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The hearing loss clinic is responsible for identifying the cause and providing appropriate treatment for patients with congenital or acquired hearing impairment. To diagnose hearing impairment, in addition to basic tests such as pure tone hearing test and impedance hearing test, various methods such as brainstem potential evoked auditory test and electrocochlear test are used to diagnose hearing impairment.

Once an accurate diagnosis is made, we focus on helping patients with hearing loss smoothly return to society through appropriate auditory rehabilitation, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants, depending on the type and degree of hearing loss.

Hearing aids help patients with hearing loss who have difficulties in daily life, and require specialized knowledge and experience to use them properly. At our hearing aid clinic, we determine the exact degree of hearing loss through a hearing test, check whether the hearing loss can be treated through surgical treatment, and, if a hearing aid is needed, follow-up care to confirm that the hearing aid is working well through prescription of the hearing aid and appropriate tests. I will do it too

Cochlear implantation is a hearing rehabilitation method in which patients who have lost their hearing due to hearing loss are surgically implanted with a cochlear implant to excite the auditory nerve through electrical stimulation and transmit these signals to the brain to enable hearing. It is known that the earlier cochlear implant surgery in children is performed around 1 year of age, the better, and it is known that the language skills of patients who undergo surgery at an early age can match those of normal children. It is known that the results of cochlear implant surgery in adults are very good in those who have already learned language and lost their hearing before hearing loss occurs, but are worse in those who have not learned language.

In order to perform cochlear implant surgery, in addition to an otologist, equipment and personnel capable of performing accurate tests are needed, and an environment where mapping and speech therapy can be continued even after surgery must be provided. Cochlear implant surgery is only the first step toward language rehabilitation, and the goal should be to improve language skills through speech therapy thereafter. To achieve this, the efforts of not only the hospital but also the family, including guardians, are essential, and ultimately, we must help the patient or the patient who has undergone surgery to live a social life.