AUDIOLOGY & HEARING SERVICES

When you have dizziness, tinnitus or hearing loss, you want expert care. ENT Carolina's certified audiologist, Katherine M. Hipps, AuD, Thomas G. Bocchino, AuD., Gary Friedman, M.S. and Carolyn Thompson, AuD. have the knowledge and experience you seek . And, at ENT Carolina, you have access to board certified physicians, specializing in the comprehensive management of adult and pediatric ear disorders. 
We utilize the latest testing and hearing aids to address almost every problem. Hearing aids include analog, programmable analog, and advanced digital devices. In addition, you can be sure that after almost 20 years of service, ENT Carolina will be here to stand behind our products and recommendations. 

Our audiology department features:

• Complete audiological testing from newborns to adults
• Hearing aid evaluation, counseling, fitting, and service
• Vestibular testing for dizziness
• Hearing loss prevention (custom ear plugs and molds for in ear devices)
• Community education programs

Our "Patient Education" section contains the following AAO-HNS ear related brochures:

• Baby's Hearing
• Cochlear Implant
• Cholesteatoma
• Dizziness
• Earache and Otitis Media
• Ear and Altitude
• Ear Noise
• Ear Wax
• Hearing Protection
• Hearing Test in 5 minutes
• Meniere's Disease
• Why do we fall?

Other Valuable Links:

• American Academy of Audiology (Audiology news and current research)
• American Tinnitus Association (Tinnitus self-help)
• Turn it to the Left (Noise induced hearing loss and general audiology information)
• HearingLoss.org (Great resource for hearing aid candidates)
• ASHA (information on dizziness, hearing loss, tinnitus)
• Hearing Aid Manufacturers:  Starkey, Siemens, Phonak