Lab Services

Lab Services:

Audiology & Rehabilitation survices -The Department is equipped with state of art Audiometry and rehabilitation labs. The dedicated rehabilitation unit for audiology and speech pathology (RUAS) caters to the patient with hearing and speech disabilities. The diagnostic audiometry services include pure tone and speech audiometry. The department has also got facilities for ABER, ASSR, and Oto-acoustic emissions. The specialized pediatric audiology lab is equipped with diagnostic facilities for screening and identification of deafness especially in children and also rehabilitation after cochlear implants. The rehabilitation unit is fully equipped with software for neural response telemetry and cochlear implant programming.

2. Voice lab - The Department has a dedicated laboratory for voice disorders, the voice lab. Department runs a once a week voice clinic for patients with voice disorders and has facilities for diagnosis and treatment of all sorts of voice disorders. The important voice lab equipment includes the stroboscope, electromyography equipment for intra laryngeal injections, and specialized software for voice evaluation.

3. Vertigo lab - The VNG lab is equipped with computerized Visual eyes four channel Firewire VNG with LCD Target projector and Air Caloric Irrigator. This equipment is used for the evaluation of all cases of central and peripheral vertigo.

4. Cochlear implant lab - The Department has specialized and trained audiologists for pre and post-operative counseling and rehabilitation of cochlear implant recipients. The lab is equipped with all modern software for Neural Response telemetry recordings and well as mapping.

5. Rhinology & Sleep lab - The Department also has a Rhinomenometry machine. It is useful to assess the severity of nasal obstruction, side of obstruction & effect of surgery. The Department also has an Apneography machine. It is indicated to localize the site of obstruction in obstructive sleep apnoea patients. It also provides AHI, ODI, sleep pattern, and duration of sleep. The department re-started allergy testing facility.