Evaluation Center The Austine School Center for Audiological Services was established in 1971 as the Austine Hearing Center. Our goal is to provide quality affordable services to the community in addition to the services provided to our students. All services are provided by an ASHA certified audiologist holding a Vermont State hearing aid dispenser's license. For a child, an intial evaluation might include testing with noisemaker and sounds play audiometry using games to help elicit responses and picture identification for assessing speech discrimination abilites.
All testing is conducted in a soundproof room.
In addition, impedance testing might be used to help determine how well the middle ear system is moving. As with a child's evaluation, all testing is conducted in a sound treated environment. Impedance testing may also be a necessary part of the adult evaluation. Based on test results, referrals and follow-up may be necessary. Physician referrals are given for medically treatable hearing losses and those requiring amplification.