, and sleeping peacefully. We look forward to meeting you and your child and helping them hear the world in a way that feels connected and comfortable.

We all occasionally hear sounds that aren't coming from our environment, but for some of us, sounds such as ringing or buzzing can significantly impact our lives. Around 3% of children have very bothersome tinnitus and experience difficulties with concentration, sleep, and school performance. Young children will often describe what they hear as bees or other bugs or beeps. At One Another Pediatric Audiology, children through young adults receive a detailed tinnitus evaluation for accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment tailored to their needs. 

Sound sensitivity describes an increased or atypical reaction to everyday sounds that most people find normal or tolerable. This term along with decreased sound tolerance, often refer to misophonia and hyperacusis. 

For a person with hyperacusis, some sounds are unusually loud or physically uncomfortable. Hyperacusis occurs at any age and can affect school, work, sleep, and social activities. Early intervention is particularly important when dealing with hyperacusis.  

With misophonia, hearing specific sounds (most often oral or nasal sounds like chewing or sniffing) results in extreme emotions such as anger, disgust, or overwhelm. More than a dislike or annoyance, the reaction is involuntary and immediate and can have a significant impact on the individual's concentration, sleep, mood, relationships and school performance. Our goal is to understand what’s happening, identify any contributing factors that need to be addressed, and create a plan that helps your child enjoy everyday life again. 

*Interpreters are available for ASL, Spanish and many other languages. 

Check-in:  There's no need to arrive early or wait in a waiting room. For office visits, just text (or call if needed) when you arrive and we will text back to let you know we are ready and direct you toward the private entrance at the side of the building. If we're meeting via telehealth, you'll follow a link to let us know you're ready in our virtual waiting room.

Welcome & History:  Our audiologist will talk with you and your child, ask about what they're experiencing, when it started, what makes it better or worse, and how it’s affecting their daily life (school, sleep, mealtimes, etc.). 

Tests:  In most cases, we'll be completing a comprehensive hearing evaluation, guiding your child through each test at a comfortable pace. If your child has had a recent hearing test, we'll go over those results together.

Questionnaires:  We use validated questionnaires to help with diagnosis and monitoring and sometimes to screen for related conditions so we can help make sure your child gets the support they need. 

Discussion and Next Steps:  We share what we found and talk about the best ways to help your child. We share helpful guides and lists of reliable resources, and the summary of the evaluation will be available in your patient portal. We can provide school notes and guidance for accommodation as needed. 

The first visit usually lasts 45-75 minutes.