Children's audiology

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020 3312 2448

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Hearing is an important aspect of day to day life. It helps us to connect with the world around us better. Our aim in audiology is to empower individuals and help them to overcome the barriers their hearing can create for them. 

Our children’s audiology service is part of a multispecialty paediatric department. Many of the specialties are nationally and internationally renowned. We provide a comprehensive, family-friendly and integrated screening, diagnostic and habilitative audiology service for babies and children of all ages with hearing difficulties. 

We aim to provide the best quality care for our patients and follow local and national protocols, as well as conducting audits to ensure our service is always improving and working at its most optimum.

We have particular expertise in assessing children who are difficult to test, and provide a reactive service for babies and children who have lost their hearing as a result of meningitis, birth complications and other conditions such as glue ear. The service receives over 100 new referrals a month.

Our services are led by audiovestibular physicians and audiologists. We provide extensive assessments for children with:

  • general hearing concerns
  • speech and language difficulties 
  • glue ear concerns 
  • tinnitus
  • family related hearing loss
  • ototoxicity monitoring 

We conduct full investigations of hearing loss using a number of tests such as:

  • full behavioural hearing assessments 
  • otoacoustic emission testing
  • auditory brainstem response (ABR) assessment under natural sleep, sedation or general anaesthetic
  • speech testing

Treatments we offer

Habilitation is an important part of audiology and we aim to provide a range of aids individual to each child to meet their needs. Our aids include:

  • a range of behind-the-ear hearing aid fittings 
  • bone anchored hearing aids 
  • bone conduction hearing aids 
  • cross hearing aids 

Clinics

Our children's audiology service holds clinics at St Mary's and Charing Cross hospitals as well as the medical centre on Woodfield road.

Charing Cross Hospital paediatric hearing clinic

Address

Children’s hearing clinic
Paediatric audiology department
Second floor
North wing
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London W6 8RF

Hours

09.00 to 17.00, Monday through Friday

Contact information

Phone: 020 3311 1020
Email: childrens.hearing@nhs.net

St Mary’s Hospital paediatric hearing clinic

Address

Paediatric audiology department
Paediatric outpatients department
Sixth floor
Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother (QEQM) Building
St Mary’s Hospital
Praed Street
London W2 1NY

Hours

09.00 to 17.00, Monday through Friday

Contact information

Phone: 020 3312 2448
Email: smpaediatric.audiology@nhs.net

Woodfield Road Medical Centre clinic

Address

Paediatric audiology department
First floor
Woodfield Road Surgery
7E Woodfield Road
London W9 3XZ

Hours

08.45 to 17.15, Monday through Friday

Parking

There is free parking in a small parking lot with limited availability. The parking operates on a first come first serve basis and can be found directly outside the medical centre.

Contact information

Phone: 020 3312 2448

Patient information leaflets

GP referrals and conditions

Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our children's audiology service.

We welcome referrals for patients with the following:

  • Concerns about hearing
  • Concerns about speech and language development
  • Uncertainty about hearing in children with developmental delay
  • Uncertainty about hearing in children with behavioural problems
  • Children at risk of hearing problems due to a medical condition or treatment

Unfortunately, we do not yet provide:

  • Auditory processing testing
  • Clinical balance assessments
  • Cochlear implant assessments

Referral forms

Referrals to Charing Cross Hospital/Parkview Centre

Referrals to St Mary's Hospital/Woodfield Road Medical Centre

Further online resources

If your children has recently received a diagnosis, your audiologist, audiovestibular physician or ear, nose and throat consultant will provide information tailored to your child, but if you would like to read further there are a number of resources you can access. 

 

There are also a number of apps that you can download to your device that provide information and resources for you and your child.


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