Audiology & Balance

Backed by decades of experience and advanced degrees in their field, SLUCare audiologists offer the very best care for hearing and balance disorders in adults and children.

In addition to diagnostic testing and information on dealing with hearing loss, SLUCare Physician Group audiologists also fit patients with hearing aids. We offer the latest in digital hearing aid technology and can fit you or your child with a variety of sizes and options.

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SLUCare audiologists help improve patient lives by improving hearing loss with the help of hearing aids or bone anchored hearing implants.

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The SLUCare Difference

SLUCare Audiology offers comprehensive hearing services and the very best care for balance disorders in adults and children.

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SLUCare's Cochlear Implant Program team works closely with St. Louis-area oral-deaf schools and sees children and adults with cochlear, BAHA bone-anchored hearing aids, and other implants. Implants are performed at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and Mercy Hospital St. Louis. BAHA implants are performed for conductive hearing loss and single-sided deafness. Microtia repair and external ear reconstruction is performed using osseointegrated implants and prosthetics.

All SLUCare audiologists are certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and use their expertise and patient care experience to provide excellent audiological services.

SLUCare Audiology Services

  • Cochlear implant program
  • Bone-anchored hearing aids, such as the Baha implant
  • Treatment of balance disorders
  • Speech mapping and hearing rehabilitation services

Frequently Asked Questions

SLUCare audiologists are trained professionals who have completed clinical fellowships and are certified by the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association. We provide total hearing and balance care, including hearing tests, hearing aid fittings, balance assessment and treatment.

SLUCare audiologists are not retailers. Our practice is not dependent on hearing aid sales, so you can rest assured you will not be pressured into a hearing aid purchase. When you are ready to take that step, we will explain to you the various options and can make a recommendation based on your level of hearing loss, your physical attributes and your lifestyle.

Hearing aids: We offer all major brands and can provide an independent assessment of their benefits.

Cochlear implant: For patients with severe hearing loss, we offer this surgical option.

Osseointegrated implants and prosthetics: These devices enable hearing for people with unilateral hearing loss, chronically draining ear infections or conditions that prohibit wearing a hearing aid.

Just as you would have your eyes checked every year, we recommend having your hearing checked yearly. Doing so allows us to chart your hearing over time and to respond quickly if there are sudden changes that may indicate a deeper problem. When you decide that your hearing loss is affecting your quality of life, we can look at your medical history together and decide how best to move forward to improve your hearing.

No. But if your insurance plan covers hearing exams, you should check to be sure SLUCare is covered.

Frequently, hearing aids are not covered by insurance or are only partially covered. Check with your carrier to confirm your coverage.

If you select a hearing aid through SLUCare, all subsequent visits to fit or adjust your hearing aid are covered at no additional charge.


SLUCare Audiology Locations

Center for Specialized Medicine
1225 South Grand
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-617-2500

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SLUCare Physician Group
555 N. New Ballas Road, Suite 260
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-617-2300

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SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
1465 S. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-268-4010

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