Thank you for choosing The AFA Balance & Hearing Institute, an A.T. Still University Center of Excellence! We are a private, non-profit, university-affiliated balance and hearing center that services the needs of patients of all ages. We offer compassionate, personal care with affordable fees.
By referring to us, your patients will have their appointments scheduled within days of the initial call and in some cases, we may even be able to see them that same day. The AFA Institute receives referrals from many specialties including; family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, neurology, otolaryngology and oncology. All of our providers are licensed doctors of audiology and we utilize only state of the art, evidence-based, diagnostic and rehabilitation tools necessary for the detection and treatment of hearing and balance disorders. Because we are a university teaching institution, providers may be assisted at times by doctoral students from the audiology or other ATSU health professional programs.
We believe in prompt, efficient and continuous care so whether you are referring to us for diagnostic testing or rehabilitative treatment, you will receive a detailed report immediately following your patient’s appointment with us.
Services at the AFA Balance & Hearing Institute
The AFA Institute is the area’s most comprehensive center for hearing and balance assessment and rehabilitative care.
We offer the following services:
Hearing & Tinnitus
Diagnostic Hearing Evaluations
- Traditional audiometric testing
- Visual Reinforcement (VRA) and Conditioned Play (CPA) for children
- High Frequency (above 8kHz) for ototoxic monitoring
Acoustic Immittance
- Tympanometry, Eustachian Tube Function, Acoustic reflex and decay
Tinnitus Evaluation and Treatment
- Pitch match, loudness match, minimum masking level
- Electroacoustic devices or sound therapy to reduce tinnitus percept
Newborn Hearing Assessment
- Diagnostic or screening otoacoustic emissions (OAE)
- Diagnostic auditory brainstem response testing (ABR/BAER)
Electrophysiologic Testing
- Otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE, TEOAE)
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR/BAER)
- Electrocochleography (ECochG)
Hearing Aid Fittings and Assistive Listening Devices
- All major manufacturers with full line of styles, technologies & prices
- Real-Ear hearing aid verification measures
- On-site lab for in-house repairs
- ALDs for television, phones, alarms, etc.
Custom Ear Molds and Ear Protection
- Hearing protection, swim molds, musician plugs and in-ear-monitors
Balance & Dizziness
Electro or Video-Nystagmography (ENG/VNG)
Rotational Vestibular Testing (Rotary Chair)
Posturography or SOPT
- Functional balance assessment
Canalith Repositioning Treatment for Benign Positional Vertigo BPPV
Electrophysiologic Testing
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR/BAER)
- Electrocochleography (ECochG)
- Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP)
Other
Cerumen Management
- Extraction / irrigation removal of wax
Referral Forms
Referral forms can be downloaded here or call our office and we will gladly drop some off at your office for you.
Insurances Accepted
We accept most major insurance plans, please call to verify if we accept your insurance.