Audiologists are health care professionals. Audiology services include newborn hearing screening, assessment, diagnostics, intervention, education and advocacy related to:
- hearing disorders in infants, children and adults
- amplification such as hearing aids and other assistive listening devices
- tinnitus (noise or ringing in the ears)
- auditory processing disorders (issues with how the brain processes sound)
- hyperacusis and misophonia (sensitivities to particular sounds)
- balance disorders including dizziness or vertigo caused by Ménières disease, ear infections and trauma to the skull
Services are based out of the following sites:
- Boundary Trails Health Centre in Morden/Winkler
- Community Health Services Building in Steinbach (365 Reimer Avenue)
- Portage District General Hospital
Registration and licensing occurs through the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Manitoba.
Services are accessed through a referral process.
For further information to access services call:
Bethesda Regional Health Centre
204-326-5361
Boundary Trails Health Centre
204-331-8828
Portage District General Hospital
204-239-2253
