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Audiology and speech - Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Hearing, speech, and balance
Common conditions
tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss, vestibular conditions, swallowing conditions
Description

We diagnose and treat conditions affecting your hearing, speech or balance. These include hearing loss, tinnitus (noise or ringing the ears) and dizziness—also speech, language, voice or swallowing disorders.

Type of care
Specialty care
Health Service API ID
audiology
This is a required Vet Center service
No
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Our Audiology clinic and our Speech Pathology clinic provide diagnostic and rehabilitative services, VA compensation and pension examinations, and screening for employee hearing conservation. We offer a full range of audiology and speech pathology services like:

  • Hearing and balance evaluations
  • Selection, management, and repair of hearing aids and assistive listening device assessments
  • Evaluation, programming, and management of cochlear implants and bone-anchored implants
  • Services that help with speech, language, fluency, voice, cognitive communication, swallowing, stuttering, and laryngectomy (surgical removal of the larynx, which contains your vocal cords)

Learn more about Audiology at VA Houston.

Learn more about Speech-Language Pathology at VA Houston.

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   Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.

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Unspecified
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Unspecified
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United States

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