Pediatric Audiology
Care at 6 locations
Specialties & Conditions Audiology
The Department of Audiology at Lurie Children’s offers comprehensive, collaborative and individualized hearing healthcare to children and young adults from infancy to 21 years of age. We provide state-of-the-art audiological services to diagnose and manage children with hearing loss using evidence-based practices.
Our services include:
- Hearing testing
- Fitting of hearing devices
- Dispensing of assistive listening devices
- Referral to the Cochlear Implant Program, if needed
- Referral to an ear, nose and throat (ENT) physician for a medical evaluation, if needed
- Referral for aural habilitation (hearing) therapy and speech-language therapy, if needed
- Collaboration with schools and hearing itinerant teachers
- Access to a Lurie Children’s family support group
- Access to community resources
- A network for children with hearing loss and their families to connect and share their experiences
Our Team
Our department includes 24 pediatric audiologists, including seven audiologists who specialize in cochlear implants. We have a full-time social worker, an educational liaison, a hearing aid dispenser, three coordinators of audiology services and a team of audiology assistants. Our audiologists are masters or doctoral level specialists. Together our team takes a family-centered approach to help you navigate the identification and habilitative process of treating your child’s condition.
To give your child the best and most comprehensive care possible, we work closely with specialists from other divisions, including:
- Aural Habilitation
- Cleft Lip and Palate Repair Program
- Down Syndrome Clinic
- Genetics
- Heart Center
- Microtia Program
- Neonatology
- Oncology
- Otolaryngology
- Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
- Psychology
- Speech-Language Pathology
- 22q Deletion Clinic
Appointments
To make an appointment with one of our specialists, please follow one of the steps below.
Make an Appointment Online
- Existing MyChart users: If you have a Lurie Children's MyChart account, log in at mychart.luriechildrens.org to schedule your appointments.
- New Patients & Non-MyChart users: Please fill out our Online Scheduling Form to schedule an appointment online or request an appointment. After you request an appointment, a MyChart account will be set up for you to schedule appointments online.
Make an Appointment By Phone
Please call 312.227.0480.
Preparing for Your Visit
The following resources can help you prepare for your visit:
Audiology News & Stories
Externship
We offer a challenging and exciting 12-month pediatric externship for Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) students. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, a strong team player and have a strong desire for a career as a pediatric audiologist.
Philanthropy
Your support is vital in helping us continue to make a difference in the lives of patients and families. Lurie Children's relies on philanthropic funding to enhance its programs, services and research for children. To learn more, please e-mail the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation at foundation@luriechildrens.org or call 312.227.7500.