Hearing
& Speech Center
Joanna
Roufos, M.A. CCC-A, Executive Director
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Introduction
| Educational Audiology | Clinical
Audiology |
| Mobile Outreach | Speech
- Language Pathology | Medical Services
| HLAA |
Introduction
The Lexington Hearing
and Speech Center is an affiliate of the Lexington School for
the Deaf/Center for the Deaf. It is licensed by the State of New
York Department of Health, as an Article 28, out-of-hospital health
facility and by the State of New York Office of Mental Health,
as an out-patient clinic treatment program. The Center is certified
by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council of
Professional Services Accreditation to provide services in Audiology
and Speech Language Pathology as well as to serve as a Continuing
Education site for those wishing to continue their professional
education. We provide comprehensive audiological services, speech-language
pathology, and medical rehabilitation services to infants, children
and adults.
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Educational
Audiology
A comprehensive educational
audiology program within the Lexington School for the Deaf provides
hearing evaluations, hearing aid and cochlear implant services,
classroom amplification and audiological management consultation
for students as well as their teachers and families.
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Clinical
Audiology
Audiologists
hold New York State licenses in audiology as well as certification
by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Under
medical supervision, clients receive hearing evaluations including
audiometric testing, impedance battery tests Otoacoustic Emissions
Testing (OAE) and Auditory Brainstem Testing (ABR). Clients are
assisted in determining amplification needs and in the fitting
of hearing aids. Clients who experience the communicative effects
of decreased hearing and reduced word-identification ability learn
how they can participate comfortably in the activities of their
daily lives.
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Mobile
Outreach
Audiology staff use the Mobile Outreach Van to
conduct hearing tests at community organizations and at industrial
work sites for compliance with OSHA. The van is equipped with
a Mobile Audiometric Test Suite, which allows for hearing evaluations
and analyses of current hearing aids in the field. Referrals for
follow-up consultations are made back to the Lexington Hearing
and Speech Center or to other local organizations. Referred individuals
are given a diagnostic medical work-up including audiology and
aural rehabilitation.
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Speech
- Language Pathology
Licensed speech-language pathologists evaluate
and treat children and adults who have difficulty with communication
due to hearing loss, developmental delays, neurological impairment
or voice disorders. One-on-one therapeutic sessions are designed
to help individuals use speech as a means to communicate. Therapists
assist elderly persons who are losing hearing with social adjustments
so as to minimize disruption to their lifestyles.
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Medical
Services
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Medical personnel provide examinations
of the ears, nose and throat to determine whether there are
disorders interfering with speech or language production.
They also evaluate clinical findings to determine appropriate
medical/rehabilitative follow-up, including hearing aids.
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The
Hearing Loss Association of Queens at Lexington)
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A
volunteer, international organization of people with hearing
loss, their relatives and friends. It is a not-for profit,
non-sectarian educational organization devoted to the welfare
and interests of those who cannot hear well but who are committed
to participating in the hearing world. The Hearing
Loss Association of Queens at Lexington is sponsored by
the Lexington Hearing and Speech Center. |
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For
more information or to schedule an appointment please contact
us at:
718.350.3170 (Voice/TTY) or 718.350.3171 (Voice/TTY)
718.899.9846 (Fax), E-mail: hearingandspeech@lexnyc.org
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