Audiology Services

Appointments are available based on priority otherwise are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Our services are Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP) funded and supported by Caritas Health Group therefore appointments are available without a physician’s referral for those with a valid Alberta Personal Health Number.

Basic Services are available (Monday to Friday 9-4pm, phone 930-5768) for:

  • Hearing assessments for children over the age of 6 months
  • Hearing aid evaluations*
  • Central Auditory Processing (CAP) evaluations for children aged 7-17 years*
  • Hearing assessments for adults
  • Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) program identification and follow-up

    *Indicates a need for scheduling a 2 hour block of time for assessment and may require additional information prior to scheduling (CAP).

Priorities are scheduled accordingly but may involve a waiting time. Those appointments considered a priority include:

  • Speech and language delays in children
  • Failed hearing screening
  • Children identified as "high risk" of having hearing impairment*
  • Sudden onset of hearing loss (in the absence of an ear infection)
  • Administration of medication deemed potentially harmful to the ear/hearing
  • Recent skull fracture
  • Et cetera…

All other appointments shall be considered less of a priority and will involve a more extensive wait time. Community audiologists are also employed at various sites in Edmonton and surrounding areas.

Grey Nuns Community Hospital and Health Centre, Sturgeon Community Hospital and Health Centre, Northeast Community Health Centre, Leduc Community Hospital and Health Centre and Strathcona County Public Health Centre (for those over 3 years of age).

Please call your health unit if your home address is outside of Region 10 (Edmonton) for a location in your region that is closest to you. In the event that an individual chooses not to wait, private audiology services are available for a fee. Please look under the "Audiologists" listing in the yellow pages of your phone book.

Specialized audiological services are only available at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH) and the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH). These services require a physician’s referral prior to scheduling an appointment for:

  • Electronystagmography (ENG) or balance testing (at GRH only)
  • Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) assessments
  • Electrocochleography (EcochG)
  • Cochlear Implants (children and adult)
  • Otoacoustic emissions (OAE’s)
  • Hearing assessment for infants under 12 months (including 0-6 month)
  • Hearing aid evaluation for infants and preschoolers

Further information is available at the following sites:

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